Richard Beilfuss
Richard David Beilfuss, Jr. (born June 10, 1965 ) is an American hydrologist , conservationist and ecologist .
Life
From 1985 to 1986 Beilfuss completed an academic year at Tribhuvan University in Nepal , where he was involved in the study project The Logic of Parma: Cooperation and Stratification in Nepal . In 1987 he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison . In 1990 and 1991 he received two Masters degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the first in water resource management with the project Urban wetlands in the Yahara-Monona Watershed: Functional Classification and Management and the second in civil and environmental engineering with the font Hydrological Restoration and Management of Tram Chim Wetland Reserve, Mekong Delta, Vietnam . After a PhD at the same university from 1997 he was awarded the dissertation in 2001 disturbance Hydrological, ecological dynamics, and restoration potential: the story of an African floodplain for Ph.D. PhD in land resources and wetland ecology.
From 1992 to 2005, Beilfuss was responsible for developing and managing the International Crane Foundation (ICF) regional program in Africa. He has worked with Foundation staff and employees in more than 20 countries on the continent and led public and private efforts to implement innovative water management practices in the Zambezi River Basin to protect cranes and many other species, and to preserve human livelihoods. From 2006 to 2009 he lived with his wife Kathy and their two sons in Mozambique , where he was director of nature conservation services for Gorongosa National Park on behalf of the Carr Foundation .
From January 2008 to September 2009 he was a senior consultant at the WWF country office in Mozambique, where he worked in close partnership with the Museum of Natural History, the Zambezi Valley Planning Authority, The Nature Conservancy and others for the implementation of ecological residual water concepts in the Zambezi river basin was responsible. He was also involved in various WWF projects to protect wetlands and wild animals in Mozambique.
Beilfuss has been President and CEO of the International Crane Foundation since June 2010 and an ex officio board member. Prior to that, he was interim president, vice president and program manager for nine months. He is responsible for overseeing, directing and prioritizing the Foundation's programs in Asia, Africa and North America, and works closely with regional offices in China , Vietnam , Cambodia , India , Zambia , Uganda , South Africa and Texas . He is also responsible for the foundation's annual budget of $ 8 million and led a four-year, $ 40 million fundraising campaign for the ICF.
literature
- Curriculum Vitae (Status: 2009; English; PDF, 819 kB)
Web links
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Beilfuss, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beilfuss, Richard David junior (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hydrologist, conservationist, and ecologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1965 |