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References
Projects
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ЈЈ Geomorphology of the Arabian Peninsula. TAVO (Tübinger Atlas of the Middle East). Project of the German Research Foundation (DFG). 1974-1984. ЈЈ Dune activity and Blown Sand Control. Protection of the industrial area of Madinat al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Project executing organization (PEO): Royal Commission of Jubail and Yambu, 1984-1986. ЈЈ Ecological impacts of the first Gulf war at the East Coast of Saudi Arabia. PEO: European Union, NCWCD Saudi Arabia. 1991-1993. ЈЈ Desertification and impacts in La Mancha, Central Spain. Interdisciplinary research project on behalf of the European Union. 1994-1998. ЈЈ Extent and impact of soil erosion in North Rhine Westphalia (NRW), Germany. PEO: Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Consumer Protection NRW (MUNLV). 1999-2004. ЈЈ Biosphere Reserve assessment in the State of Qatar. Interdisciplinary project on behalf of UNESCO and the Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Resources (SCENR), Qatar. 2002. ЈЈ Assessment of the flora and fauna in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. EIAs on behalf of Qatar Petroleum. 2002-2003. ЈЈ World Heritage Site assessment in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Interdisciplinary project on behalf of UNESCO and the National Commission for Wildlife Protection (NCWP), Bahrain. 2003. ЈЈ Concept study towards the economic impcat and future tourism perspectives of a potential Senne National Park. Interdisciplinary research project on behalf of the MUNLV, NRW. 2002-2003. ЈЈ Biosphere Reserve assessment in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Interdisciplinary project on behalf of UNESCO and the NCWP. 2003. ЈЈ Biosphere Reserve assessment in the United Arab Emirates. Interdisciplinary project on behalf of UNESCO and the Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA), Sharjah. 2003. ЈЈ World Heritage Site assessments in the State of Qatar. Interdisciplinary project on behalf of UNESCO and the SCENR. 2006-2007. ЈЈ Biosphere Reserve assessment in the Sultanate of Oman. Interdisciplinary project on behalf of UNESCO and the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment, Oman. 2005-2007. ЈЈ Development of a sustainbale tourism concept for the potential Khor Al Adaid World Heritage Site, Qatar. Project document prepared for Qatar Tourism Authority. 2005. ЈЈ Development of the Nile Spring region and Lake Tana as examples for environmentally considerate and socio-economically and culturally acceptable tourism. With support from the MUNLV and the Ethiopian Tourism Commission, Addis Ababa. 2004-now. ЈЈ Design and development of novel GPS-guided adventure trails and interactive tourguides. Environmental awareness and sustainable tourism development in the Teutoburger Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park, Germany. 2004-2008. ЈЈ Production of trekking maps, barrier-free webportals and geomarketing in the Teutoburger Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park, Germany. 2005-now. ЈЈ Development of a city planning concept for Doha, Qatar. „Oasis City Doha“. In cooperation with bfk & partners. 2006. ЈЈ Geomarketing and web development for the „Förderverein Nationalpark Senne-Eggegebirge e.V.“. 2005-now. ЈЈ Geotourism in the Sultanate of Oman. Cooperation with the Omani Ministry of Tourism. 2007-now. ЈЈ Development of the GPS-Adventure Park in the Teutoburger Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park. National pilot project in the field of sustainable environmental education and tourism development. 2007-now. ЈЈ Forest-Coffee project on the Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia. 2007-2010. ЈЈ Geological GPS-Nature trail in the city of Oerlinghausen. 2007-2008. ЈЈ Geomarketing and web development for the „Naturparkführer Teutoburger Wald e.V.“. 2008-2012. ЈЈ Karst GPS-Nature trail on the Paderborner tableland. 2008-2009. ЈЈ Development of a new and state of the art tourist map for the Teutoburger Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park, including the production of a GPS-based multimedia tour guide. 2008-2009. ЈЈ Marsh GPS-Nature trail in the city of Horn-Bad Meinberg. 2008-2009.
