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Tara
Sawatsky
B.Sc. (Honours) International Development Studies and Environmental Science
(2003), University of Toronto, Toronto
M.R.M., School of Resource and Environmental Management (2008), Simon Fraser University
Tara came to REM in 2005 to pursue interests in community resource
management with a focus on international and environmental development,
following a cooperative year with the University
of Toronto in the Peruvian Amazon
and traveling throughout Peru,
Mexico, and Guatemala.
At REM, she researched the influence
of social capital on the development of nature
tourism in whale-watching communities. She conducted her
research in Bahia Magdalena, Mexico as part of a SSHRC funded project.
Arianne Ransom-Hodges
B.Sc. McGill
School of the Environment, (2003), McGill University,
Montreal.
M.R.M., School of Resource and Environmental Management (2007), Simon Fraser University
Arianne joined REM in Fall 2004
with research interests in policy analysis, risk assessment and the legal dimension
of natural resource management. While at REM she participated in a USDA
funded project. Her research analyzed policy alternatives for tackling the
problem of alien invasive species being
distributed by the horticulture industry in Canada and the United States by
assessing stakeholder perspectives and preferences. After finishing up at REM
she took a position with Public Works and Government Services Canada.
Tobias
Schwoerer
B.A. Economics (2003), University
of Alaska Anchorage,
USA
M.R.M., School of Resource and Environmental Management (2007), Simon Fraser University
After completing his
undergraduate work he worked at the Institute of Social
and Economic Research at UAA as a research associate on valuation of Tundra
ecosystems, fisheries, and sustainability in Arctic communities. His
interests are in natural resource economics, especially the economic
valuation of wildlife species, and the resource management of local
communities. Tobias joined REM in Fall 2004 and completed his master's
research as part of a project investigating the bioeconomics of gray whales as they contribute to income from
tourism to communities in Baja, Mexico. He is now a consultant in Alaska.
Hui Xue
B.Sc. Herbal Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural
University, P.R.CHINA
M.R.M., School of Resource and Environmental Management (2006), Simon Fraser University
Hui completed her undergraduate
studies in herbal medicine. Before she joined REM in 2002, she worked with
the Nature Conservancy of China. While in her job, she attained a strong
interest in sustainable community development when working on a project about
indigenous community capacity building and natural and cultural conservation
in northwest Yunnan province, China.
Hui's research involved assessing the role of
risk in pastoralist behavior on the eastern Tibetan plateau in China. She
now works for the provincial government here in BC.
Sarah
Nathan
BSc. Environmental Biology, Minor: Economics (2003), University
of Guelph, Guelph
M.R.M., School of Resource and Environmental Management (2006), Simon Fraser University
Sarah joined REM in Fall 2003 and
her research interests include sustainable development, environmental
valuation, and simulation modeling. Sarah researched the trade-offs
associated with off-shore fishing and aquaculture
production of tiger prawns in the Indian State of West Bengal as well as
the role of mangroves as an input to prawn production. Since graduating she
has worked in consulting and with BC Hydro.
Neil
Philcox
B.Soc.Sci, Economics & Economic History (1990), University of Cape Town,
South Africa
Graduate Diploma, Asia Pacific Management (1993), Capilano College, Vancouver
M.R.M., School of Resource and Environmental Management (2006), Simon Fraser
University
Neil joined REM in Fall 2003 and
his research interests include sustainable development, community based management
of natural resources, and wildlife conservation in developing countries. He
has lived, worked, and traveled extensively in Africa and Asia.
Neil's research focused on the trade-offs associated with alternative
management options, as experienced by stakeholders in the shrimp-mangrove system in the Bay of Bengal, India.
He has worked at a number of consulting and non-governmental positions in the
Lower mainland since graduating from REM.
Mahesh Poudyal
B.Sc. (Honours) Environment, Economics, and Ecology (2002), University of York,
York, UK.
M.R.M., School of Resource and Environmental Management (2005), Simon Fraser University
Mahesh joined REM in Fall 2002
immediately after completing his undergraduate degree in Environmental
Economics from the University of York in the UK. His interests are in natural
resources economics and management, especially in the context of developing
countries. His research focused on economic
incentives and poaching of the one-horned rhinocerous in Nepal. Since
completing at REM he has returned to the University
of York in the UK for a PhD.
Alan
MacKinnon
B.Sc. (Honours) Land Use and Environmental Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
M.R.M., School
of Resource and
Environmental Management (2004), Simon Fraser University
Alan came to REM in 2001 to pursue interests in international environmental
problems and ecological economics. Alan’s research addressed the economics of nutrient enrichment in the
Danube-Black Sea system, focusing on the incentives to pollute and to
abate that the countries in that system face. Since graduating he has worked
with the Government of Canada.
Jesse Wood
B.Sc. (Honours) Biology-Physical Geography, Queen's University, Kingston
M.R.M., School of Resource and Environmental Management (2003), Simon Fraser University
Jesse came to REM in 1999 to pursue interests in community
level resource management and international development after graduating from
Queen’s in 1998. His research at REM addressed the influence of
community characteristics and resource systems on the potential development
of successful collective management institutions. His field research was
conducted on musk deer in Mount Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. After completing his REM
degree he worked with CIDA in Ottawa.
Cindy Hubbard
B.Sc. Environmental Sciences, University
of Toronto, Toronto
M.R.M., School of Resource and Environmental Management (2002), Simon Fraser University
Cindy completed her Masters
Degree in Fall 2002. Her research focused on the design and implementation of
community-based forest management programmes
for villagers living within the World Heritage Site of Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
Once she graduated she took a position with the Government of Canada
Bertrand Meinier
B.Sc., University of Montreal, Montreal
M.R.M, School of Resource and Environmental Management (2002), Simon Fraser University
Bertrand completed his Masters
Degree in the summer of 2002. His researched water quality
management in the Danube River and Black Sea basin, focusing on the prospects
for institutional change. After graduating from REM he attended Laval University to study for a PhD.
Debbie Gordon
B. Comm., McGill University, Montreal
M.R.M., School of Resource and Environmental Management (2001), Simon Fraser University
Debbie completed her Master's Degree in Fall 2001. Her work focused on the
incorporation of environmental costs into project evaluation, and she used Israeli water projects
as a case study. Since graduating, Debbie has worked at Environment Canada in
Ottawa as an
Economist and at other positions.
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