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Brazil
1996-1998 - Cohort 5
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Alberto BRACAGIOLI works at the Centro de Agricultura Ecologica Ipe with peasants who cultivate without the use of pesticides and sell their products directly to consumers. For the past two years, he has been developing a special program in rural leadership for young peasants and future leaders, and has also been involved in research in the area of agrarian reform. He holds a bachelor's degree in agronomy from the Universidade Federal de Pelotas and a master's degree in rural sociology from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grando do Sul, both in Brazil.
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Brazil
1998-2000 - Cohort 7
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Alberto Tavares PEREIRA, Jr., is a consultant for SEBRAE/AC working in capacity-building and agrobusiness. He designs and implements training courses to develop leadership skills and to produce training materials related to institutional development and Total Quality management. Currently, he is an instructor for courses focusing on rural capacity-building. In the area of agrobusiness, he is a consultant and an instructor in the SEBRAE Rural Total Quality.
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Brazil
2006-2007 - Cohort 12
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Southern and Eastern Africa
2008-2009 - Cohort 14
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Aldin Bonaparte, got his exposure of Civil Society through Youth Activism. He played a critical role in the formation of the Northern Areas Youth Council, in the Northern Suburbs of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. In 2005 Aldin participated in the National Student Intervarsity Conference with regards to the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations. His discussion paper to the Conference: “The Lost Voice: Restructuring of the United Nations Security Council – Africa’s Perspectiveâ€.
Aldin Bonaparte obtained a Bachelors Degree (Political Science and Economics) from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. His contribution to student politics is known through the South African Student Congress. He became employed at the Bethelsdorp Development Trust, which is a Non Governmental Organization located in Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Key areas of focus in the Trust included management of the Local Economic Development Portfolio and providing secretariat services to the Project Steering Committee, which dealt particularly with monitoring and evaluation of projects. During the same period, Aldin led the task team on the project design of a Sub – Project of the UNFPA 3rd Country Programme to South Africa with a particular focus on Gender Based Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health piloted in the Bethelsdorp Community. Aldin currently works for Penviro, a company specializing in environmental and project management interventions and solutions in the Western Cape of the Republic of South Africa. He manages the Project Support Office, which plays a key role in terms of monitoring and evaluation of projects. Aldin also participated in the Population Environment and Development Nexus Training held in Port Elizabeth South Africa in 2007. Second Participation were, through the PED Nexus Training Programme held in Port Elizabeth RSA, targeting unemployed graduates in 2009 and lastly; Societies in Transition Regional Training Programme held in Lilongwe, Malawi in 2009. |
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Brazil
1997-1999 - Cohort 6
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ALEJANDRA DEVECCHI is an urbanist with a professional background in urban environmental planning, housing policy-making and development studies. As partner in a private consulting organization, Ambiente Urbano Planejamento e Projetos, she has been leading several projects in the area of urban policy-making, planning and management. This appointment has enabled her to tackle daily urban and environmental problems concerned with poverty and look for new forms of managing resources and building knowledge.
