Barry Full CV - 2012.pdf - Anchor Environmental

Period Country Client Project, Tasksfacilitate the monitoring (in terms of progress andperformance) of implemented policy and programmes,and raise public awareness of environmental issues.2005 SouthAfricaDepartment ofEnvironmentalProject leader on an assessment of the marine andcoastal tourism potential for the Arniston fishingAffairs and harbour. Key tasks on the project included identifying allTourism (DEAT) existing coastal and marine based ecotourism initiativesand role players in and around the Arniston area,assessing the potential socio-economic impact of coastaland marine ecotourism in relation to the rest of theeconomy, particularly against the fishing industry,identifying potential threats and blockages that couldprevent maximization of economic benefits of this sectorin the area, and identifying potential coastal and marinebased eco-tourism initiatives in the area.2005 Angola, Benguela Co-leader on a project to develop and make operational,Namibia, Current Large an affordable, sustainable and user-friendly State ofSouth MarineEcosystem Information System (SEIS) for the BCLMEAfrica Ecosystem region (Angola, Namibia, South Africa) to complement(BCLME) other data, assessments, information and adviceProgramme(UNDP/WorldBank)required by the Interim Benguela Current Commission(IBCC) and other users to enable informed decisionmaking that will ensure the integrated management,sustainable development and protection of the BenguelaCurrent Large Marine Ecosystem. The project entailedidentification of a suite of indicators in four thematicareas (State of the Environment, State of Living MarineResources, Negative or Adverse Ecosystem Impacts, andEcosystem Indicators), and collation of appropriate timeseries data for each indicator for the three BCLMEcountries, and presentation of this data in an accessibleand user-friendly manner (website).2005 SouthAfricaNationalEmpowermentFund (NEF)Project leader on a due diligence (feasibility) study toassess the feasibility of a proposed eel aquaculture andprocessing operation in the Eastern cape, South Africa,focussing on biological, ecological, logistic and legislativeconsiderations of the proposed project.