Former senior researcher with the forest team of IIED's Natural Resources Group
Sustainable management of cultural and natural heritage resources, capacity building and advocacy on the role of cultural and natural values in shaping conservation and development policies; coastal zone management. Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and India.
German Ministry of Culture (1997-1998)World Bank (1999);UNESCO (2001-2008)UNEP-PAP/RAC (2008-2009)MSc Heritage Management and Communication (Scuola Superiore Normale, Pisa); PhD Heritage Conservation and Management (University of Genova).
Coordinator of The Growing Forest Partnerships Initiative (GFP). Mainstreaming local control of forests at the local and the global level.