Her work experience involves relevant appointments in public and private institutions of Brazil, having been involved in the field of urban and environmental planning and policy-making since 1986. She is currently associate director and fellow consultant advising local gorvernments in urban planning, policy-making and governmental programmes management. In 1994, she was awarded a Master's Degree from the Faculty of Economics / University College of London (DPU-UCL). The final dissertation, entitled 'Rethinking Urban Productivity' received a mark of distinction by the Board of Examiners. As an account of the consequences of development paradigms on the urban sphere,it became the consolidation of some years of practice and reflections on development. She has also completed postgraduate training in Urban Settlements Planning and Environmental Planning in well-known institutions in The Netherlands (IHS) and Spain. Since 1999, as a LEAD fellow (Leaership on Environment and Devlopment Programme), she belongs to a global network of individuals and non-governmental organizations, committed to sustainable development. Her previous professional experience in local administrations, like the Housing Agency of the city of Sao Paulo, provided her with a comprehensive understanding on governance aspects. However her field experience is restricted to Brazil, the years spent studying in Rotterdam and London gave the opportunity to acknowledge, discuss and assess development experiences from all over the world and accumulate a valuable and up-to-date set of documentation about the subject. Prior experience living and studying abroad (Argentina, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom), gave her the capability and adaptability to foreign cultures and the possibility to develop solid written and verbal communication skills in Spanish, Portuguese and English. Academically, she is planning to rejoin the Ph.D. program with the project about the role of cities under the Neo-liberal Development Paradigm (a comparative case study of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo). She is used to working independently while operating in an interdisciplinary team, capable to work under pressure and dealing sensitively with various partner organizations. Her future ambitions are related to building up an international professional career in development policies within International Aid Organizations. Having been born in Argentine and a Brazilian citizen since November by option, she has made a clear commitment to work hard towards the reduction of poverty in the world. |
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Mexico
1994-1996 - Cohort 3
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Professor Angulo is the author of several published works, including 'Econom�a Pol�tica de la Naturaleza,� �Econom�a, Entrop�a y Agricultura Org�nica,� 'Agricultura Sostenible en Mexico y sus Nexos con el Mercado Internacional' and 'Modelo de Desarrollo Rural, Integral y Sostenible'. In the past, he has worked as a professor and researcher in the agricultural economics department of the Universidad de Colima where he conducted research in the field of sustainable development and organic agriculture. Currently, Professor Angulo is working on completing his 'Theory on the Political Economy of Nature' and would like to extend the model of sustainable development to other regions of Mexico. He is also involved in regional development projects in rural communities in the northern part of Guanajuato State as well as the certification of organic products and standards related to organic agriculture. Professor Angulo's major area of interest lies in the development, certification and promotion of organic products and organic agriculture. He is actively involved in establishing a natural area for managing cacti in the desert. In addition, Professor Angulo serves as Assistant Director of Productivity Diversification on Natural Resources within the Ecology National Institute.
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Mexico
1999-2001 - Cohort 8
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Alejandro CALVILLO was founder and executive director of Greenpeace Mexico from 1992 to 2001, where he previously served as campaign coordinator and as atmosphere and energy campaign coordinator. He is working now as independent consultant. He adviced the Worls Wild Livefund Gulf of California program in their campiagn to protect an marine mammal(vaquita marina) that is in risk. He has written about nuclear energy, air pollution, impact of the NAFTA agreement, the case of the transgenic maize imported from Unisted States on many articles for newspapers and magazines. In addition, he writted radio scripts and produced more than 200 hours of environmental radio programs. He has taken action in campaigns against the nuclear plant of Laguna Verde and on other social issues, like the case of the ecologist farmers tortured by the mexican army. He has a degree in sociology from Metropolitan Autonomus University and studied philosophy as a doctoral student at the University of Barcelona.
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International
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Alejandro Litovsky is the founder and director of the Earth Security Initiative, an organization promoting actionable ideas to increase how financial markets, industry, government and civil society collaborate to keep the global economy within ecological limits. He was recently awarded the BMW World Young Leader Award 2012 by the BMW Foundation in Germany. He is a member of the steering committee of international initiatives seeking to assess the corporate and financial risks associated with the loss of biodiversity and ecosystems. For the last ten years he held senior positions at business and sustainability think tanks in London. In 2004 he was awarded the Hobhouse Memorial Prize by the London School of Economics where he obtained his MSc in Political Sociology. Prior to that was an investment manager with the AVINA Foundation in Latin America.
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Mexico
2006-2007 - Cohort 12
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Alejandro Méndez is a lawyer with a master in Public Administration and a PhD in Government, University of Essex, England. He wrote his thesis about green politics and policy, proposing a “popperian†approach.
