Happiness Needs to Be Financed Too – A New Generation of Conservation Finance in Bhutan
Nestled among the peaks of the Himalayas between China and India — Bhutan is a land of remote mountain valleys,...
Onno van den Heuvel
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Onno is the Global Manager for BIOFIN – based at UNDP’s Istanbul Regional Hub. He leads the BIOFIN team, responsible for all global and national activities, programme development, resource mobilisation and partnerships. His prior work includes a 4 year tenure as UNDP’s Biodiversity Programme Officer/Environment Team leader in Mongolia, responsible for protected area finance, community based conservation and environmental governance. He also worked in Mongolia as a policy expert for the establishment of a Clean Air Fund and for 4 years in Kenya at UN-HABITAT’s Regional Office for Africa and Arab States. Onno holds a Masters Degree in Economic Geography from the University of Utrecht.
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James Maiden
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James is responsible for BIOFIN’s communications and advocacy. James is a passionate communicator and a keen environmentalist with a particular interest in climate change and sustainable development. Based in Tasmania, Australia, he joined BIOFIN after leadership roles with DFAT-Australian Aid on a large multi-country private sector development program called the Market Development Facility (MDF). He spent 5 years in Indonesia working with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and with AusAID on REDD+ programs. Prior to working in development communications, he was in the media producing television and documentary films with broadcasters such as Al Jazeera, ABC, SBS, France 3 among others. He has a Masters in Science Communications (Natural History Filmmaking) and a Degree in Film and Media.
Nestled among the peaks of the Himalayas between China and India — Bhutan is a land of remote mountain valleys,...
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