Diplom-Forstwirtin
Dr. Claudia Bieling (nee Wilbrand)

Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
Institute for Landscape Management
D - 79085 Freiburg
Tel.: +49 761 203-3818
claudia.bielinglandespflege.uni-freiburg.de

Professional work experience and internships

since April 2005	Researcher at the Institute for Landscape Management, University of Freiburg. Main projects: "Cultural ecosystem services, quality of life and their role in private land use" "Forest expansion in Baden-Württemberg – processes in space and time, impacts upon landscape ecology, political solutions“
Jan 2003 - Mar 2005	Freelance researcher for various institutes of the University of Freiburg: Preparation of publications, expertise and project proposals
May 1999 - Dec 2002	Researcher at the Institute for Forest and Environmental Policy, University of Freiburg. Dissertation project „Assessment and implementation of close-to-nature forest management concepts by small-scale private owners in the southern Black Forest“
1997	Project work for the „Asociación para el Desarollo Integral de la Región Salor-Almonte (ADISA)“, Spain
1994 - 1999	Research assistant at different institutes of the universities at Freiburg and Göttingen (e.g. lab work, experimental support), various short term assignments for vegetation inventories
1992/1993	Forestry internship at the state forest service in Starnberg, Germany

Educational background

May 1999 - Dec 2002	Doctorate studies at the Faculty of Forestry, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany (Doctorate of Natural Sciences, Ph.D., 'Doktor der Naturwissenschaften')
Jan 2000 - Mar 2000	Doctorate studies at the Department of Environmental Science, Protection, and Management of the University of California at Berkeley, USA
Oct 1995 - Mar 1999	Graduate studies of Forest Sciences, focus: ecologically sound management, at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Germany (Graduation: M.Sc., 'Diplom'). Masters Thesis ('Diplomarbeit'): “Socio-economy of livestock farming in pastured woodlands (dehesas) in Extremadura, Spain”
April 1993 - Sep 1995	Undergraduate studies of Forest Sciences at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany (BA, 'Vordiplom')

Extracurricular activities

since 2004	Environmental ecucation / nature activities for children
1994/1995	In charge of an annual exchange of German and Spanish youths dedicated to nature conservation activities (in co-operation with nature conservation associations as e.g. NABU (Germany) and Adenex (Spain))
1994 - 1999	Student representative at the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Forestry of the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany
1994/1995	Representative of the Freiburg office of the “International association for the exchange of students for technical experience (IAESTE)”, under the patronage of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)