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 Biography
of Peter Holmgren,
Director of Environment, Climate Change and Bioenergy Division,
FAO |
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Mr Peter Holmgren, a national of Sweden , holds an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in
Forestry from the Faculty of Forestry, Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden. Mr. Holmgren has worked
for FAO since 1998, currently as Director, Environment, Climate Change
and Bioenergy Division in the Natural Resources Management and
Environment Department. He has previously been assigned to the Forestry
Department as responsible for forest resources development, planted
forests, fire management and global and national forest resources
assessments. Prior to joining FAO, Mr Holmgren was Research Scientist at
the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences of Uppsala, Sweden,
focussing on the application of geographic in formation in multipurpose
forest management. He also worked in national forestry programmes
development in the Philippines, Pakistan and Kenya, as well as with the
private sector developing operational forestry systems. |
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