User:Phaivanh Phiapalath

Phaivanh is a conservation biologist, holds a PhD in environmental biology from Suranaree University of Technology, M.Sc in Natural Resource Management from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, with over 20 years of work experience in wildlife surveys, biodiversity assessment protected areas management planning, and wetland management planning, including collaborative management. He has been working in a wide range of conservation from wildlife surveys, ecological baseline survey to habitat and protected area management planning, management practice, site assessment for designation, biodiversity monitoring, vulnerability assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation, ecosystem service and business planning. He assisted Government of Laos (GoL) in developing ca. 15 Management Plans for Protected Areas. As an IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group Member/Co-Vice Chairs of SEA, has contributed for primate species assessment, visiting lecturer and advisor for post graduate students of Faculty of Forestry Science/National University of Laos.