The project

About us

Introduction

On this page, we would like to introduce you to the team members of the LIFE IP GrassBirdHabitats. GrassBirdHabitats is managed by multiple so-called beneficiaries. The coordinating beneficiary is the Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection of Lower Saxony (MU). It has commissioned its subordinate authority Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal and Nature Protection Agency (NLWKN) to implement the project.

Project Management & Coordinating Beneficiary

Heinrich Belting

Project management

NLWKN
Nature Conservation Station Dümmer
Am Ochsenmoor 52
49448 Hüde

+49 5443 20468-12
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Jürgen Ludwig

Project management

NLWKN
Nature Conservation Station Unterelbe
Alte Hafenstraße 2
21729 Freiburg/Elbe

+49 4779 92681-11
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Dr Stefan Heitefuss

Coordinating beneficiary

MU
Department N2 - Natura 2000, Protected Areas
Archivstraße 2
30169 Hannover

+49 511 120-3531
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Project team

Below you will find all members of our project team. Get an overview of who is involved and feel free to contact us personally.

The beneficiaries are responsible for different project actions. Click on the abbreviations below to find out more about what each of them does in this project.

  • Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal and Nature Protection Agency (NLWKN)
  • Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park Administration (NLPV)
  • BIO-CONSULT OS (BIOCON)
  • University of Groningen (RUG)
  • Province of Fryslân (FRL)
  • Collectief Súdwestkust (SWK)
  • Bond Friese VogelWachten (BFVW)

NLWKN team

Silke Haack

Organisation and coordination

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Dr Andreas Barkow

Organisation and coordination

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Claudia Peerenboom

Project assistance

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Tom Gibmeier

Project assistance

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Dr Alain Maasri

Development of the Strategic Plan

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Christopher Marlow

Monitoring, telemetry, data analysis

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Janina Ahrendt-Hitzegrad

Public relations, media

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Ahmad El-Ali

Accounting, administration

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Susanne Meyer

Administration, award procedures

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Kerrin Obracay

Combining project and Nature Conservation Station tasks

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Hilger Lemke

Site management north

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Ronja Stecker

Site management northeast

Currently on parental leave

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Julian Martens

Site management northeast

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Joachim Schwane

Site management northwest

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Thorsten Obracay

Site management southwest

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Cedric Gapinski

Site management south

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NLPV team

Gundolf Reichert

Coordination, administrative tasks

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Florian Packmor

Administrative tasks

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Dr Corinna Langebrake

Administrative tasks

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BIOCON team

Dr Johannes Melter

Project coordination, telemetry, colour-ringing

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Bettina Hönisch

Monitoring breeding and hatching success, telemetry

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Nadja Hofmann

Monitoring breeding and hatching success, telemetry, colour-ringing

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Marius Holtkamp

Monitoring breeding and hatching success, telemetry, colour-ringing

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RUG team

Jos Hooijmeijer

Long-term Black-tailed Godwit demography

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Taylor B. Craft

Spatial landscape ecology and satellite tracking

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Dr Georgette Lagendijk

Entomology and Godwit feeding ecology

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Michella Ligtelijn

Entomology and Godwit feeding ecology

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Prof. Dr Anne Beaulieu

Science and technology studies, knowledge infrastructures

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Clarisse Kraamwinkel

Soil health and functioning

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Dr Ruth Howison

Spatial ecology of migratory birds as sentinels for sustainable agriculture

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Prof. Dr Theunis Piersma

Global flyway ecology

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Prof. Dr Pablo Tittonell

Resilient landscapes for nature and people

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Luis Barba Escoto

The evolution and complexity of landscapes

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Jean-Yves Duriaux

Farmers' perspectives towards alternative business models

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FRL team

Coming soon.

SWK team

Jeroen de Vries

Project leader and coordinator

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Age Flapper

Project coordination, finances

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Jetty de Vries

Project officer, communication

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Wigle Sinnema

Project officer

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Ronny Cuperus

Project officer

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Riemer Miedema

Project officer, predation management

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BFVW team

Inge van der Zee

Project coordination, volunteer supervision

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René van Dam

Volunteer supervision, volunteer course management

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