Thor Hjarsen
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME:
Thor Hjarsen, EcoAdvise & Communication
YEAR OF BIRTH:
1968
NATIONALITY:
Danish
PROFESSION:
Nature management specialist and communication advisor
SPECIALISATION:
Wildlife management and natural resource conservation in Denmark, the
Arctic and tropical countries. International agreements and conventions
(Ramsar, CITES, Biodiversity, etc.). Information, communication and
awareness rising. Capacity building and institutional training. Field work
experience from Europe, the Arctic, Asia and Latin America.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
Thor Hjarsen has experience with implementation of international and
national environmental legislation and wildlife management in Denmark and
abroad.
He has practical experience with conservation work at a local level combined
with national wildlife management, development of legal frames and
implementation international nature conventions and agreements. He has
worked with eco-tourism in the Arctic and Latin America.
He has experience in capacity building, training and awareness rising for
both school children and adults.
He has broad experience with information initiatives and communication in
writing or orally. Mr. Hjarsen has planned and implemented several public
information campaigns and is the author of numerous articles on
environmental issues in Danish and foreign journals and magasines. He has
been in-house editor of several publications.
EDUCATION:
M.Sc. - Conservation Biology,
University of Copenhagen. 1997.
Nature Science, Roskilde University 1996.
OTHER TRAINING:
Theory of Education and Psychology for Trainers (ongoing)
Nature and Wildlife Training, Skovskolen (2003)
Project management, 2000.
Presentation and communication, 1999.
Negotiation techniques, 1999.
Teaching techniques, 1999.
Logical Framework Approach, 1999.
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LANGUAGES:
Danish
English
Spanish
German
COUNTRIES WORKED
IN:
Speaking
Mother tounge
Excellent
Good
Fair
Reading
Writing
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Excellent
Good
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Denmark, Svalbard, Iceland, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Greenland, Switzerland,
Lithuania, Netherland, Germany, Belgium, Finland, USA and Canada.
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EXPERIENCE:
2002 - present
Denmark and Greenland
Manager and team leader, EcoAdvise & Communication
- Editor, co-author and biological consultant for the Greenlandic Homerule on a series nature
science textbooks for primary schools (ongoing)
- Team Leader and biological expert consultant to WWF Denmark on species assessments
(ongoing), awareness rising for Greenlandic youth (ongoing) and an assessment of
implementation of international conventions and agreements in Greenland (2003-2004)
- Nature instruction acitivities at Danish primary schools (ongoing)
- Biological consultant for Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society on whale management
in Greenland (ongoing)
- Eco-tourist consultant for Albatros Travel (DK) and Oceanwide Expeditions (NL)
(ongoing)
- Column writer for AG/Gønlandsposten (ongoing)
- Environmental reporter for Sermitsiaq (Greenland) (2002-2003)
- CITES and communication expert for TRAFFIC Europe and EU on a wildlife trade
information campaign
2001 - 2002
Denmark
Advisor, conservation and nature management specialist, Scanagri Denmark A/S (DK)
2001
Lithuania
CITES and conservation expert in a DANCEE project formulation mission (NIRAS).
2001-2004
Greenland, Finland and Denmark
Co-author of book on Ramsar areas in Greenland published by the Nordic Council.
2001
Greenland
Secretary for ad-hoc working group advising the Greenlandic Minister of Environment and
Nature on revision of the national bird protection legislation.
2001
Greenland
Participating in annual meeting for the tourist sector in Greenland to inform about CITES
reguations, CITES campain material and discuss eco-tourism.
2001
Denmark and Finland
Greenlandic participant in a Nordic Council working group to report on management of
wetlands in the Nordic countries.
2001
USA
Greenlandic representaive in the Firsth Meeting of the North American Colonial Waterbird
Conservation Plan.
2001
USA
Participating in the annual meeting of the Waterbird Society in Cape Cod, Mass.
2000
Finland
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Greenlandic representative in the annual meeting of the Circumpolar Seabird Working Group
(Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, CAFF).
2000
Greenland
Information and inspection travel with game wardens in the Disco Bay area. Information
meetings with local representatives and authorities on harvest of birds.
2000
Canada
Greenlandic representative in international meeting on Seabird Bycatch in Fisheries.
