International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT)
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The International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) is part of the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Centers Research Program (CRP) on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM). I participated in IMPACT by developing methods and training for estimating biomass from optical remote sensing
Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP)
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The Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP) is a collaborative effort by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the USDA Forest Service (USFS) and Oregon State University with support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID). I have worked for SWAMP as an independent researcher since 2012, focusing on mapping and monitoring of global pantropical wetlands and peatlands.
Sentinel Landscapes
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Providing evidence of the importance of forests and trees in the livelihoods of rural communities.
Lake Tanganyika Regional Integrated Management Project.
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A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) / Global Environmental Facility (GEF) project covering the Lake Tanganyika riparian countries, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.
ICRAF Geoinformatics.
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In 2010 I started the process of creating and launching the ICRAF Geoinformatics unit. The unit was launched in 2011, and I led the establishment of the unit, hired staff and created of the first web-map portal. For family reason I left ICRAF (and moved from Africa to my native Sweden) in early 2012.
Land Health Surveillance for Targeting Climate Change and Ecosystem Management Interventions in Africa
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Pilot study for developing management intervention tools based on spatial mapping and monitoring of natural resources from remote sensing data and other publicly available spatial data sources. Results included automated work flows for spatial data processing and definition of suitable indexes and indicators to use for management interventions.
Land Health Surveillance for Targeting Climate Change and Ecosystem Management Interventions in Africa
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Pilot study for developing management intervention tools based on spatial mapping and monitoring of natural resources from remote sensing data and other publicly available spatial data sources. Results included automated work flows for spatial data processing and definition of suitable indexes and indicators to use for management interventions. Reports can be downloaded from my private web-site.
Kenya Farmer Field School
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Using Farmer Field Schools Approaches to Overcome Land Degradation in Agro-Pastoral Areas of Kenya. Land degradation assessment – Baseline survey on spatial analysis of land cover / degradation trends and Toolkit Development.
Rwenzori Mountains Uganda - commemorate centennial climb
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In June 2006 I took part in the 100 year anniversary of the first climb to the summit of Mount Rwenzori (The Mountains of the Moon) straddling the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Using time series of satellite images and old maps I studied the change in landcover and glaciers, presented as talks and posters, and a training exercise.
Rwenzori Mountains Uganda - commemorate centennial climb
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In June 2006 I took part in the 100 year anniversary of the first climb to the summit of Mount Rwenzori (The Mountains of the Moon) straddling the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Using time series of satellite images and old maps I studied the change in landcover and glaciers, presented as talks and posters, and a training exercise.
Senior Lecturer, Geoinformatics (KTH).
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Half time position as senior lecturer with responsibility for courses in Geographical Information Systems (GIS), spatial data visualisation and map web server development. Lecturing and supervision at graduate and post-graduate levels.
West African Drylands
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An Ecosystem Approach to Restoring West African Drylands and Improving Livelihoods through Agroforestry-based Land Management Interventions. A United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) project conducted in partnership with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), the Centre for Environmental Policy of the University of Florida, and the Governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. Project funded by the Government of Norway.
Integrated management of Lake Kyoga natural resources.
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Kyoga is a shallow lake north of Lake Victoria in Uganda. In 2003 I raised funding for a 2 year project on “Integrated management of Lake Kyoga natural resources”. Project partners included Uppsala University (Sweden), and Fisheries Resoruces Research Institute (FIRRI) and Department of Water Development (DWD) in Uganda. The project was financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
Researcher (Hydrology), Entebbe, Uganda (ICRAF)
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I set up a new ICRAF office in Entebbe, Uganda, created a regional network including governmental and non-governmental organisations, national and international research and development organisations, and private companies. I then succeeded in creating several project and attracting funding.
Okavango post-doc studies (still continuing).
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1999 I got a post-doc scholarship from the Royal Academy of Sciences in Sweden, allowing me to move to South Africa and start a post-doc at University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg. My studies focused on the Okavango swamps in Botswana, but also other regional wetlands. I stayed at Wits for two years, and also worked for a few months with the tourist industry in the Okavango.
