Finn Danielsen
Senior Ecologist
M.Sc. Biology
Finn Danielsen has more than twenty years of experience in sustainable natural resources management.
His key qualifications include:
- climate change adaptation and mitigation as related to natural resources management
- integrated, regional environmental analysis
- environmental monitoring
- integrated coastal zone management
- natural resource surveys & environmental profiles
- environmental impact assessments
- land-use zoning & mapping of ecologically sensitive areas
- rapid assessments of biological diversity
- remote sensing, aerial and ground census techniques
- development of integrated protected areas
- community-based conservation
- documentation of traditional uses of wild resources
- contributions of wildlife and ecosystems to local economy
- environment trust/endowment funds
- capacity building & institutional strengthening, awareness-raising
- implementation of the Ramsar Convention, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the Convention on Climate Change
- Post-conflict environmental assessment.
He has extensive experience as team leader of inter-disciplinary teams. Experience with project planning, review and appraisal from assignments to the World Bank, the Global Environment Facility, the European Union, the Mekong River Commission, DANIDA, DANCED, NORAD, SIDA, IUCN, CARE and WWF. Familiar with World Bank safeguard policies. Working experience in the following countries: Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos (Lao PDR), Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Chile, Greenland, and Russia.