Meetings with Canadian Wildlife Service on management of common bird populations.
2000 - 2001
Greenland
Eco-tourism guide in Nuuk. Advisor on information material for tourists. Training of tourists
guides in wild life knowledge.
2000 - 2001
Greenland
Head of Section at the Ministry of Environment and Nature, Greenland Homerule.
Responsible for the national management of Ramsar and CITES. Responsible for
development and implementation of national bird conservation legislation. Participates in
international co-operation within the the Nordic Council and CAFF.
1998 - 2000
Denmark
Head of Section at the National Forest and Management Authority. Responsible for
manegement of CITES in Denmark. National and international co-operation. Participation in
EU management and scientific committee meetings. Responsible for CITES information
campains.
1999
Greenland and Denmark
Special consultant for Dancea on CITES Management Information campain project to
Greenland Homerule.
1999
Denmark
Development of CITES capacity building project for Bolivian authorities with the Bolivian
CITES M.A. and the Bolivian Birdlife partner.
1999
Denmark
Responsible for Danish CITES information campain with exhibitions, press relation, printed
material, etc., in co-operation with WWF and Copenhagen Zoo.
1999
Germany
Danish representative and speaker at I International Workshop on Enforcement for CITES
Experts from EU and Eastern Europe.
1998-2000
Denmark
Head of Section at the CITES Management Authority of Denmark, The National Forest and
Nature Agency.
1998
Ecuador
Lecturer and workshop coordinator at III International Symposium of Sustainable Mountain
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Development: Understanding Ecological Interfaces of Andean Cultural Landscapes of
Management, Quito.
1998
Switzerland and Denmark
Co-operating with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and
Intercooperation (IC) on possibilities for integrated management of High Andean woodlands.
1998
Denmark
Co-operating with the Bolivian Embassy in Copenhagen on possibilities for integrated
management of High Andean woodlands.
1998
Denmark
Research associate at the Centre for Research on the Cultural and Biological Diversity of
Andean Rainforests (DIVA), Zoological Museum, Copenhagen.
1997
The Netherlands
Invited speaker at the CEDLA Workshop 1997 - Biodiversity and Sustainable Development in
Latin America.
1997
Denmark
Desk appraisal of Danced CITES management project as conservation and CITES specialist.
1997
Denmark
M.Sc. in Biology from University of Copenhagen with Master thesis: High Andean
Woodlands and Plantations in Bolivia. Implications for Development of Sustainable Landuse. Thesis based on ½ year field studies in Bolivia (1995-1996).
1997
Bolivia
Invited speaker at III Bolivian Meeting on the Conservation of Birds, Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
1997
Bolivia
Lectures at universities in La Paz and Cochabamba on High Andean ornithology and natural
ressource management.
Field training courses for post graduate biology students.
1996-1997
Denmark
Assistant at Danced (Danish Cooperation for Environment and Nature) working with the
environmental aid programme (production of information material, secretarial assistance to
the Advisory Board and management of Small Grant Facility).
1995-1996
Bolivia
6 months field work in co-operation with local counterparts. Object was to monitor the
effects of high altitiude forestry and farming on ornithological and botanical diversity. Field
training of post graduate biology student.
1995
United Kingdom
First prize winner in the international award competition: The BP Conservation Programme
by BirdLife International and Fauna and Flora International.
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1992-1996
Denmark
Assistance at the office of the CITES Management Authority of Denmark.
1994
Bolivia
Problem formulation, contact establishment, etc., for field study in connection with Master
thesis.
1994
Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela
6 months back-packing.
1992
Denmark
Laboratory assistant at the Danish Institute for Fishery Research.
1991
Denmark
Environmental Biology, Roskilde University.
1990
Denmark
The Natural Science Basic Studies, Roskilde University.
1989
India
2 months socio-economic field study in Ladakh focusing on energy resource saving in rural
areas.
1987-1988
Pakistan and India
6 months back-packing.
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PUBLICATIONS:
Scientific
Nordic Council (2004)
The Ramsar Convention in the Nordic Countries. Greenland. The Nordic
Council.
Hjarsen, T. (in press)
Biodiversity, forests and people in the Bolivian Highlands. Proceedings of the
III International Symposium of Sustainable Mountain Development:
Understanding Ecological Interfaces of Andean Cultural Landscapes for
Management, Quito, 10th-14th December 1998. Elsevier. Germany.
