Arjan de Groot

AUSBILDUNG

09/2018 –09/2018: LOS_DAMA! International Autumn School Course
Freising, Germany.
Designing an Eco-Vision for the region and city of Salzburg, Austria

09/2013 – 09/2015: Master of Science (MSc)
in Climate Studies, Wageningen University, Netherlands
Major in Environmental Systems Analysis. Final Grade: GPA ~3.9 (In the Dutch System: 8.3) MSc Thesis on “Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services and Local Communities in the Kouga Catchment”, South Africa with the local NGO „Living Lands‟ (www.livinglands.co.za)

10/2010 – 06/2013: Master of Science (MSc)
in Geology, University of Tübingen, Germany
Major in Paleontology & Climate Research. Final Grade: GPA ~3.7 (In the German System: 1.2) MSc Thesis on “Sediment properties and carbonate preservation in two sediment cores from the southern Baffin Bay at the end of the Pleistocene and during the Holocene”

ARBEITSERFAHRUNG

since 11/2020: Scientist
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Geosciences and Geography, Dept. Sustainable Landscape Development

04/2019 – 10/2020: Research Associate
Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology – Main activities: Lecturer on Geo-Information Systems (GIS) basic and advanced for B.Sc. and M.Sc. students. Conducted seminar course on interdisciplinary geography topics. Scientific contribution to MAIA and ÖSKKIP project.

04/2018 – 03/2019: Guest associate
Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD), www.fsd.nl – Main activities: support of the Ecosystem Services Partnership‟s Networking and Training activities (www.es-partnership.org), contributions to the development of Guidelines for Integrated Ecosystem Services Assessment and development of a framework for linking Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Red List of Ecosystem (RLE) approaches.

05/2016 – 12/2017: Junior Advisor
for the global project “ValuES“ at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), Eschborn www.aboutvalues.net Trainer and technical advisor on ”Integrating ecosystem services into policy, planning and practice”. Trainings conducted in: Georgia (09/2015), Jordan (10/2015), Netherlands (04/2016), Vietnam (04/2016), South Korea (05/2016), Albania (06/2016), Germany (10/2016), Philippines (11/2016), Namibia (04/2017), D.R. Congo (10/2017).

10/2015 – 04/2016: External consultant
at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GmbH), Eschborn, Germany: Compilation of a training manual for the “Principles of Ecosystem Services Assessments for Policy Impacts” training. Start-up of a global GIZ ValuES Trainer Network.

04/2015 – 09/2015: Internship at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GmbH), Eschborn, Germany

05/2013 – 07/2013: Internship
at the Alfred-Wegener-Institute for polar and marine research (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany

02/2010 – 04/2010: Internship
at the office for geologic & environmental issues (BGU), Deckenpfronn, Germany

10/2009 – 12/2009: Student assistant
at University of Tübingen, Micropaleontological working group

• Präsentation für “YESS – Young Ecosystem Services Specialists” während der Eröffnungssitzung der ESP 10 – World Conference in Hannover, Deutschland (2019)

• Ecosystem Services Partnership (2018). “Guidelines to Analyse and Capture the Costs and Benefits of Nature Conservation, Landscape Restoration and Sustainable Land Management” – (Mitarbeit)

• Präsentation für “Regional Chapter West & Central Europe incl. Russia” während der Forum Session der European ESP Conference in San Sebastian, Spanien (2018)

• GIZ ValuES (2017). “Namibia Summer School: Assessing and Valuing Ecosystem Services for Policy Impacts” – (Main Author)

• GIZ ValuES (2016). “Principles of Ecosystem Services Assessments for Policy Impacts”, GIZ ValuES – Methods for Integrating Ecosystem Services into Policy, planning and Practice (150 pp) (Co – Author)

• Präsentation zum Thema “The Concept of Ecosystem Services” während des 3rd International River Summit in Cagayan de Oro, Philippinen (2016)

• Präsentation zum Thema “Integrating Ecosystem Services into Development Planning” bei der ESP Conference Asia in Ansan-si, Südkorea (2016)

• GIZ ValuES (2016). “Mainstreaming Biodiversity – Synthesis Report for the CBD COP 16 in Cancún, Mexico” – (Main Author)

Gutachter für das globale Projekt „ValuES – Methods for integating ecosystem services into policy, planning and practice” bei der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (10/2015 – 04/2016)