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Curriculum Vitae Gianluca SERRA Environment - Biodiversity and nature conservation - Environmental sustainability - Desertification 13. Other skills: extensive PC skills (including programming), good photography skills, CMAS SCUBA diving certification, extensive wildlife camera trapping experience. 14. Current work situation: collaborations on short-term assignments as a free-lance expert. 15. N. of years with current employer: / 16. Key qualifications and expertise: - nature and biodiversity conservation, survey and monitoring - biodiversity inventorying and mapping; threat assessment, species action plans, strategic planning - protected area recommendations, establishment and management; GIS mapping and zonation plans - desertification halting; wetland and marine ecosystems surveying, monitoring and management - capacity building (local community and Govt. staff); involving, making aware and self-organizing local community; planning and development of small-scale eco-tourism services - sustainable ecotourism planning and development - ecological and conservation awareness raising and education - natural resources and ecosystem services sustainable management; addressing environmental sustainability and UN Millennium Development Goal n. 7 - national natural heritage preservation and management (combined with cultural heritage) - conservation advocacy, institutional strengthening; local governance improvement; - institutional liaising and facilitation; partners and donor liaising and networking - feasibility analysis, environmental studies, environmental impact assessment, recommendations and policies proposals - technical & scientific reporting and publication (in peer-reviewed journals) - project formulation, evaluation and fund raising - popularizing scientific issues of conservation concern - mainstreaming environmental issues into socio-economy - project team and survey expedition leadership - staff and funds management and administration - project coordination and direction. 17. Professional experience by country: Country Date from – to Chile 1994-96 California (USA) 1997-98 Italy 1999-2000 Syria 2000-11 Ethiopia, Tanzania 2006-11 18. Professional experience: 14.1 Date: May 1994 – Jun 1997 Location Marine Preserve “Estacion Costera de Investigaciones Marinas” (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), Pacific coast, Chile Institution University of Florence and European Union (EU) Position Ph.D researcher Job Description Researched behavioural ecology of two marine invertebrate species of conservation concern (Serra et al. 1997; Serra et al. 2001). Exposition and experience in fishery community-based conservation and management, through supervisor Prof J.C. Castilla 2
Curriculum Vitae Gianluca SERRA Environment - Biodiversity and nature conservation - Environmental sustainability - Desertification 14.2 Date: Sept 1997 – Sept 1998 Hopland Field Research Station of California University (Mendocino Location Co., CA) and Grey Davis Dye Creek Preserve of the Nature Conservancy (Northern Sierra Nevada mountain range, CA), USA Institution University of California at Berkeley and US Fish and Wildlife Service Position Post-doc conservation researcher (1-year appointment) Job Description Surveying and monitoring populations of mid- and large-sized carnivores using non-invasive techniques in the framework of a federal program aimed at managing and controlling predators; intensive experience in camera trapping, mark-resight statistical models, power analysis, GPS navigation and mapping, GIS spatial analysis, live trapping and animal handling, radio-telemetry (Larrucea et al. 2007) 14.3 Date: Apr 1999 – Mar 2000 Location Marine National Park of the Tuscany Archipelago, Italy Institution Italian National Institute for Wildlife Conservation (INFS) and EU Position Post-doc conservation researcher (2-year appointment) Job Description Implementation of EU project LIFE97NAT/IT/4153 aimed at the conservation and management of insular bird species. Intensive experience in designing and implementing bird surveying and monitoring programs, and in GPS/GIS mapping and spatial analysis; upon request of the Environment Ministry, drafted, discussed with stakeholders and produced the “National Action Plan for the Audouin’s Gull (Larus audouinii)” (EU "conservation-dependent” species) (Serra et al. 2001) 14.4 Date: Apr 2000 – Jun 2004 Location Al Talila Natural Reserve, Palmyra (Syria) Institution / Organisation Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and Italian Development Cooperation Program (DGCS, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Position UN associate professional officer (Wildlife and Protected Area Job Description Management) Biodiversity inventorying, surveying and monitoring; searching rare and threatened wildlife using local traditional knowledge; addressing threats and conservation issues; preparing local red lists, recommendations, action plans and protected area management plans (through a participatory approach); in-service training Govt. staff and locals, provision of guidelines about protected area staff cadre and institutional development, conservation advocacy, involving and benefiting local indigenous communities; planning responsible eco-tourism and alternative income; raising public awareness and preparing conservation education material; scientific and technical reporting; staff coordination; assistance in project management (informal) 14.5 Date Jan – Sept 2004 Location Fir-Cedar Reserve, Northern Alawite mountain range (Syria) Organisation / Company Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and World Bank (WB), Arca Consulting Position Biodiversity conservation expert Job Description Fauna inventorying, capacity building of reserve rangers and guards in detecting, identifying and monitoring fauna, raising awareness and conservation education of local school children, preparing management plan of the protected area and recommending its staff cadre 3
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