NIVERSITY ER U BER 2020 RIV 20 - 24 OCTO Lecturers

RIVER RESTORATION JOSEF JELENSKI NATURE GUIDE JOT Consulting

RIVER RESTORATION ARTUR FURDYNA CCB/Friends of the Rivers of Ina and Gowienica Association

HYDROENERGY LENNART GLADH CCB Senior Advisor MATEUSZ GRYGORUK Warsaw University of Life Sciences RIVER CONNECTIVITY RIVER SCIENCE PAO FERNÁNDEZ GARRIDO VIRGINIA RUIZ-VILLANUEVA World Fish Migration University of Lausanne Foundation & Dam Removal Europe

RIVERINE SOCIETY WATER MANAGEMENT MICHA ZYGMUNT Ł ILONA BIEDROŃ Odra Sound Design Multiconsult Polska

WATER POLICY

RIVER CONSERVATION TOBIAS SCHÄFER IGB Berlin MODERN AGRICULTURE MARIA STANISZEWSKA CCB/Polish Ecological Club - PKE

HYDROGEOLOGY

RIVERS POLLUTION MAREK SOŁTYSIAK University of Silesia

RIVERINE LIFE RAFAL MACIASZEK Warsaw University of Life Sciences RIVER RESTORATION

WATER LEGISLATION PAWEŁ PAWLACZYK Ecologist NIVERSITY ER U BER 2020 RIV 20 - 24 OCTO Speakers

VIRGINIA RUIZ-VILLANUEVA - UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE

She is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics of the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). Virginia´s background as geomorphologist makes her much fascinated in understanding how the natural world functions. She is interested in the physical processes that shape the Earth’s surface and interplay with humans; but as fluvial geomorphologist, her research has targeted the study of processes that control the form, structure and function of rivers and their catchments.

She has been extensively working on fluvial processes and related hazards in river basins, including the analysis and reconstruction of extreme floods and the dynamics of instream wood. Her work aims at developing new methods for monitoring and modelling and at refining theories about how fluvial processes interact with biotic processes to create habitat, helping design effective management strategies and informing sustainable environmental policies.

ARTUR FURDYNA - CCB/FRIENDS OF THE RIVERS OF INA AND GOWIENICA ASSOCIATION

MSc in marine fisheries engineering, specialization in ichthyology, water ecology. After a decade of professional fishing he returned to the scientific and practical side of water wildlife protection, cooperating with West Pomeranian universities and the Society of Hydrobiologists. For twenty years he has been dealing with the protection and restoration of river ecosystems in West Pomerania. Involved in the implementation of pro-environmental projects in cooperation with regional environmental protection institutions, scientists and NGOs, including CCB. An active social activist, who chairs the Society of the Friends of the Ina River and Gowienica (TPRIiG).

Privately an active wildlife watching guide, and angler. Recently, a member of awarded project team Drawa Life, expert IUCN in ichthyology field, co-initiator of the first Water Roundtable in Poland. Rewilding Europe Oder delta board member. NIVERSITY ER U BER 2020 RIV 20 - 24 OCTO Speakers

PAWEŁ PAWLACZYK - ECOLOGIST

He is an ecologist with 30-years’ of professional experience in nature conservation, both for the governmental administration (Drawa National Park) and for the non-governmental organization the Naturalists Club Poland. Pawel participated on the process of Natura 2000 designation in Poland as well as implementation of Water Framework Directive, including involvement into drafting of the environmental objectives for the protected areas for the River Basin Management Plans in Poland in 2013 and again in 2019. He has good knowledge of the EU nature conservation and water legislation and experience in protected areas management planning.

Author of some scientific articles about relations between river management and nature conservation. Co-author of national Guidebook of Good Practices of River Maintenance Works, and national Guidebook of River Restoration.

JOZEF JELENSKI - JOT CONSULTING

M.Sc. C.Eng., JOT Consulting. A graduate at the Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering. JOT Consulting started in 2002 to implement a general goal of developing the structure in connection with aesthetic surroundings, both human and nature friendly and is currently involved in professional implementation of river restoration. Co-author of guidelines ‘Rules of a good practice in maintenance of mountain rivers and streams’ (2005) and ‘Possible technical and biological interventions in mountain rivers maintenance’ (2016).

Since 2010 the Coordinator of The Upper Raba River Spawning Grounds Project, well known from numerous presentations in national conferences and publications in technical and scientific papers. In 2016 he was the organizer of the international conference in Kraków Towards the Best Practice of River Restoration and Maintenance. Since 2017 a member of Save Rivers Coalition. NIVERSITY ER U BER 2020 RIV 20 - 24 OCTO Speakers

MARIA STANISZEWSKA - CCB/PKE KRAKOW

She is graduated from Technical Silesian University, MSc of chemical engineering, including environmental specialization, over 20 years working in agriculture and food production in the context of water pollution and biodiversity loss. Long lasting President of Polish Ecological Club in Krakow. The NGOs representative in the Ecological Agriculture Council at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development since 2007. Leader of the Coalition supporting organic farming development, which in 1998- 2001 led to the creation of the Act on organic farming.

Representative of CCB in the agriculture working group of HELCOM. Author of many publications on the impact of agriculture on the Baltic Sea eutrophication. Winner of the Baltic Sea Fund award in 2005. Since 2013, she has been a member of the Council of the Stanisław Karłowski, supervising the largest biodynamic farm in Juchów near Szczecinek.

MATEUSZ GRYGORUK - WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES

He is a geographer-hydrologist. He is an associate professor in the Department of Hydrology, Meteorology and Water Management of Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS, Poland). He gained practical experience in management and restoration of riverine and wetland ecosystems in several regions of Europe. Currently he runs a couple of international research projects in Europe and in Siberian part of Russia related to peatlands, rivers, restoration and hydrological and biogeochemical processes of well-preserved mires. Supervisor of >50 M.Sc. and B.Sc. theses and co-supervisor of 2 PhDs.

