consultant
DFID; Rainforest Silviculture Project
Keywords
Agriculture
Forestry
Land Use
Landscaping
Restructuring
Rural Development
Sustainability
Climate Change
Foods
Skills
Proven success championing of robust analysis and large-scale programmes at the land use (agriculture, forestry)-energy-bioeconomy-climate action interface through initiatives across national and global landscapes
Strategic thinker with successful track record of coordinating multi-faceted programmes with 20+ years of experience across multiple countries working under the UN charter. Career excellence in leading short-term missions across global jurisdictions and coordinating programmes pertinent to rural energy, bioeconomy, forestry, agriculture, rural institutions, and their inter-linkages with climate change. Wealth of experience in steering design, implementation, and management of land uses and rural development projects and leading capacity/institutional development in the context of restructuring and decentralisation. Articulate communicator and advisor; adept at partnering with UN agencies, national/local governments, private sector, and NGOs to drive collaborative efforts in pursuit of meeting long-term goals and milestones. Highly analytical in delivering quantitative insights to enhance high-level decision making aimed at ensuring long-term sustainability and growth.
Strategic thinker with successful track record of coordinating multi-faceted programmes with 20+ years of experience across multiple countries working under the UN charter. Career excellence in leading short-term missions across global jurisdictions and coordinating programmes pertinent to rural energy, bioeconomy, forestry, agriculture, rural institutions, and their inter-linkages with climate change. Wealth of experience in steering design, implementation, and management of land uses and rural development projects and leading capacity/institutional development in the context of restructuring and decentralisation. Articulate communicator and advisor; adept at partnering with UN agencies, national/local governments, private sector, and NGOs to drive collaborative efforts in pursuit of meeting long-term goals and milestones. Highly analytical in delivering quantitative insights to enhance high-level decision making aimed at ensuring long-term sustainability and growth.
Project history
01/2024
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01/2024
November 1998 Mission for DFID as consultant on participatory forest methodology concerning the NAFA
Rainforest Silviculture Project, Belem, Brazil: Review of proposal drafts, assessment of
social issues, review of current structures and priorities.
Rainforest Silviculture Project, Belem, Brazil: Review of proposal drafts, assessment of
social issues, review of current structures and priorities.
11/2023
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01/2024
Associate Consultant
Studio Gear Up
to November
2024
2024
02/1999
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01/2024
Team leader
Project (SPCEF).
12/1998
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01/2024
International Specialist
Agriculture and Upland
IUCN/IIED/NORAGRIC team for the UNDP evaluation mission on "Aid and Environmental
Programmes in Vietnam, December 09-16.
Programmes in Vietnam, December 09-16.
05/1997
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01/2024
Team leader
World Commission on Forestry & Sustainable Development (WCFSD)
the facilitation of its Africa Hearing and the preparation of its final report, Yaoundé,
Cameroon, May 04-10,1997.
October - Team leader for the regional study of Dutch-supported rural forestry projects in West Africa,
4
Cameroon, May 04-10,1997.
October - Team leader for the regional study of Dutch-supported rural forestry projects in West Africa,
4
01/1994
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01/2024
Expert
May 1992 to June Expert on Adapted Land Use Systems within the Philippines- Germany Integrated Rainforest
1994 Management Project, Philippines
Area 25,000 hectares (uplands)
Population 1,000 households
Main duties Situation analysis, upland agriculture (integrated farming systems), agroforestry/soil and
water conservation (contour farming, fruit tree/food crop farms), technicians training,
participatory technology development, rural credit, marketing of farm products,
policy advice on land use in mountainous areas.
1994 Management Project, Philippines
Area 25,000 hectares (uplands)
Population 1,000 households
Main duties Situation analysis, upland agriculture (integrated farming systems), agroforestry/soil and
water conservation (contour farming, fruit tree/food crop farms), technicians training,
participatory technology development, rural credit, marketing of farm products,
policy advice on land use in mountainous areas.
04/1990
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01/2024
Project Manager
EC Reforestation/Agroforestry Project
Area 2,250 hectares (lowland rainforest)
Population 300 workers, 100 farmers
Main duties Overall management of large-scale corporate-run reforestation, village
reforestation/agroforestry, silvicultural/agroforestry trials, a sawmill, a carpentry, construction of
forest roads and bridges, policy advice on reforestation and agroforestry matters.
Population 300 workers, 100 farmers
Main duties Overall management of large-scale corporate-run reforestation, village
reforestation/agroforestry, silvicultural/agroforestry trials, a sawmill, a carpentry, construction of
forest roads and bridges, policy advice on reforestation and agroforestry matters.
