Dr. Astrid BJÖRNSEN GURUNG Scientific Program Manager, MRI Mountain Research Initiative Europe, Institute of Geography, University of Bern
CV
| 1989-1990 | School of Art And Design Zurich, Zurich |
| 1990-1995 | Study of Environmental Sciences, ETH Zurich |
| 1996-1998 | Master of Advanced Studies ETH in Development And Cooperation, Mas Eth Eza |
| 1998-2002 | Ph.D. Research on "Indigenous Knowledge Of Storage Pest Management In Nepal", ETH Zurich/Icimod, Nepal |
| 1993-1994 | Internship with IUCN Nepal on "Insect Biodiversity And Education" |
| since 1995 | Scientific Illustrator (FH Aarau, ETH, And others) and free-lance writer (Newspaper) |
| 1996 | Preparatory study on "Indigenous Knowledge of Pest Management in Nepal" Hosted By ICMOD/NARC, funded by SDC |
| 1997 | Module development for integrated Pest Management for Jiri Technical School, SDC Nepal |
| 1997-1998 | Evaluation and monitoring of Farmer Field Schools, CIP Indonesia |
| 1997-1999 | Teaching german language for foreigners, Switzerland |
| 2003-2005 | Scientific Project Coordinator Glochamore (EU FP6), Bern |
| 2005-2007 | Scientific Project Manager, Mountain Research Initiative, ETH Zurich |
| since 2007 | Scientific Program Manager MRI - Europe, University Of Berne/ IGF Innsbruck |
| 2009 | Project Coordinator University Of Central Asia, Bishkek and Centre for Development and Environment, Bern |
| 2011 | Mountain Research and Development, Centre for Development and Environment, Bern |
| since 2013 | Federal Research Institute for Forest, Landscape and Snow Research, Birmensdorf |
Publikationen
| Björnsen Gurung, A. (2011). Science Networks for Global Change in Mountain Regions: The Mountain Research Initiative. In: Georgi Zhelezov (ed.), Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions: Southeastern Europe. Springer, Dordrecht, 281-287. ISBN: 978-94-007-0130-4 | |
| Björnsen Gurung A., Wymann von Dach S., Price MF, Aspinall R, Balsiger J, Baron JS, Sharma E, Greenwood G, Kohler Th. (2012). Global Change and the World' s Mountains: Research needs and emerging themes for sustainable development - Synthesis from the Perth II Conference 2010. Mountain Research and Development 32(S1):S47-S54 | |
| Nijnik M, Thomson K., Mason B., Lesinski J., Pettenella D., Björnsen A. (2012). Linking multi-functional forestry goals with sustainable development objectives in European Mountain Regions. Abstracts Volumen of the 5th International Conference on Rural Space and Local Development, 18-22 July 2012, Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania. pp. 40-41 | |
| Björnsen Gurung, A. (2013). Science for the Carpathians: Using regional capacity to cope with Global Change. Contribution to the Conference Proceedings of the Forum Carpaticum 2010 in Krakow, Poland. Springer, Dortrecht. pp.13-21 |
Auszeichnungen
| ETH medal for outstanding PhD thesis on "Indigenous Knowledge of Storage Pest Management in Nepal", 2003 |
