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Catherine Jolibert

2009-08-17T17:12:22Z

Catherine Jolibert is a Phd candidate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She is a PHD fellow in the Marie Curie Research Training network GoverNat. The project is on Multi-level Governance of Natural Resources: Tools and Processes for water and biodiversity in Europe. She holds a Masters degree in Evolution Biology and Ecology. She has professional experience as coordinator and writer at the French Institute for the Environment (IFEN), as project manager on the study of the impact of the December 1999 storms at the French Ministry of Environment, and as an undergraduate teacher of ecology fpr Nature Management and Protection. Her Ph.D. research develops an interdisciplinary analysis of the contribution that stakeholder engagement processes in EU-funded biodiversity research projects make to the interface between science and policy. She uses some current and past EU research projects as study material (in particular: FRAP, EDIT, ALARM, EcoChange, SCALES, BioStrat/EPBRS). She is particularly interested in the design of stakeholder engagement processes in research and in using stakeholders' needs as a cornerstone of such designs. She focuses on the 'needs approach' and the stakeholders' strategies used to meet their needs. This approach allows to map and resolve environmental conflict, to co-construct sustainability scenarios, and to strengthen the bottom-up flow of knowledge, all of which potentially contributes to improving the biodiversity governance.

Publications

Santaoja, Minna, Treffny, Raphael, Mertens, Cordula and Jolibert, Catherine (2010; forthcoming). Looking for a place to anchor. Confusing thoughts along an interdisciplinary dissertation journey. Teoksessa: Farrell, Katharine N., van den Hove, Sybille and Luzzati, Tommaso (2010; forthcoming). Beyond reductionism: interdisciplinary research in Ecological Economics.

Jolibert, Catherine (2010; forthcoming). Need assessment: a tool for environmental conflict resolution in multilevel governance (2010; forthcoming). Environmental Policy and Governance. Awards for the best student papers at the ESEE 2009 Conference: Transformation, Innovation and Adaptation for Sustainability – Integrating Natural and Social Sciences 29 June to 2 July 2009 at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Book Chapter Le Patrimoine Naturel de L'Environnement en France (page 127) : “Les protections réglementaires”, Institut Français de l'Environnement, La Découverte, Edition 2002

Book chapter Les Zones Humides de L'Environnement en France (page 142) : “Les zones humides littorales et les tempêtes de décembre 1999”, Institut Français de l'Environnement, La Découverte, Edition 2002

Book Chapter Les Risques Naturels de L'Environnement en France (page 311), “Le coût exceptionnel des tempêtes de décembre 1999”, Institut Français de l'Environnement, La Découverte, Edition 2002

Book chapter Les Usages de la Forêt de L'Environnement en France (page 382), “La forêt face aux agressions”, Institut Français de l'Environnement, La Découverte, Edition 2002

Report : ”Rapport à la Commission des Comptes et de l'Economie de l'Environnement sur les catastrophes de décembre 1999 : la marée noire de l'Erica et les tempêtes Lothar et Martin.

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HERMIONE

2009-08-17T16:20:05Z

Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Man's Impact on European Seas

The HERMIONE (Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Man's Impact on European Seas) project is a Collaborative Project funded under the European Commission's 7th Framework programme for research. It is designed to make a major advance in our knowledge of the functioning of deep-sea ecosystems and their contribution to the production of goods and services. This will be achieved through a highly interdisciplinary approach (including biologists, ecologists, microbiologists, biogeochemists, sedimentologists, physical oceanographers, modelers and socio-economists) that will integrate biodiversity, specific adaptions and biological capacity in the context of a wide range of highly vulnerable deep-sea habitats. Gaining this understanding is crucial, because these ecosystems are now being affected by climate change and impacted by man through fishing, resource extraction, seabed installations and pollution. To design and implement effective governance strategies and management plans we must understand the extent, natural dynamics and interconnection of ocean ecosystems and integrate socio-economic research with natural science.

HERMIONE study sites include the Arctic, North Atlantic and Mediterranean and cover a range of ecosystems including cold-water corals, canyons, cold and hot seeps, seamounts and open slopes and deep basins. The project will make strong connections between deep-sea science and user needs. HERMIONE will enhance the education and public perception of the deep-ocean issues through some of the major European aquaria. A major aim of the project is to create a platform for discussion between a range of stakeholders, and contribute to EU environmental policies.

