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I have extensive experience relevant to environmental change and environmental management and planning. This includes facilitating multidisciplinary and participatory planning processes, management of long-term conservation and protected area projects, the development of government policies and drafting of legal documents. I am an experienced evaluator of both projects and programmes |
 Contact Robert Wild
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Area of Expertise: |
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
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Government, Governance, Reforms
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Professional Experience: |
KEY EXPERIENCE:
• Natural resources management and land-use change mitigation in terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems in Africa, Asia, Caribbean and Indian Ocean.
• Project cycle management including project & programme design.
• Monitoring and evaluation of natural resource projects
• Protected area management, tourism development and concessions development.
• Development of strategies plans, policies and guidelines including; national protected area legislation, landscape conservation plans, regional conservation strategies and technical guidelines.
• Livelihood and poverty reduction approaches to natural resources including user assessments, livelihoods screening, income generation activities and microfinance.
• Experienced facilitator of participatory planning, organisational development and capacity building.
• Specialist in cultural approaches to conservation, cultural sites and traditional leadership.
• Strong team leadership, facilitation, mentoring and communication.
COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE: Long-term: Tanzania (5yrs), Turks and Caicos Islands (5yrs), Uganda (3.5yrs), Kenya (2yrs), UK (5yrs). Short-term: Mauritius & Rodrigues, Montserrat, St Helena, Ghana, Malawi, Zambia, Cameroon, Ecuador, Ethiopia, India, Mongolia, Russia (Altai), Mozambique and Oman.
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Education: |
M.Phil. Botany by dissertation. University of Cape Town, South Africa. 2001, A natural and social science qualification based on the community use of plants from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, World Heritage Site, Uganda.
B.Sc. (Hons.) Ecology, Loughborough University of Technology, UK.1981
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
C. ENV. Chartered Environmentalist, SOC.ENV. UK
MIEEM. Member of Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, UK.
WCPA. Member and Ex-Steering Committee of the World Commission for Protected Areas, IUCN.
CSVPA. Member of IUCN/WCPA Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas, including holding the position of Chair from 2007 to 2012.
CEESP. Member of Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, IUCN.
ISE. Member of the International Society of Ethnobiology
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
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