Grazia Piras
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Senior Researcher, Forest Team, Natural Resources Group
+44 (0) 20 3463 7399
grazia.piras@iied.org
Expertise:
Sustainable management of cultural and natural heritage resources, capacity building and advocacy on the role of cultural and natural values in shaping conservation and development policies; coastal zone management. Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and India.
Current work:
Coordinator of The Growing Forest Partnerships Initiative (GFP). Mainstreaming local control of forests at the local and the global level.
Before IIED:
German Ministry of Culture (1997-1998)
World Bank (1999);UNESCO (2001-2008)
UNEP-PAP/RAC (2008-2009)
MSc Heritage Management and Communication (Scuola Superiore Normale, Pisa); PhD Heritage Conservation and Management (University of Genova).
Languages:
English, French, Spanish, German and Italian