Dr Cornelis Neet

Born in Chene-Bougeries, Geneva (Switzerland), on July 28, 1960

Education

University of Neuchatel, Switzerland, Licence es sciences (MSc), 1984

University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Doctorat es sciences (PhD), 1989

Henri Guenin Prize Winner, 1989

IDHEAP, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, Lausanne, Switzerland, Postgraduate certificate in environmntal policy, 1990

Certified Manager (Assessment center, Direction Plus SA), 2002

IDHEAP, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, Lausanne, Switzerland, "Diplôme exécutif en action publique (DEAP)", 2005

Best DEAP in 2005 Prize Winner, 2005



Professional background

Consulting ecologist at CSD Colombi Schmutz Dorthe SA, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, 1989-1990

Chief wildlife manager, Forest, Wildlife and Nature conservation service, Vaud State, Switzerland, 1990-2001

Head of the Forest, Wildlife and Nature conservation service, Vaud State, Switzerland, since 2001



Teaching experience

Assistant. Institute of Zoology and Animal Ecology, University of Lausanne, 1984-1987

Assistant A. Department of Biology, University of Geneva, 1987-1989

Lecturer in applied ecology, Institute of Ecology, University of Lausanne (since 1996)

Organizer of post-graduate lectures « 3eme cycle des sciences biologiques », 1996 and 1999

Founder, with Prof. B. Baur (Uni BS) and Dr W. Suter (ETHZ) of the « Swiss Forum on Conservation Biology »

Postgraduate teacher and lecture organizer (Conservation biology and ecosystem managament) in the « 3e cycle des Universites romandes Systematique et gestion de la biodiversite »

British Ecological Society

Société Suisse de Zoologie

Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles

Groupe d'Histoire des Forets Françaises (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris)

La Grande Caricaie - Rive Sud du lac de Neuchatel, Scientific board member 1991-2001

Swiss National Park, Scientific board member 1993-1999, Federal commission member 2000-2003

Swiss Wildlife Society, Board member 1994-2001, President 1997-2001

BDM-CH, Swiss National Biodiversity monitoring programme, scientific board member 1996-1999

Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences 1999-2001, President of section V (Biology)