Head and Senior Lecturer, Geoinformatics, Department of Earch Sciences, Uppsala University
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From August 1998 to April 2000 I was the head of the Geoinformatics unit at the Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University. My primary duty was to reorganize the Geoinformatics unit and create a new curricula integrating Geaoinformatics courses with the thematic Earth sciences represented at the department.
Modelling water and vegetation reciprocity (PhD).
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My PhD project “Modelling water and vegetation reciprocity -a landscape synthesis in GIS” is based on the results of several studies relating landscape patterns and processes. Some of the studies are explicitly included in the PhD thesis report, whereas others are only used as background material.
Projects during my doctoral studies (KTH).
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While studying towards my PhD at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) (1988 - 1996) I also worked as a teacher, and was instrumental in creating the first international MSc course (Envirnomental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure) offered by KTH. As part of my teaching I organized and led international study tours to Holland, Cyprus and Latvia. The international contacts, and my knowledge in e.g. German, French and Spanish led to several shorter projects in different countries, with some results presented as journal articles, and some at international conferences and proceedings. I also published a journal article on my didactic approach.
Constructed wetlands for waste water treatment.
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The project on constructed wetlands for waste water treatment originated from the consulting company K-Konsult where I worked 1984 - 1988. I brought this project along when I started my doctoral studies at the Royal Institute of technology (KTH) in 1988. The studies on constructed wetlands formed the basis of my Technical Licentiate degree in 1991. The project results have been published in several journal articles. The overview article on nutrient processes in constructed wetlands is my most cited and widely read publication.
Technical University Berlin (TUB), Germany
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During 1993 I spent all together 6 months in Germany, studying at the Technical University Berlin (TUB) and the University in Kiel (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel). The studies was made possible by a scholarship from Stockholms Byggmästareförening. It was during this period that I worked out the conceptual basis for my landscape studies, that later also formed the backbone of my PhD thesis.
National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), New Zealand
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During the boreal autumn (and austral spring) of 1992 I spent 2 months at NIWA, Hamilton, New Zealand, studying wetlands. The stay at NIWA allowed me to follow up my licentiate thesis and finish several articles on constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment.
Tatui, Brazil
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During the Rio-summit in 1992 I participated in an NGO-project for young street-chlidren in Tatui, Brazil. I also visited the Rio-summit and the alternative Rio-summit. The street children projected was reported at Stockholm Water Conference in 1993.
Doctoral studies at University College Galway, Ireland
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Autumn 1990 I spent in Galway, Ireland, studying hydrological modeling at University College Galway. This allowed me to develop my own hydrological model that was later used as part of my PhD and then for modeling the global water cycle.
University College Galway, Department of Engineering Hydrology, Ireland
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During the autumn of 1990 I spent 3 months at UCG, Ireland, studying hydrology and hydrological modeling. The studies allowed me to develop my own hydrological models, first during my own PhD work, and then also for mapping global tropical wetlands (25 years later).
The fall of the Berlin wall and the velvet revolution
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On the night train from Stockholm to Pgraque, I changed train in East Berlin. The last day that East Berlin really existed. The scenes at the railway station… The next day the gates where opened, but then I was already in Prague. The velvet revolution started. I stayen in Prague for a week in a surrealistic atmosphere Coutries I had hardly known to exists a few years early too opend up and the map changes.
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
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During the summer of 1989 I participated in IIASA´s Young Scientists´ Summer Program in Lxenburg. I stayed at a flat in central Vienna, near Karlskirche, on Taubstummengasse 3. I worked with a project on climate change and ocean biota, that was published as an institutional report at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in 1992
Participation in IIASA YSSP
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The summer of 1989 I participated in the IIASAs young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). My assignment was to write a summary on the relation between ocean biota and climate change. The summary was published two years later by my home department at the Royal Institute of Technology “The role of ocean biota in the CO2 drama”.