Biet Sahour

POBox89

 Palestine

Phone +97222773729

Fax +97222774373

Mobile:+972599258726

E-mail wildlife@palnet.com

            pwls@wildlife-pal.org

           Imadatrash2000@yahoo.com

§ Marital status: Married

§ Nationality: Palestinian

§ Date of Birth:  Sep 10^th 1958

§ Place of Birth: Beit Sahour-Palestine

[  1979  ]         [Khadory Institute][Tulkarem, Palestine]

                                      Diploma in Agriculture

Arabic and English

[  1979-1992  ][Bethlehem University]                                           

                                Biology Lab Assistance &Teaching.

[1988- present]        [Freelance]          Press Photographer

[1992-2000]  Evangelical Lutheran Schools-Jerusalem

·         Environmental Education Coordinator

·         Children for Protection of Nature in Palestine-Director   Beit Jala

·         The Environmental Educational Center Director -Beit Jala

[1999-present]     [Palestine Wildlife Society]  Executive Director

§  Environmental Educator.

§  Environmental , Wildlife Researcher and Field studies

§  Administration

§  Lead organizers of different programs.

[2000-Present]   Ministry of Tourism

§            Tourist Guide "Eco-Tourism - General "A"  license

 [2002-Present]    [Ornithological Society for the Middle East-UK]

                               Vice President

[2004-present]    [Birdlife International -UK]   Global Councilor

[2004-Present ] OISCA-Japan- Palestine Chapter

                                                  General Secretary –

[2006-Present] The Mediterranean Protected Area –

                              Steering  Committee Member –Italy

[2006-Present]

       The Natural Heritage Expert for Ministry of Tourism-PNA

[2007-Present]    The National Protected Areas in Palestine

                              Committee – Ministry of Agriculture

                                             Steering  committee member

[2007-present]    [International Union for the Protection of Nature

                                -IUCN]       Regional  Councilor for West Asia

Attending and participated at some the following workshops and meeting:

• July 1994:   SYRIA/ {CPNP} Model for Arabic World Countries.
• November1994: JORDAN/ Suggested Nature Reserve Area in Palestine.
• December 1994  :PALESTINE, “Environmental Issues in Health and Vocational Safety
• March 1995: PALESTINE, “Developing Environmental Education Programs for Communities and Schools”.
• January 1995  : TUNISIA  : The Environment & the Children in Palestine
• September 1995: EGYPT, “Environmental Problems in Palestine”.
• September 1996:   PALESTINE /Bier Ziet University- The Islam and the Environment.                             
• December 1996: PALESTINE “Can Environmental Education helps to create better relations between Israelis and Palestinians?  IPCRI-Jerusalem
• May 1997:  SPAIN    “People to People activity as case study.
• June 1997:  NETHERLANDS “Livestock and Environment.
• October 1997: USA   “Urban Ecology: Past to Present 1997. 
• March -1999: The Middle East workshop -Birdlife International –Amman Jordan /The Important Bird Areas in Palestine.
• June -1999: The Important Bird Areas in Palestine Workshop /Ramallah –Palestine
• 1999-October: Birdlife International world Conference-KL-Malaysia-IBA’s in Palestine
• March 2000:: Chinese Wild Bird Federation-Introduction to the Nature Conservation in Taiwan/ IBA’s in Palestine.
• October 2000 “The Arabian Ornithological and Conservation Conference  Bahrain 2000”
• January 2001: “Wetland International and Birdlife International /working Together –Bahrain” A new Strategy in the Middle East.
• March 2001: “Following the White Stork and the Crane through the Internet” Stuttgart-Germany.
• 2003-May Hungary-Raptors of the World--
• 2003-May –Spain Delta Project ”Natural &Cultural Heritage sites of the Med. area
• 2003-June –Jordan -Birdlife International Regional Meeting.
• 2003-June -France-UNESCO -”Natural &Cultural Heritage sites of the World.
• 2004-March-Italy-the Jordan valley project "Monitoring the Birds in the Jordan Valley"
• 2004- May-Egypt-The Separation wall effects on the Wildlife in Palestine.
• 2004-October- Ethiopia-Birdlife International- the Jordan valley project "Monitoring the Birds in the Jordan Valley
• 2004-December- Syria: the Jordan valley project