Alejandro attended the LEAD programme in 2007, the Beahrs ELP Course in Sustainable Environmental Management, UC Berkeley in 2005, a Diploma in Political Analysis, Universidad Iberoamericana 1993 and the Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection, University of Essex, 1997 and 1998. Alejandro is Director of the Forestry Commission of Michoacán from 2008. He was member of the State Parliament and President of the Committee on Natural Resources of the Congress of Michoacán 2005-2008 where he coordinated the making and approval of the State Law on Environment, which was voted unanimously. Alejandro worked as legal and policy adviser of the President of the Natural Resources Committee at the House of Representatives of the Federal Congress of Mexico in 2001-2002. Alejandro also worked as researcher and teacher at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in several public and private universities, and as a public official in several governmental offices. Alejandro has performed as organizer, coordinator and participant, on several Seminars, Workshops and Conferences, in public policy, environmental policy and politics. Alejandro belongs to several professional and political associations and councils in public policy and environmental issues. Alejandro enjoys hiking, reading and working in a small family farm with his wife, his daughter and son. |
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Mexico
1996-1998 - Cohort 5
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Alejandro ROBLES Gonzalez is the executive director of Conservation International in Mexico, and is responsible for heading the programs in the Lacandon tropical rain forest, the Gulf of California and the Oaxaca region. He previously served as director of the Gulf of California program. Prior to joining Conservation International, A. Robles was coordinator of the sardine and anchovy fisheries and the subdirector of fisheries development for the National Fisheries Ministry (SEPESCA). He also worked for a cannery and fishmeal factory, and conducted biodiversity field research on the Gulf of California. He is interested in fisheries, coastal zone management and marine biodiversity conservation. He has a degree in biochemical engineering from the Technological Institute of Higher Studies of Monterrey, Mexico.
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Mexico
2000-2002 - Cohort 9
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Ana Luz QUINTANILLA Montoya is a full-time researcher at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (UABC) in the Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanologicas, and she is also the scientific editor of Ciencias Marinas, the most recognized scientific journal in marine sciences in Mexico. Her work has been published in international journals, and a book concerning alternative energy resources in Mexico will be published by the UABC in the near future. She has contributed chapters to several books and has participated in national and international meetings of science editing. She has also worked with municipal and state authorities to promote the use of renewable energy resources.
She received a Ph.D. with honors in coastal oceanography from the UABC. Her thesis, Technology Assessment System for the Alternative Energy Resources of the Rural Communities of the Pacific Coastal Zone of Baja California, Mexico, focused on the search for alternative energy resources that could improve quality of life in poor rural communities without causing environmental damage. Her bachelor's degree is from the School of Marine Sciences at the UABC (1984), and her master's degree in applied geophysics is from the Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y Educacion Superior de Ensenada (CICESE) (1990). She also took graduate courses at the University of California. |
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Europe
2010-2011 - Cohort 16
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Europe
2008-2009 - Cohort 14
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Alena Dodoková is a lawyer and project manager at the Czech NGO Institute for Environmental Policy, where she deals with a ranging number of issues such as policy analysis or transposition checking but also research into sustainability issues of spatial planning and public participation in it. Her special field of interest is the Aarhus Convention. She elaborates studies on the cross-cutting issues also looking into environmental economy. She also worked as a legislative coordinator of Green Circle – Czech association of environmental NGOs.
She cooperates with other NGOs but also with academics and public authorities in order to contribute with the opinions and experiences that can help the issue. She admires people who are ready to raise their voice when their environment is threatened and who are ready to defend it. She comes from Bratislava, Slovakia and holds a full degree in law from Charles University, Prague. |
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Brazil
2005-2006 - Cohort 11
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As a Social Responsibility Manager, works creating corporate policies of sustainability, improving economic efficiency, social and environmental in business processes. Worked as a project analyst representing AVINA Foundation at Marinho-costeira e HÃdrica do Brasil Network, where acts in partnership with the network members, on projects development and on identifying actions able to improvement the networking. Graduated in Social Communications and in Social Sciences focused on natural resources conservation.
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Southern and Eastern Africa
2008-2009 - Cohort 14
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Alex Namaona is an economist working with the Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation in the government of Malawi. He has a vast experience in economic planning and programme development. He also works as a policy advisor to government on issues related to the economy that includes environmental issues. He assisted in developing the country’s Poverty and Environment Project and was instrumental in developing a climate change programme for the country.
