About me
For the last 20 years I have dedicated my career to improving the state of our planet.
Since 2004 I have been working as a freelance consultant covering a range of topics for a continuously growing network of clients.
Before going freelance I was responsible for setting up and consolidating WWF’s global programme on forest landscape restoration. During that time I had the privilege to work with dedicated WWF staff in countries as diverse as Vietnam, Madagascar, Malaysia or Morocco and partner institutions such as IUCN, the World Bank, Care International, UNHCR, as well as the private sector.
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One achievement I am proud of is the publication by Springer in 2005 of a major book on forest landscape restoration (see publications list) which I co-authored, co-edited and coordinated. It brought together the expertise of over 70 scientists and practitioners from around the globe and serves as a practical guide for conservationists. It has since been translated into Chinese and continues to be widely used.
Before joining WWF I worked at UNCTAD on the development of a micro-finance programme looking at alternative livelihood options for rural populations and was responsible for coordinating the project in Central America.
I hold a PhD in Geography from the University of Geneva. Prior to that, I obtained an MSc in Environmental Management from Wye College (now Imperial College) and an MSc in Cognitive Science from Warwick University.
I am perfectly bi-lingual in English and French, and am also fluent in Spanish, and can communicate in Egyptian Arabic and Italian. Although Swiss by birth, my origins can be traced back to Egypt and Armenia.
Since 2004 I have been working as a freelance consultant covering a range of topics for a continuously growing network of clients.
Before going freelance I was responsible for setting up and consolidating WWF’s global programme on forest landscape restoration. During that time I had the privilege to work with dedicated WWF staff in countries as diverse as Vietnam, Madagascar, Malaysia or Morocco and partner institutions such as IUCN, the World Bank, Care International, UNHCR, as well as the private sector.
Photo: © imagenature
One achievement I am proud of is the publication by Springer in 2005 of a major book on forest landscape restoration (see publications list) which I co-authored, co-edited and coordinated. It brought together the expertise of over 70 scientists and practitioners from around the globe and serves as a practical guide for conservationists. It has since been translated into Chinese and continues to be widely used.
Before joining WWF I worked at UNCTAD on the development of a micro-finance programme looking at alternative livelihood options for rural populations and was responsible for coordinating the project in Central America.
I hold a PhD in Geography from the University of Geneva. Prior to that, I obtained an MSc in Environmental Management from Wye College (now Imperial College) and an MSc in Cognitive Science from Warwick University.
I am perfectly bi-lingual in English and French, and am also fluent in Spanish, and can communicate in Egyptian Arabic and Italian. Although Swiss by birth, my origins can be traced back to Egypt and Armenia.