Professional Experience
Oct. 2010 – Nov. 2010: Recommendations on guide training and integrating the Nyungwe Canopy Walkway into the overall tourism offer of Nyungwe National Park. Assignment for Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) and USAID, Rwanda.
Oct. 2009: Organization and chair of symposium: Conservation, community development, rainforest experience - The environmental, social and economic values of forest canopy based ecotourism at 5th International Canopy Conference in Bangalore, India.
July 2009 Fieldwork for Ph.D.: Political Ecology of canopy tourism in Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda. Assessment of ecotourism potential and best practice examples in Rwanda.
June 2009: Assessment of potential and feasibility to implement a canopy tourism facility in one or two of Uganda’s protected areas. Assignment for Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).
Oct. 2008 – Dec. 2008: Fieldwork for Ph.D.: Political Ecology of canopy tourism in Taman Negara National Park and Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia. Assessment of ecotourism potential and best practice examples in Rwanda.
Sept. 2007: Recommendations on improving the interpretational aspects of the Biosphärenhaus canopy walkway, Germany.
June 2007: Workshop for InWent on Ecotourism in Inner Mongolia, China.
Nov. 2006 – Dec. 2006: Lessons Learned and web presentation of two-day conference: Peace Parks – Ressourcenmanagement an Grenzen at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
June 2006 – Oct. 2006: Assessment of the extent and socioeconomic effects of canopy tourism in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Assignment for Global Canopy Programme (GCP).