Graduated in 1987 with a Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences majoring in Economics, Alex Namaona has worked in a number of organisations both in government and in the private sector. For over eight years he coordinated safety nets projects for the government of Malawi assisting the vulnerable communities that are dependent on natural resources for their livelihood. In his current portfolio as a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, Alex Namaona’s job involves, among other things, provision of strategic direction for the country’s economy through analysis of future growth prospect, conducting economic research on topical issues, analyzing sector policies and ensuring that they are in line with the national development agenda. He has had exposure to a number of environmental issues and climate change issues that to him have strong linkages that has inspired him to take action hence his interest to join the world of actors in this area. He has also been interested in Disaster Risk Reduction and because of that interest he personally made an effort to be party to the Kyoto Convention on DRR and led the Malawi Delegation to the Germany Convention on the same in 2006 |
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Europe
2007-2008 - Cohort 13
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Alex completed a Geography degree (BSc Hons) at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2003. He subsequently started employment at National Energy Action, the UK’s leading fuel poverty charity. In this role he focused upon developing and implementing projects to demonstrate the potential of new renewable technologies in tackling fuel poverty and carbon emissions in domestic properties. After three years, Alex joined One NorthEast (Regional Development Agency) on a secondment opportunity to look at wider energy issues.
He has recently taken a permanent role at the Agency as Energy Leadership Council – Senior Specialist. This involves driving forward new work in a host of areas including distributed energy, offshore wind and biofuels. Alex is passionate about the potential of new opportunities in the energy sector and determined to spread themessage that the North East has a huge amount to offer in the global challenge. Outside of work, Alex is very keen on football and is player / manager of a local team (named LA Galaxy Allstars!), as well as being an avid Middlesbrough FC fan. He also enjoys the challenge of running in the steep Cleveland Hills! |
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International
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Alex is Head of Programmes at LEAD International. He leads the Programmes Team that is responsible for the development and delivery of LEAD International’s core programmes streams: LEAD Europe; the LEAD International Session; LEAD’s Global Project Support Facility; the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN); and tailored leadership development support and services. Alex is also the Head of Partnerships for the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) - a global programme delivered by a consortium of partners that supports decision-makers in designing and delivering climate compatible development. In both roles Alex seeks to enable innovation through the facilitation of knowledge exchange, personal development and the incubation of new relationships, ideas and practice. Alex has a background in the development of international partnerships, network management, communications design and sustainable behaviour change. He has worked throughout Asia, Africa and the South Pacific, and been involved in a diverse range of education and capacity development programmes.
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India
2008-2009 - Cohort 14
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Alexander is currently the founder and Executive Director of the GREENS Biodiversity Sanctuary, a proposed modern botanical garden to be based in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, a hitherto overlooked area for biodiversity and conservation activity. The main aim of the Sanctuary is to educate people on issues related to biodiversity conservation and climate change using innovative methods of communication.
Alexander has worked in conservation and related areas for the last 19 years. His main contribution has been the development of the Eco-Club concept, which educates, inspires and motivates children from the poorer communities to be more aware of their environment. In turn, the children educate and motivate parents and communities. So far more than 75 Eco-Clubs are operational in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. In addition, Alex has developed a genetic garden from scratch, conserving more than 300 species; has established education programmes; has built networks amongst teachers and traditional healers; and has published his experiences at various national and international congresses. He has a postgraduate degree in Botany from St Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli following a Bachelor of Education from Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore. He successfully completed an International Diploma in Plant Conservation Techniques in 1999 and an International Diploma in Botanic Garden Management in 2006, both at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. |
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Commonwealth of Independent States
1993-1995 - Cohort 2
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Alexander Karpukhin, Vice president of ICF/EKO Russian-American environmenral consulting company, has over 19 years of experience in the field of environmental protection, with focus on uniform technology policy in the area of technical and methodical maintenance of national air pollution control. Prior joining ICF/EKO he worked for the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of the USSR and Russia, where he progressed in strategic planning in the area of natural resources management and sustainable environmental regulation, as well as in environmental control. While being a fellow of the LEAD International Program, Mr.Karpukhin developed skill in main criterions and goals of sustainable development based on several case studies in such countries as Cuba, Hungary,Thailand, Zimbabwe and Costa-Rica.