Projetcs
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ЈЈ Implementation of the publication „Better Buildings – enhanced water-, energy-, and waste-management in Arab urban ecosystems – globally applicable“ for UNESCO. 2010. ЈЈ Implementation of the publication „Towards environmentally friendly tourism in Arabian Biosphere Reserves“ for UNESCO. 2009. ЈЈ Development of the pan-arabic web portal „The Arab Recycling Initiative“. 2008. ЈЈ Duqum Stone Park – the first Geopark in the Sultanate of Oman. Research activity. 2009. ЈЈ Development of Geotourism, including the “Muscat Geoheritage Guide”. 2010-now. ЈЈ Development of the official tourist map for the Sultanate of Oman. 2010-now. ЈЈ Implementation of 5 GPS climate trails trails in the Teutoburger Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park. 2010. ЈЈ Water GPS-Nature trail in Bad Driburg. 2010. ЈЈ Development of maps for the project „Erlesene Natur“ in the Höxter district. 2010-2013. ЈЈ Design and implementation of an innovative tourist-information in Schlangen. 2010. ЈЈ Production of a Geotourism DVD for the Sultanate of Oman. 2011-12. ЈЈ German-Oman Student Exchange with Sultan Qaboos University. 2009-now. ЈЈ Production of a Panorama Map for the Muscat region. 2011-2012. ЈЈ Development of GPS Nature Trails and applications for the Externsteine Monument. 2011-2012. ЈЈ Development of tourist information smartphone applications and info centers for „Erlesene Natur“. 2011-2013. ЈЈ Development of a „Virtual Museum“ for the Sultanate of Oman. 2012. ЈЈ German-Oman Cooperation for the Rapprochement of Cultures. 2011-now. ЈЈ Development of a 360° panorama images virtual tour for the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat. 2013. ЈЈ Development of a GPS Nature trail for a protected area in Ossendorf, Höxter district. 2013. ЈЈ Development of a touristic GPS trail in for the city of Lügde, Lippe district. 2013. ЈЈ Development of a smartphone application and GPS trails for the Heinz Sielmann Foundation. 2013. ЈЈ Feasibility study for an innovative information and exhibition center for the Sultanate of Oman. 2012-2013. ЈЈ Marketing and production of promotional material for the Oman Ministry of Tourism. 2013. ЈЈ Supporting the Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve initiative in Ethiopia. 2007-now. ЈЈ Development of a smartphone application for the Radisson Blu Hotel Muscat. 2013. ЈЈ Development of a smartphone GPS Nature Trail for the UNESCO World Heritage Wadden Sea Norderney. 2013. ЈЈ Production of a nation wide tourist map for the Sultanate of Oman. 2012-now. ЈЈ Feasibility study Oman Archaeological Museum & Archaeological Park Salut.2012-2013. ЈЈ Development of interactive bird watching trails at the Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia. 2015-2016. ЈЈ Development of apps and maps for the Senne Protected Area, Germany. 2014-2017. ЈЈ Production of a 60 minutes nature movie about the Sooty Falcon in Oman on behalf of OCE, Diwan of Royal Court. 2015-2017.
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Africa Group of German Geoscientists, Germany Climate Research Association OWL, Germany Environment Society Oman (ESO), Oman Friends of the Environment Centre (FEC), Qatar Homeland Society Lippe, Germany National Geographic Society, USA
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Natural Science Organization Lippe e.V., Germany Natural Science Organization Paderborn e.V., Germany Nature Park Guides Teutoburger Forest e.V., Germany Promotion Association National Park Senne e.V., Germany University Society Paderborn, Germany
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Administrative District Lippe, Germany bfk & Partners, Germany Biological Station Lippe e.V., Germany Biological Station Senne e.V., Germany District Government of Detmold, Germany Dr. Ulrich Hermanns Museums & Exhibitions, Germany European Union (EU) Friends of the Environment Centre (FEC), Qatar German Research Foundation (DFG), Germany King Fahd University of Minerals and Petrol (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia Lake Tana Aquatic Life Research Centre, Ethiopia Ministry of Education, Oman Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, and Consumer Protection NRW (MUNLV), Germany Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment, Oman Ministry of Tourism, Ethiopia Ministry of Tourism, Oman NABU, Germany Nature Park Teutoburger Forest, Germany OITE, Oman Qatar Petroleum, Qatar ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚃
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Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), Qatar RLS jakobsmeyer (RLS), Germany Studio de Lucchi, Italy Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Resources, Qatar United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) University of Applied Sciences Holzminden/Göttingen, Germany University of Bahir Dar (Faculty of Geography), Ethiopia University of Frankfurt (ZIAF), Germany University of Oklahoma, USA University of Paderborn (Department of Geography), Germany Diwan of Royal Court, Oman
Symposia
Qatar United for the Environment, Science & Technology (QUEST), Qatar, 2002 German-Arab Tourism Forum, Germany, 2005, 2006 International Tourism Fair (ITB), Gemany, 2005-2017 Ethiopia Conference of the Ethio-German Association, Germany, 2005 International Conference on Eco-Tourism, Oman, 2005 International Conference on Biosaline Agriculture and High Salinity, Tunisia, 2006 German-Arab Tourism Forum, Germany, 2007 International Tourism Fair, Germany, 2007 Better Buildings, Qatar, 2007 Internationale Tourismus Börse Berlin (ITB), Germany, 2008 Deutsch-Arabisches Tourismus-Forum, Gemany, 2008 Go Green. Qatar University, Qatar, 2008 International UNESCO Geoparks Conference, Germany, 2008 Internationale Tourismus Börse Berlin (ITB), Germany, 2009 World Conference „Education for Sustainable Development“, Germany 2009 Sustainable Development in Support of Cultural Diversity & Biodiversity, Oman, 2011 International Tourism Fair (ITB), Gemany, 2010 World Green Tourism, Abu Dhabi, 2011 „I know where you‘re going“, United Kingdom, 2011 3rd Global Geotourism Conference, Oman, 2011 International Tourism Fair (ITB), Gemany, 2012 German-Arab Tourism Forum, Germany, 2012 Biosphere Reserves in Africa, BfN, Germany, 2012 Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve Workshop,Ethiopia, 2012
⚃⚃ VII International Tourism Congress (ITC‘14), Muscat, Oman, 2014 ⚃⚃ Quest 4 Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015, 2016 ⚃⚃ Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2016
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