HERMIONE started work on 1 April 2009 and will continue for the next 3 years. Our consortium comprises 38 partners across Europe, and includes leading experts in the fields of marine research and environmental socio-economics.

Median is a partner in HERMIONE. Sybille van den Hove is leading Work Package 6 'Socio-economics, governance and science-policy interfaces'. Rob Tinch and Emily Dolan are also involved in the project.

Environmental research: Necessary, not sufficient, and somewhat different…

Sybille van den Hove — 2009-06-03T17:55:04Z

On May 28, 2009, Sybille van den Hove made a presentation on environmental research at the Conference "Sustainable Development: A challenge for European Research" organised by the European Commission. It was part of the session entitled "A gram of prevention is worth a kilo of cure: environmental research is a good investment".


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Review of FP5 Biodiversity Research Projects to Assess Current and Potential Policy Impact

Sybille van den Hove — 2009-05-02T19:16:05Z

This report synthesises the review of a series of biodiversity research activities funded under the fifth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (FP5).

The objective of the review was to assess these projects' deliverables with respect to their current and potential impact on EU and national policy and to help the Commission services to gear research towards optimum achievement of the aims of the programme.

The review focused on evaluating existing policy interfaces established by the selected set of projects and on assessing the projects' contribution to the implementation or the evolution of EU policies. It therefore focused on the policy relevance and potential impact of the contractually requested deliverables rather than their scientific or technological aspects. The reviewer's role was:

• to assess barriers and difficulties in implementing these policy interfaces;

• to identify interesting policy interface processes that could be used in other projects in the future;

• to reflect on the possible role the Commission could play in improving the interfaces.

The ways currently used by these projects to add value to the European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy (EPBRS) process and the policy-relevant recommendations it produces were also assessed. On this basis, a series of recommendations have been developed to enhance the policy impact of these and future projects in the EPBRS process.

Emily Dolan

2009-05-02T18:56:05Z

Dr. Emily Dolan did a PhD in deep-sea biology at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK) in collaboration with the Institute of Zoology, London (UK). She holds a Masters degree with First Class Honours in Oceanography, specialising in marine biology (University of Southampton, UK). Presently, she is a research associate for Dr Sybille van den Hove (Median SCP) working on the sustainable management work packages for the marine science EU-funded projects, HERMES (Hotspot Ecosystem Research on the Margins of European Seas) and HERMIONE (Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Mans Impact on European Seas).


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Thomas Koetz

2009-05-02T18:49:15Z

Thomas Koetz has a M.Sc. in Landscape Ecology and MSc in Ecological Economics. he is a PhD Fellow at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. His research covers theoretical and institutional aspects of the interrelation between science and politics in European and international biodiversity governance. He has practical experiences in international environmental research and development projects in Latin America and India and international environmental politics, including internships at EC DG Environment and at the UN Secretariat to the CBD. He has contributed to the FP6 PATH project and is involved in the BioStrat Project.

Rob Tinch

2009-05-02T18:45:55Z

Dr. Rob Tinch holds a BA in economics, a MSc in environmental economics and a PhD in environmental economics and management. Rob has 15 years experience in environmental economics and valuation issues, in the UK civil service, as a lecturer at UEA and now as a freelance consultant working regularly with Median, eftec Ltd and Environmental Futures Ltd. He is working with Median on the RUBICODE and the HERMIONE projects and is an invited socio-economic expert at the EPBRS. Rob's main research and consultancy interests are on methods of supporting environmental decision-making and policy formation under conditions of uncertainty, using a variety of techniques.

Marc Le Menestrel's Publications

Sybille van den Hove — 2009-05-02T16:10:51Z

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Julian Rode

2009-05-02T15:07:19Z

Dr. Julian Rode does academic research, teaching, and consulting mainly on ethical and environmental aspects in economic decision making of individual or business actors. Recently, he is engaged in projects related to biodiversity and ecosystem services.


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Sybille van den Hove's Publications

clem — 2009-02-17T22:07:08Z

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