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Helene Hoffmann

Helene Hoffmann

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Project Manager Marine Biodiversity - International Climate Initiative

  • Education

    • OceanTeacher Global Academy

      2016 -
      Training on “Ocean Science Communication Tools”

      Organised by the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, European Marine Board and Flanders Marine Institute, Ostend, Belgium.Contents of the training course: Communicating marine scientific information to a wide audience through various tools, such as websites, social media, articles etc. to raise awareness for environmental issues.

    • DEVOTES-EUROMARINE Summer School

      2016 -
      Marine ecosystem services, management and governance: linking social and ecological research San Sebastian, Spain

      Summer school of the FP7 project DEVOTES (DEVelopment Of innovative Tools for understanding marine biodiversity and assessing good Environmental Status)Contents of the lectures:- Ecosystem services in practice (evaluation, mapping, etc.)- Ecosystem services management- The science-policy interface and the role of science in governance

    • University of Southampton

      2009 - 2013
      Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Oceanography

      Activities and Societies: ESN Erasmus Society Gained a broad and comprehensive knowledge on physical and chemical marine processes, marine ecology and climate sciences.BSc dissertation in Paleoceanography: sea level fluctuations in the Northern Red Sea over the last 130,000 years and their impacts on planktonic communities.

    • Universität Bremen

      2011 - 2012
      Erasmus Exchange Student

      Climate Sciences

    • Heriot-Watt University

      2013 - 2014
      Master of Science (MSc) Marine Resource Development and Protection Graduated with Distinction

      The MSc programme covered the environmental impacts of human harvesting of marine resources and management options to reduce pressures and use resources more sustainably.MSc dissertation title: ‘The diversity and value of key European marine habitats: reviewing the use of the ‘ecosystem services’ concept in marine environmental policy and coastal management.’

  • Experience

    • Universität Bremen

      Feb 2012 - Jul 2012
      Student Research Assistant

    • Oceana

      Jul 2013 - Jul 2013
      Policy and Communications Intern

    • Milieu Consulting

      Mar 2015 - Aug 2015
      Policy Intern

      - Provided marine policy advice to the EU Commission- Assessed EU Member States’ reports on their monitoring programmes for the MSFD, primarily biodiversity and commercial fisheries topics

    • UNEP - Cartagena Convention Secretariat and Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP)

      Oct 2015 - Dec 2015
      Intern

      Intern in the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife unit.

    • European Commission

      Feb 2016 - Jul 2016
      Trainee

      Trainee at the Marine Strategy Framework Directive Competence Centre (MCC), which supports EU Member States with the implementation of the Directive.

    • Milieu Consulting

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2017
      Marine Policy Advisor

      - Worked on the assessment of Programmes of Measures reported by EU Member States under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) for the EU Commission.- Covered marine topics, such as marine biodiversity, fisheries, marine litter, non-indigenous species, underwater noise etc. - Supported meetings of the MSFD Working Group DIKE

    • Ecologic Institute

      Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

      - Provided marine policy advice to the European Environment Agency as part of the European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ETC/ICM).- Supported the German Environment Agency (UBA) in the implementation of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive at national level. - Contributed to Horizon 2020 project Knowledge, Assessment, and Management for Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Across EU Policies (AQUACROSS): - Policy analysis, communication with partners, organisation of meetings and the final conference. - Involved in a MPA Case Study on integrating ecosystem-based management in the Faial-Pico channel MPA (Azores).

      • Co-coordinator Coastal and Marine Team

        Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

      • Researcher

        Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

      • Junior Researcher

        Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

    • Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH

      Dec 2019 - now

      • Project Manager Marine Biodiversity - International Climate Initiative (IKI)

        Apr 2022 - now

      • Project Manager Marine Litter

        Dec 2019 - Apr 2022

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Ecological Diver and Ecological Monitoring Program Diver

      Scuba School International (SSI)
      Aug 2011

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Social Secretary at the Erasmus Society University of Southampton

      Issued by Erasmus Student Network UK on Sept 2012
      Erasmus Student Network UKAssociated with Helene Hoffmann

    • Research Assistant

      Issued by Personal Overseas Development on Jul 2011
      Personal Overseas DevelopmentAssociated with Helene Hoffmann