Involved in teaching of hydrology, environmental sciences, modelling, GIS and environmental policy. His research was published, among the others, in Ecological Engineering and Journal of Hydrology. Co-author of Polish national river management handbook and Polish National Freshwater Restoration Program. Keen flyfisherman. NIVERSITY ER U BER 2020 RIV 20 - 24 OCTO Speakers

PAO FERNÁNDEZ GARRIDO - WORLD FISH MIGRATION FOUNDATION & DAM REMOVAL EUROPE

Pao Fernández Garrido studied Forestry Engineering, Polytechnic University of Madrid, did her Master’s in Ecosystems Restoration in Alcalá de Henares University (Madrid). Her master practices were devoted to fishway evaluations with PIT and Radio telemetry studies in S.O. Conte Lab, USGS (Massachusetts, USA). She specialized in technical and naturalized fishways design and had the privilege to get trained on dam removal projects in Princeton Hydro LLC (New Jersey, USA). Started designing fishways in England and USA, then began working for World Fish Migration Foundation on creating awareness on the importance of river connectivity.

She has been the events coordinator for World Fish Migration Day since 2014. Responsible for the collection of the river barrier inventories for the AMBER project. Dam Removal Europe project developer along with Herman Wanningen, responsible for the content and research of the dam removal status globally.

LENNART GLADH - CCB SENIOR ADVISOR

Biologist Geographer educated at Stockholm University. Previously working on a herring trawler in the Baltic sea, at the Swedish sea laboratory on the West coast measuring oxygen samples in the southern Baltic, also on a fish farm in Lapland, breeding fish species. Later, at county level he was responsible for management plans for protected areas and cooperation with WWF SE concerning a wetland area of international importance. He was involved in several WWF Baltic projects funded by the EU, WB/GEF, SE aid agency etc. For many years Head of delegation for WWF in HELCOM.

Also strongly focused on hydropower and restoration to improve fish migration and more natural river ecosystems mainly in the north parts of Sweden. Now retired but working in CCB. NIVERSITY ER U BER 2020 RIV 20 - 24 OCTO Speakers

TOBIAS SCHÄFER - IGB BERLIN

He is coordinator of Urban Waters at Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB Berlin). He has worked in the field of river conservation and water policy for 20 years, including two years at WWF Germany. Tobias studied at Technical University Berlin as well as Tufts University (Medford/Mass.) and holds a degree in landscape architecture and environmental planning (Dipl.-Ing.).

Tobias Schäfer joined Living Rivers Foundation in 2018 and is a long- standing member of the Water Working Group of the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) in Brussels. He is initiator and curator of Flussfilmfest / River Film Fest.

MICHAŁ ZYGMUNT - GUITARIST AND COMPOSER

He is guitarist and a composer, creator of auteur field recordings. His music makes the audience dive deep into the intimate world of rivers, mists, and the natural environment. Meticulously combining the sounds of nature with electronics and ambient guitar tones, he masterfully oscillates between guitar trance and live electronic music. He is the author of eleven albums recorded either solo or in collaboration with outstanding musicians in the best recording studios. The albums are appreciated in Poland and abroad. Author of professional field recordings of sounds of nature; albums “Dzikie Rzeki” (The Wild Rivers), “Harmonia Natury”(Harmony of Nature) for WWF Poland, and Odra Sound Trail. He is also the originator of The Odra Guitars Project – a series of instruments made only from the wood of trees grown by the Odra river.

He composes music for theatre and film. Creates illustrative music and radio plays. He won the Emocje 2015 award given by Radio Wrocław Kultura in the category of music – acknowledged for his individuality and exploration of other dimensions of music. NIVERSITY ER U BER 2020 RIV 20 - 24 OCTO Speakers

MAREK SOŁTYSIAK - UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA

He is an environmental hydrogeologist and herpetologist, passionate about field research and laboratory experiments, an employee of the University of Silesia, Poland, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Department of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology.

RAFAL MACIASZEK - WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES

He is a Polish shrimp breeder since 2004, specialised in shrimp colouration and diseases, owner of Kumak Shrimp – laboratory of aquatic crustaceans. Since 2010 he works on color selection of freshwater shrimps of genra Caridina, Neocaridina and Paracaridina as well as crayfish genra like Cambarellus, Cherax and Procambarus. Rafal also does research on crustacean diseases proposing diagnostics and treatment methods. As coordinator of the Alien Hunter project, he works on aquatic invasive alien species occurring in Polish waters as well as in aquarium trade, proposing control methods and promoting knowledge about their negative impact and current distribution.

PhD student at Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, Faculty of Animal Sciences of Warsaw University of Life Sciences, specialisation: Animal breeding. Judge in international pet crustaceans contests, also main organizer of one of the biggest aquarium only events in Europe called Polish International Aquarium Show. NIVERSITY ER U BER 2020 RIV 20 - 24 OCTO Speakers

ILONA BIEDROŃ - MULTICONSULT POLSKA

M.Eng. degree in Water Engineering and Water Resource Management. A Coordinator of Water Management Area in Multiconsult Polska. During her almost 17 years of professional work she has gained experience in the implementation of research and studies related to water management, including: implementation of the Water Framework Directive and Flood Directive in Poland, climate change, development of basin water use conditions, including water balance, drought prevention and environmental assessments.

She coordinated a lot of projects for water administration in Poland e.g. The development of National Programme of Surface Waters’ Restoration and Good Practices Catalog in River Maintenance and Hydrotechnical Investments. Opened a doctorate dissertation at the Institute of Technology and Life Sciences in Falenty. The author or co-author of over twenty publications on water management issues.

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