01/2008
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07/2022
Coordinator of FAO's
Energy-Smart Food ' Programme, FAO; Global Bioenergy Partnership
Main duties * Coordination of FAO' activities related to energy for agrifood chains and bioenergy, in both
development and humanitarian contexts
* FAO Representative in the Global Bioenergy Partnership
* Short term missions (Cote d'Ivoire, Libya, China, Niger, Gabon, several European countries)
development and humanitarian contexts
* FAO Representative in the Global Bioenergy Partnership
* Short term missions (Cote d'Ivoire, Libya, China, Niger, Gabon, several European countries)
11/2015
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03/2019
Coordinator of FAO's
Main duties * Coordination of FAO's project 'Stock taking and analysis of existing national bioeconomy
strategies, policies and programmes' (2015-2016)
* Coordination of FAO's project 'Towards Sustainable Bioeconomy Guidelines (2017-2019)
* Coordination of the International Sustainable Bioeconomy Working Group (2016-2019)
* FAO Representative in the International Advisory Committee of the Global Bioeconomy
Summits 2015 and 2018
strategies, policies and programmes' (2015-2016)
* Coordination of FAO's project 'Towards Sustainable Bioeconomy Guidelines (2017-2019)
* Coordination of the International Sustainable Bioeconomy Working Group (2016-2019)
* FAO Representative in the International Advisory Committee of the Global Bioeconomy
Summits 2015 and 2018
04/2003
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12/2007
Senior Rural Institutions Officer
FAO
Main duties * Coordination of the work related to the strengthening of public institutions, including support
to ministry restructuring and decentralization, and institutional aspects of national strategies
or policies
* Support to producer organisations, be it at national level (programmes) and local level
* Coordination of the module on Policy Processes of FAO's High-level Capacity Building
Programme on Policies and Strategies for Agriculture and Rural Development
* Co-convener of the sub-programme on "sustainable livelihood approaches in different
cultural contexts" within the DFID-funded Livelihood Support Programme (LSP)
* Short term missions (DRC, Rwanda, Morocco, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Yemen, Indonesia,
Armenia, Tajikistan, UAE, Saudi Arabia)
to ministry restructuring and decentralization, and institutional aspects of national strategies
or policies
* Support to producer organisations, be it at national level (programmes) and local level
* Coordination of the module on Policy Processes of FAO's High-level Capacity Building
Programme on Policies and Strategies for Agriculture and Rural Development
* Co-convener of the sub-programme on "sustainable livelihood approaches in different
cultural contexts" within the DFID-funded Livelihood Support Programme (LSP)
* Short term missions (DRC, Rwanda, Morocco, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Yemen, Indonesia,
Armenia, Tajikistan, UAE, Saudi Arabia)
01/2001
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03/2003
Community Forestry Officer
FAO
Main duties * Coordination of the 15 years, 40 million USD Forest Trees and People Programme (FTPP);
* Coordination of a DFID-funded project on capacity building on participatory forestry of
middle-level foresters in Ghana, Guyana and Uganda
* Coordination of a Belgium-funded project on the development and testing of a participatory
forestry training manual for middle-level foresters in Niger, Mali and Benin
* Work on decentralization of forest management
* Short term missions (Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Mali and Burkina Faso)
* Coordination of a DFID-funded project on capacity building on participatory forestry of
middle-level foresters in Ghana, Guyana and Uganda
* Coordination of a Belgium-funded project on the development and testing of a participatory
forestry training manual for middle-level foresters in Niger, Mali and Benin
* Work on decentralization of forest management
* Short term missions (Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Mali and Burkina Faso)
03/2001
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04/2001
Specialist
week mid-term review of the UNDP/GEF/FAO Project on "New approaches to reducing
biodiversity loss at cross-border sites in East Africa".
biodiversity loss at cross-border sites in East Africa".
05/1995
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12/2000
Research Associate
Forestry & Land Use Programme, International Institute; for Environment and Development (IIED)
Main duties The duties concerned applied research on policies, institutions and capacity building in
relation to forestry (community forestry, certification, climate change-forestry-livelihood links),
land use and decentralization
relation to forestry (community forestry, certification, climate change-forestry-livelihood links),
land use and decentralization
04/1999
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05/1999
Team leader/agroforester
Brazilian Amazon
10/1987
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03/1990
Expert
EC Reforestation/Agroforestry Project
Area 100 ha/year (taungya system in lowland rainforest)
Population 20 workers; 100 farmers/year
Main duties Management of village reforestation/agroforestry, agroforestry trials, community organisation,
construction of forest roads and bridges.
Population 20 workers; 100 farmers/year
Main duties Management of village reforestation/agroforestry, agroforestry trials, community organisation,
construction of forest roads and bridges.
09/1984
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02/1986
Head of the Yuki Branch
ONATRA (National Transportation Company); Lowland rainforest
Population 400 workers
Main duties Overall management of logging operations, coffee-corn plantation (200 ha), a sawmill (25 m 3
sawn wood per day), wood-charcoal production (400 m 3 /month),
Feasibility study of logging and wood production operations.
Main duties Overall management of logging operations, coffee-corn plantation (200 ha), a sawmill (25 m 3
sawn wood per day), wood-charcoal production (400 m 3 /month),
Feasibility study of logging and wood production operations.
03/1983
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08/1984
Assistant Manager
Agricultural Division/ONATRA
August 1984 four projects: one cassava-soybean project, one rice project, one coffee-corn
project, and one vegetable garden
Main duties Feasibility studies and assistance in the overall management of all projects.
project, and one vegetable garden
Main duties Feasibility studies and assistance in the overall management of all projects.
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