Hjarsen, T. (1999)
Effects of land-use on high altitude bird fauna of the Bolivian Andes Implications for development of a more sustainable land-use. Proceedings of
the conference on Biodiversity and Development, Copenhagen, 21st October,
1998. 133 pp. RUF and cenTER Aarhus. Aarhus.
Hjarsen, T. (1997)
Bird fauna and vegetation in natural woodlands and eucalyptus plantations in
the High Andes of Bolivia - Implications for development of sustainable
agroforestry techniques. Pp 89-94 in: Proceedings of the IUFRO Conference
on silviculture and improvements of Eucalyptus, 21st-29th August, 1997. Vol.
4. EMBRAPA. Salvador, Brazil.
Hjarsen, T. (1997)
La avifauna de las plantaciones y bosques nativos en los Altos Andes de
Bolivia. Pp. 31-33 in: Actas de III Encuentro Boliviano para la Conservacíon
de las Aves. 70 pp. Armonia & Museo de Historia Natural “Noel Kempff
Mercado”. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Hjarsen, T. &
J. Fjeldså (in press)
Sustainable forestry in the Andes. Proceedings of the III
International Symposium for Sustainable Mountain Development:
Understanding Ecological Interfaces of Andean Cultural Landscapes for
Management. Quito, 10th-14th December, 1998. Elsevier, Germany.
Andersen, P.N., T. Hjarsen
Monitoring and management of High Andean biodiversity - a study from
Cochabamba, Bolivia. DIVA Technical Report No. 6. 110 pp. Centre for
Research on the Cultural and Biological Diversity of Andean Rainforests
(DIVA). The National Environmental Research Institute (DMU). Kalø,
Denmark.
Conferences
Hjarsen T. (2000)
Bird management in Greenland. Speaker at VII Annual meeting of the
Circumpolar Seabird Working Group (CAFF). Helsinki, 24th-26th October.
Hjarsen, T. (1998)
Bird diversity and land-use in the Bolivian Andes. Speaker and workshop
moderator at the III International Symposium of Sustainable Mountain
Development: Understanding Ecological Interfaces of Andean Cultural
Landscapes for Management. Quito, 10th-14th December.
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Hjarsen, T. (1997)
Biological diversity in High Andean woodlands and plantations in Bolivia.
Invited speaker at CEDLA Workshop 1997 (Centre for Latin American
Research and Documentation, Univ. of Amsterdam). Amsterdam, 27th-28th
November.
Hjarsen, T. (1997)
Biodiversitet i Bolivias højland. Poster at Tropisk Miljøforskning og
Udvikling. Danida. Copenhagen, 27th November.
Hjarsen, T. (1997)
Biodiversity in Eucalyptus plantations and natural woodlands in the High
Andes (Bolivia). Poster at IUFRO’s Symposium on Silviculture and Genetic
Improvement of Eucalyptus. Salvador (Brazil), 21st-28th August.
Hjarsen, T. (1996)
La avifauna de bosques y plantaciones in los Altos Andes. Speaker at III
Encuentro Boliviano para la Conservacion de las Aves. Santa Cruz de la
Sierra (Bolivia), 18th-20th October.
Hjarsen, T. (1996)
La fauna de aves en las plantaciones i bosques nativos en los Altos Andes.
Poster at Congreso Nacional de Biología. Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia),
14th-17th August.
Other publications
Hjarsen, T. (in press)
Riget i klemme. Levende Natur. WWF Denmark
Hjarsen, T. (2004)
CITES in Greenland. TRAFFIC Bulletin, vol 20 (1): 17-20.
Hjarsen, T. (2003)
Viden eller uviden? AG Grønlandsposten – 21. august 2003, Grønland.
Hjarsen, T. (2003)
KNAPK må vel støtte fuglene? AG Grønlandsposten – 24. juli 2003,
Grønland.
Hjarsen, T. &
A.-M. Bjerg (2003)
Greenland Government’s U-turn on hunting. WWF Arctic Bulletin, 2:3, pp. 45. WWF International Arctic Programme, Norway.
Hjarsen, T. (2002)
Synspynkt: Kritik af Grønlandstema. MiljøDanmark, 9: 26. Miljøstyrelsen,
Danmark.