From 1995, Mr. Karpukhin manages all the ICF/EKO's projects related to Global environmental issues, including several assignments addressed ODS phaseout in Russia, GHG emission reduction as well as environmental audit 1. National Environmental Protection Strategy 1.1. Creation of the Russian National System for Environmental Control. Mr. Karpukhin reviewed operation and potential of existing environmental monitoring systems (Goskomgidromet, Minvodkhoz and etc.), and evaluated an environmental, health and ecological safety, using a uniform approach. One of the main results of this work was a decree No. 1229, adopted by Russian Government in 1994. 1.2. Development of a Draft Federal Law 'On Atmospheric Air Protection'. In 1994, Mr. Karpukhin prepared a first draft of the Federal Law 'On Atmospheric Air Protection', and then he collected comments and agreed the draft law with interested Russian ministries and agencies, and worked out a revised version of the draft law. The Russian government passed the law on May 04, 1999. 1.3. National Environmental-Information System. Mr.Karpukhin was directly engaged in development of the National environmental-information system of the USSR. He formulated general requirements for automatic ground-based and aerospace systems of environmental control and monitoring. 1.4. National Strategy on Environmental Instrument Making. Mr. Karpukhin managed work on developing instructions and technical directions for design of the environmental pollution control instruments in the USSR. He worked out unified criteria and standards apllying to the environmental pollution control instruments used in the USSR and other countries of the Council for Mutual Economic Aid. 2. ODS Phaseout Projects. Mr.Karpukhin provided critical support at all stages of the ODS-related projects in Russia, including the following: 2.1. Strategy and Proposals for ODS Phaseout in the Use of Halon, Non-insulating Foam and Solvent Sectors. Managed work aimed at identification and selection of the most suitable alternatives to ODS use in Russia, and preparation of the investment project proposals for 20 enterprises. 2.2. Updating the Project Proposals for the Russian CFC Production Plants. Managed local activity related with using the spreadsheet models and estimating the updated incremental cost for seven CFC producers. 2.3. Organizing a Special Funding Initiative for ODS Phaseout in Russia. Managed local activity including preparation of the World Bank appraisal mission to the Russian ODS producers. 2.4. Identification, Preparation and Financial Evaluation of Non-insulating Foams Sub-projects for Funding in the Third Tranche of GEF. Managed works related with technical and financial screening of enterprises under consideration, and with preparing the sub-project documentation for each enterprise selected. 2.5. ODS Regulatory Framework Development in Russia. Managed local activities including evaluation of the current ODS policy in Russia; organization of two workshops, and development recommendations regarding regulatory measures for ODS phaseout in Russia and enforcement mechanism. 3. GHG emission reduction. Mr.Karpukhin took part as a project manager in the various projects, conducted by ICF/EKO, including the following: 3.1. Methane Emissions Reduction in Russian Coal Sector. Alexander Karpukhin managed the EPA funded project on the coalbed methane emission reduction in Russia. He organized collection and evaluation of inventory data on underground and open coal mines, methane content of the coal, methane emissions, and aggregated cost/benefit data. 3.2.Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Oil Company. For the Russian oil company 'SIDANCO', Alexander Karpukhin estimated emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide from 8 oil producing, processing and storage facilities. GHG emissions were estimated using indirect calculation methods and data on fuel consumption (following the IPCC Guidance). In addition, the specific GHG emissions as well as the potential GHG emissions due to the electricity consumption by the company's facilities were calculated. 4. Environmental audit Mr.Karpukhin took part as a project manager in the various projects, conducted by ICF/EKO for implementation of environmental management system (EMS)in accordance with ISO 14000 international standarts requirements: 4.1. Environmental Audit of Pulp-and-Paper Mills. The Russian State Committee on Environmental Protection contracted ICF/EKO to conduct environmental audit of the Baikalsk Pulp-and-Paper Mills (BPPM) being the largest Russia's mill and a major source of contamination of the Baikal Lake.Baikal is the oldest and deepest lake of the world, containing 20% of the world's fresh water. It has outstanding representation of species, many of which are endemic and threatened (60% of fauna and 30% of flora), includes three Biosphere Reserves and two National Parks. But now this unique ecosystem is severely damaged and is in critical condition because of deleterious regional water and agricultural and forestry management, and intensive contamination by numerous industrial facilities. ICF/EKO's team conducted environmental compliance audit based on comprehensive on-site and in-house studies which included: numerous interview of BPPM's top managers and specialists as well as of local and regional officials authorized in environmental protection issues; investigation of all technological operations and main sources of environmental impact, including wastewater treatment facilities and landfills; and evaluation of BPPM's environmental management system. A number of significant environmental issues related mainly with waste management, specifically, inadequate solid waste disposal and sewage pipes leakage, were identified. 