| Expert Name | Prof. Dr. Hans Hurni |
| Title | Prof. Dr. phil. nat. |
| Division | Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South, CDE |
| Institution | G.B. Plant Institute of Himalayan (Environment and Development) |
| City | Bern |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Telephone | 41 31 631 88 76 |
| Email | hans.hurni(at)cde.unibe.ch |
| Work Experience | 1. Editor-in-chief, international journal ‘Mountain Research and Development’ (since 2000)
2. Coordinating Lead Author, Conceptual Framework, International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) (2005-2008)
3. Editorial Board Member, AMBIO, a journal of the human environment (since 1998)
4. President, World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC; vice president since 1998, president 1991-1997)
5. Member of Board of Directors, World Soil Information (ISRIC), Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands (2002-2006) |
| Qualifications | 1975 Master's Degree in Geography, University of Bern
1978 Teacher's Diploma, University of Bern
1980 PhD in Natural Sciences, University of Bern
1990 Venia Docendi in Geography, University of Bern
1997 Titulary full professorship in Geography, University of Bern
2002 Extra-ordinary full professorship in Geography, University of Bern
2009 Ordinary full professorship in Geography and Sustainable Development, University of Bern |
| Number of Publications | 207 |
| Awards | 2007: Norman Hudson Memorial Award of the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, ‘for his outstanding contribution to soil and water conservation and the successful WOCAT programme for documenting sustainable land management worldwide’
1980: First prize of the Faculty of Science, University of Bern, for his distinguished PhD thesis on ‘Climate change and the dynamics of altitudinal belts from the last cold period to the present day’. |
| Other Activities | 1. Immediate past president, World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC), USA
2. International Soil Conservation Organisation (Board)
3. International Board for Soil Research and Management (IBSRAM), Chair of Review
4. Coordinator of WOCAT international program and consortium |
| Publications | 1. Hurni, H., Herweg, K., Portner, B. and HP. Liniger. 2008. Soil erosion and conservation in global agriculture. In: Braimoh, A. and L.G. Vlek (eds), ‘Land use and soil resources’. Berlin: Springer Verlag, pp. 41-71
2. Gete Zeleke and H. Hurni. 2001. Implications of land use and land cover dynamics for mountain resource degradation in the northwestern Ethiopian highlands. Mountain Research and Development 21(2): 184 – 191
3. Hurni, H., Wiesmann, U. and T. Kohler. 2001. Mitigating the syndromes of desertification: the requirements for transdisciplinary research and information exchange. In: Desertification Convention. Data and information requirements for interdisciplinary research. Proceedings of the international workshop held in Alghero, Italy, 9 to 11 October 1999. Edited by G. Enne, D. Peter, D. Pottier. Directorate-General for Research, European Commission, pp. 9-17
4. Hurni, H., Wiesmann, U., Anton, P. and P. Messerli. 2004. Initiating research for mitigating syndromes of global change in different contexts. In: Perspectives of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South, University of Bern, Vol. 1. Bern: Geographica Bernensia, pp. 11-30
5. Hurni, H. et al. 1996. Precious earth: from soil and water conservation to sustainable land management. Bern: International Soil Conservation Organisation, and Centre for Development and Environment. ISBN 3-906151-11-5. 89 pp. |
| Discipline | Soil Science |
| Last updated | 24/08/2009 13:02:00 |
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