Hjarsen, T. (2002)
EU-møde forstyrres af internationale naturvenner. Sermitsiaq – 23. august,
34: 6. Grønland.
Hjarsen, T. (2002)
Den glemte Ramsar-konvention. Sermitsiaq – 2. august, 31: 18-19. Grønland.
Hjarsen, T. (2002)
Ny kritik af hvalfangst. Sermitsiaq – 26. juli, 38. Grønland.
Hjarsen, T. &
T. Petersen (2002)
Ulovlig ægsamling - Nordisk Kriminalreportage 2002,
s. 145-150. Nordisk Politiidrætsforbund, Danmark.
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Hjarsen, T. &
T. Petersen (2000)
En røverhistorie om æg. Afsløring af ægsamlernes
metoder. - Fugle og Natur, 4: 6-10. Dansk Ornitologisk Forening, Danmark.
Hjarsen, T., C. Rahbek &
J. Fjeldså (1998)
Biodiversitet og mennesker i Bolivias højland.
- Udvikling, 2: 30-33. Danida, København.
Hjarsen, T. (1999)
Nyplantede skove kan skade lokalbefolkningen og miljøet. - Skov og Folk,
3(16): 6-7. Nepenthes, Århus.
Hjarsen, T. (1999)
Skovrejsning og de nationale CO2-regnskaber. - Bladet, 3: 18-19. Skove- og
Naturstyrelsen, København.
Hjarsen, T. (1999)
Vicuñaen - en forvaltningsmæssig succes. P. 48 in: Skov, F., H. Borgtoft & J.
Fjeldså: Tropisk biodiversitet - skov og mennesker i Ecuador. Tema-rapport
fra DMU, 25/1999. Danmarks Miljøundersøgelser, Kalø.
Hjarsen, T. (1998)
Import af rødøret terrapin - replik. - Nordisk Herpetologisk Forening, 5: 117.
NHF, København.
Hjarsen, T. (1998)
Kort sagt om Lomborg. - Politiken, 25. februar. København.
Hjarsen, T. (1998)
Bjergbønder og biodiversitet i Bolivia. - DAFIFs Nyhedsbrev, 24: 4-8. Dansk
Ornitologisk Forening, København.
Hjarsen, T. (1998)
Effects of rural agriculture and plantation forestry on High Andean
biodiversity. - http://www.mtnforum.org
/mtnforum/ archives/reportspubs/library/hjart97a.htm (1st May 1998).
Hjarsen, T. (1998)
Giver mere skov mindre CO2? - Global Økologi, 5(5): 23-25. Økologisk Råd,
København.
Hjarsen, T. (1998)
Træer og CO2-reduktion - myter og fakta. - MiljøDanmark, 12(4): 22-24.
Miljøstyrelsen, København.
Hjarsen, T. (1997)
The effects of plantations in the Andes. - Tropical Forest Update, 7(2): 15.
ITTO, Tokyo.
Hjarsen, T. (1997)
Effects of rural forestry and plantations on High Andean biodiversity. Mountain Forum Bulletin, August 1997: 14-15. The Mountain Institute, USA.
Hjarsen, T. (1997)
Birds in High Andean woodlands and plantations in Bolivia. Implications for
development of sustainable land-use. M.Sc. report. 202 pp. Zoological
Museum, Univ. of Copenhagen, Copenhagen.
Hjarsen, T. (1997)
Eukalyptus og fyr i Bolivia. - Skoven, 1:26-29. Dansk Skovforening,
København.
Hjarsen, T. (1996)
De gode viljer, men de forkerte træer. - DOF-nyt, 4:3-5. Dansk Ornitologisk
Forening, Købehavn.
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Hjarsen, T. (1996)
Plantations threaten endangerede birds in the Bolivian Andes. - Fauna and
Flora News, 6: 2-3. Fauna and Flora International, Cambridge.
Hjarsen, T. (1996)
Why is Parque Nacional de Tunari a national park? - Bolivian Times, 25th
April. La Paz.
Hjarsen, T. (1995)
Bæredygtig udvikling i Bolivias højland? - DOF-nyt, 3: 4-5. Dansk
Ornitologisk Forening, København.
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