4.2.Environmental Audit of Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise, Mirny, Sakha-Yakutia Republic, Russia. ICF/EKO conducted environmental compliance audit of the Mirny ore mining and processing enterprise, which belongs to the largest Russian diamond-mining company 'ALROSA'. The audit team investigated operation of major facilities for the extraction, transportation, storage and processing of diamond-bearing ore, as well as supportive services, including water supply and waste water treatment systems, and solid waste disposal. In addition, health and safety issues were studied. Based on the results acquired in on-site works, recommendations to improve the environmental management system and mitigate negative environmental impacts were developed. 4.3. Environmental Audit of Oil Company. For the company 'Lukoil Overseas Services' , ICF/EKO jointly with ICF Consulting conducted environmental audits of several oil producing enterprises operating in Kazakhstan (Kumkol' oil field ) and Azerbaijan (Zyh-Govsany oil field). Following the EBRD procedures, the environmental, health and safety issues were studied and evaluated. 4.4.Improvement of Waste Management System at the Donetsk Iron and Steel Works (Ukraine). ICF/EKO jointly with an Ukrainian environmental company 'Ukrecoaudit' conducted an environmental audit at the plant, identified the main environmental concerns and developed detailed recommendations how to improve the existing waste management system through introducing principal elements of the environmental management system based on ISO 14000. The project was funded by US AID under the program 'Eurasian-American Partnership for Environmentally Sustainable Economies, EcoLINKS'. 5. Biodiversity Mr. Karpukhin took part as an expert in the following projects: 5.1. Biomonitoring Information System for the Russian Federation. ICF/EKO was contracted by the Centre for Preparation and Implementation of International Projects on Technical Assistance (CPPI) to create a Biomonitoring Information System for the Russian Federation. The System is dedicated to provide collection, storage, processing and efficient supply for interested parties the urgent information on the biodiversity status and conservation mechanisms. The project resulted also in development of an Internet portal at the CPPI Information-Analytical Centre of the GEF project. The contract was funded under the GEF project 'Biodiversity Conservation in the Russian Federation'. |
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Commonwealth of Independent States
2009-2010 - Cohort 15
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Alexander is an expert in electronics and computer modeling and currently is employed by Joint (International) Institute for Nuclear Research. His master degree was received from Moscow State University for Radio-Engineering and Electronics. Continuing his studies as PhD student he exposed several conference presentations in computer sciences both domestically and internationally, including South Africa. He is author of dozen professional publications. Being the leader of Students Union he put much efforts in nature conservation action at Dubna region.
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Commonwealth of Independent States
1993-1995 - Cohort 2
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Alexander Borisovich Mikhailov (Sasha) is general director of the joint-stock company Sunzar, in Kursk. Dr. Mikhailov received his degree from Moscow Geological Institute, with a major in geology. Dr. Mikhailov's work involves prospecting and evaluating gold deposits. As a LEAD Associate, his focus includes industry-related issues in the field of geology.
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Commonwealth of Independent States
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Alexander Ginzburg graduated in 1966 from Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Faculty of mechanics and mathematics.
Since 1966, he worked at the Oboukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics Russian Academy of Sciences. Currently he is Deputy Director of Institute and head of the Laboratory of Mathematical Ecology. In 1973 he received his candidate degree and in 1991 - doctoral degree in physics and mathematics. His main scientific interests are: physics of Earth and planetary atmospheres, climate theory, urban climate and ecology, greenhouse gazes cycles. He is executive secretary of the Editorial Board of the Scientific Magazine “Atmospheric and Ocean Physicsâ€. He is professor of climate dynamics in the International University in Moscow since 1997. He was Regional program director for LEAD CIS Program since 1991 to 1995. He is one of the founders and the General director of the Development and Environment Foundation - Host Institution for the LEAD CIS Program since 1992. He became Acting regional program director for LEAD CIS Program in the end of 2005. Alexander Ginzburg was and is now the leader and principal investigator of numerous national and international scientific and NGO’s programs and projects. |
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Commonwealth of Independent States
1999-2001 - Cohort 8
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Alexander MARIEV is a conservation officer of the World Wide Found for Nature (WWF) in Syktyvkar (Republic of Komi, Russia). He is working with development of sustainable forestry and biodiversity conservation in a project 'Boreal forest conservation and management: Model Forest 'Priluzje', Republic of Komi, Russia'.
