"Stephanie’s outstanding research skills and extensive environmental knowledge mean that she provides substantive new contributions which - in the case of our post-conflict environmental assessment for the DRC -helped us to salvage incomplete work. Her sharp analytical eye coupled with her excellent paraphrasing skills allow her to weave out key messages and priority issues from jargon and detail when editing long technical documents. In addition, she is both fast and thorough – with comprehensive source referencing- and extremely well organized which means she reaches tight deadlines even on short notice and with a smile!" Hassan Partow, UNEP
Highlights of Recent Work
1. Forests, restoration, climate change and REDD+
Participation and presentations at several regional capacity building and knowledge sharing workshops on FLR. Lesson learning from forest landscape restoration with both IUFRO and WWF. Collaboration as co-author and co-editor on global assessments on REDD+ led by IUFRO on behalf of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests. Research on forest protected areas and adaptation to climate change.
2. Environmental governance
Research on governance challenges and forest landscape restoration (see publications list for a selection of papers on this topic) including presenting on this topic at various international fora such as the CBD, UNFCCC and Global Landscape Forum. Collaboration with other scientists on associated human aspects of forest restoration. Research on governance with respect to protected areas, notably exploring frameworks for governance of protected areas. Work on the values of protected areas and on poverty and protected areas.
3. Strategic planning and fundraising
Support to different institutions and programmes (such as the Audemars Watkins Foundation, the MAVA Foundation and WWF) on strategic planning. Provided several organisations with support on proposal writing (with over EUR 11 million raised successfully to date).
4. Evaluations, assessments and reviews
Carried out project and programme reviews and evaluations. For example, I evaluated a mangrove restoration project in Madagascar's west coast. Also, reviewed the delivery, use and uptake of the Ramsar Convention's scientific and technical guidance and Parties' implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment Convention (Espoo Convention) and its protocol for UNECE.