A. Mariev graduated from Syktyvkar State University in 1994. Since that he worked at the Syktyvkar University as a lecturer of the following subjects: 'Biological Diversity of Taiga Ecosystems', 'General Ecology', 'Ornithology', 'General Biology'. Besides lectures he conducted field study courses 'Biological Diversity', 'Ornithology' and 'Vertebrate zoology'. He is a supervisor for 5 students. Before joining WWF Komi in August 1999, he participated in several projects, such as 'Regional criteria and indicators for conservation and sustainable management of taiga forest in the Republic of Komi', 'Pristine taiga forest of the Republic of Komi: mapping, valuation and management'. He is particularly interested in issues of sustainable development of forest regions, biodiversity conservation systems, sustainable management of pristine forests. |
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Commonwealth of Independent States
1992-1994 - Cohort 1
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Alexander Nikolaevich ALCHUBAEV (Sasha) was vice prime minister of the Republic of Altai. His hobbies include music and sports. His Ph.D. in economics is from Tomsk Polytechnological Institute.
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Commonwealth of Independent States
1997-1999 - Cohort 6
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Alexander PANTELEYV is director of Stolitsa, an international travel agency. He is also the director of an international joint-stock company called Unitrade that conducts business between Russia and India. His master's degree in biology is from Moscow State University (1981).
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Commonwealth of Independent States
1996-1998 - Cohort 5
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Alexander P. KASHTALIAN is a researcher in the scientific department of Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve (Republic of Belarus). He is also the head of the Belorussian Ecological Information Biodiversity Centre, a NGO. He has been involved in the World Bank project called Protection of the Forest Biodiversity in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, and in a number of international and national nature-protection projects. He graduated from the biological facility of Belorussian State University (Minsk), where he concentrated on mammals' population dynamics research (spatial distribution, attachment to biotopes and seasonal fluctuations of number).
University education: 1984-1991 Biology Department of the Belorussian State University, Minsk 1995-1999 Graduate school at Institute of Zoology (Minsk) 1995 One-month traineeship on Geographic Information Systems at the Environment System Research Institute (ESRI), Redlands, CA, USA Professional experience: 1991-present Research assistant in the scientific department of the Berezinsky Biosphere Nature Reserve. Area of study: faunistics and population ecology of mammals. 1998-present Chairman of the Belorussian Ecological and Information Biodiversity Conservation Center. Additional relevant experience: 1993-1995 Participant in the GEF project 'Conservation of Belovezhsky Puscha Forest Biodiversity.' 1996-1998 Project of Bison conservation in Belarus. 1995-1997 Participant in the international program 'Leaders in the Field of Environment and Development'. 1997-2000 Project 'Marsh of Parks - Belarus'. 1999-2000 Project 'GIS for Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve'. 1999-2000 Project 'Atlas of the ground vertebral animals'. Have about 30 publication in field of mammology and nature conservation. > |
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Commonwealth of Independent States
1999-2001 - Cohort 8
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Alexander Semenovich Karpov Director of ECOM, the Assessment Centre in St.Petersburg Society of Naturalists, where he is also a member of the council.
The Program ECOM defines its mission as 'steering public participation in the region'. ECOM has been working on several projects: monitoring, evaluating, inspiring and finally - managing and implementing public involvement in environmental decision-making. Those cases include, i.e. environmental assessment of the Baltic pipeline system and ports on Baltic Sea, strategy for co-operation between the St. Petersburg and Leningrad regions, aluminium melting factory and several other projects. The most recent developments are in the field of new social technologies: Citizens' Jury, administrative public hearings, public environmental expertise (assessment) and informing public on environmental decision-making. ECOM is lobbying for local and regional legislation on public participation, and they are trying to encourage environmental initiatives in business. A.Karpov has strong interests in local and regional sustainable development. Currently, Alexander is a consultant for the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg. ECOM is working on the problem of conservation of green spaces in the growing city. In the previous years he was conducting research on best practice cases for local sustainable development and had organized several training initiatives in St.Petersburg and in other cities. In 2000-2007 Alexander was teaching courses on Public participation for the students of Communications and Public Relations Department in a private university in St.Petersburg (http://www.nilc.spb.ru). In 2002 took the Chair of the Department, teaching also 'The Introduction into Sustainable Development', 'Non-profit Communications and Social Investments' and some other cources. Left the Department and teaching in 2007 for practical work. Alexander's basic education was in zoology (master's degree from the department of invertebrate zoology at Leningrad State University), PhD - in cellular biology, but his current work is mostly about and around communications. Continuing education includes courses in environmental impact assessment and sustainable development, contemporary methods for environmental regulation, and basics of market economics, organizational management and LEAD. |
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Commonwealth of Independent States
1995-1997 - Cohort 4
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Dr Alexander SHESTAKOV has started a new position of the Director of the WWF Global Arctic Programme in July 2010.
Previously he served at different researcher positions at the Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, where he conducted research in environmental management and mapping, environmental migrations, global environmental problems. As Environmental Law Officer at WWF Russia he was working on analysis and drafting the federal and regional environmental law in Russia; communications with relevant governmental authorities; co-ordination of work under biodiversity related international conventions (CBD, CITES, Ramsar, world heritage). Being Programme Director at WWF Russia he was responsible for running the conservation programme of WWF in Russia consistent of about 60-70 conservation projects a year. In 2006-2010 Alexander served as Health, Safety and Environment Manager at BP-Russia. Alexander was appointed to the Highest Ecological Council of the Committee on Ecology within the Russian Parliament (State Duma). In 2002-2006 he was member of the Convention on Biological Diversity the 7th and the 8th Conference of the Parties Bureau representing region of Central and Eastern Europe and currently serve as the CBD SBSTTA Bureau member. He also was a secretary of the National Committee of Russian Geographers (1996-2000) and has participated in numerous international conferences and environmental projects including those of The World Bank, UNEP, IOM, UNDP, UNECE, EBRD and TRAFFIC International. A. Shestakov was working for international consultancy companies carrying EIA and environment audits. Since 1995 he was teaching the Environmental Management course at the Faculty of Geography, Moscow State University. A. Shestakov has published about 70 works including 'The World Map of Ecological Problems', 'Mapping of risk areas of environmentally-induced migration in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), 'Migrations induced by desertification and drought in CIS member states', 'Biodiversity legislation in Russia' and 'Legislation on protecetd areas in Russia'. He is interested in international environmental legislation as a tool to promote sustainable development, environmental management and global governance. He was the member of the official Russian delegations to COP and SBSTTA meetings for CBD and CITES. He has a Ph.D. in geography and master's degrees in geography as well as in environmental law, all from Moscow State University. |
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Canada
1996-1998 - Cohort 5
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Alex LANGSHUR was the Vice President of Alantris Corporation, a technology consulting services company. Mr. Langshur headed the e-strategies practice within the firm, specializing in assisting clients leverage internet and web technologies through all aspects of their organization. Prior to joining Alantris, he was Vice-President of the US Division of Consilium2K, an internet strategy and Y2K mediation consulting firm.
Mr. Langshur held the position of director of informatics and strategic projects with the Canadian Chemical Producers Association (CCPA) in Canada. Previously, he has worked for the federal government at both the Treasury Board and Natural Resources Canada and was an exploration geologist looking for minerals throughout northern Canada on behalf of major mining and exploration companies. A. Langshur has a master's degree in earth sciences from the University of Ottawa and a bachelor's in honors geology from McGill University in Montreal. He is the recipient of both an NSERC and Fonds FCAR award, as well as an academic scholarship from the University of Ottawa. |
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Commonwealth of Independent States
1995-1997 - Cohort 4
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Alexander Vladimirovich LIDOGOSTER is a director at Shelkovy Put (Silk Way), an industrial trade house, where he is involved with new production strategies and public relations. A film director by profession, he received a professional degree in optics construction from the Moscow Institute of Geodesy, Air Photosurvey and Cartography.
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