           "Monitoring the Birds in the Jordan Valley

• 2005- October- Egypt Promoting the Eco Tourism for the

         Arab World-

• 2005- December- UAE Promoting the Eco Tourism for the

          Arab World-

• 2006-September Italy- the Bird watching Fair-
• 2007 –May-Iran –IUCN meeting for the west Asia and

         North Africa  members

• 2007-June –Spain- the Mediterranean Protected Area.

  1-  Member of the National Biodiversity Action Plan-

         Environmental Authority-1997-1999

  2-  Member of the National Curricula Team-Ministry

       of the Education 1995-2000 

  3-  EURONATURE- GERMANY -1996.

  4-  Middle East Environmental Education Forum        (MEEEF)- U.S.A.

  5-  Atlantic Center for the Environment,(QLF -U.S.A)

  6-  National Commission for Biodiversity (National Steering, and the Technical committee - Environmental Authority) PNA.

  7-  Member of the Arab Journalist network-Palestine

1993 “The Environmental Problems in Palestine”,

          SHAQAE’Q AL-NOUMAN NO.1

1993  “Wadi Alqult Reserve “SHAQAE’Q AL-NOUMAN

         (SH.AL-N NO.2)

1993  “A book of One Hundred Wild Flowers from Palestine”

           (With Dr. Jad Isaac)

1994 “The National Parks and Reserve Areas in the West Bank

          and Gaza. (Pamphlet).

1994 “Protect the Palestinian Environment “(Dr. Mohammed

          Ashtaia, Ali Hamad and Imad El Atrash) Al Najah

          University/Palestine.

1994 “Environmental Education as a New Strategy for Palestinian

        Curriculum Al- Quds Newspaper/Palestine.

1994 “Jordan River and St. Jerasmous Area as a Great Reserve

         (SH.AL-N NO.4).

1994 “The Jerseem Mountain and the Samaritan Group “SH.AL-N

         NO.5).

1995 “The Environmental Future of Gaza Strip-Palestine (SH.AL-

         N NO.6).

1995 “The Environmental Field Guidebook for Conservation Clubs

         in School Activity” (Imad Atrash and Others).

1995 “The Wadi Al-Maleh/ Tubas Reserve”- SH.AL.N NO7).

1995 “The Flowers of Palestine “(School Guidebook).

1995 “The Birds of Palestine” (School Guidebook).

1996 “Save the Nature” (School Guidebook).

1996 “Save the Water” (School Guidebook).

1997 Introduction to the Nature Conservation in Palestine

        (A Teacher Guide book). 

1997 “Guidelines for Environmental Education, Awareness and

     Information / A Guide. Book for Teachers, In Arabic, English –

      National and International Editions).

1998 “Save Wadi Gaza & the Mediterranean Coast

           (A Teacher Guide book).

1999 “Important Bird Areas in Palestine Book.

2000 A handbook of Birds of Palestine (Educational Book for the Students).

2002 Educational Sheets- Wadi Gaza Flora and Fauna.

2003 Field Guide of Wadi Gaza Wildlife.

2004-EcoToursim in Palestine and others

2004-Birds of Jordan Valley and others.

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 2004-Present ;

 And many articles in the National and International Magazines and Newspapers.

1982 Biology Courses, Bristol, UK

1989 Press Photography, JERUSALEM.

1990 TV, Cinema Production and Editing, Rome, .ITALY.

1993 Environmental Education, Awareness and Conservation,

         {RSCN}, JORDAN. (In cooperation with U. Maine, USA).

1994 Using Technology and Audio-Visual Aids in Environmental

         Ed. Damascus, Syria.

1995 Conservation and Reserve Management /East. Med. Sea

          Network, Cairo Egypt.

1995 The Family, Mother an child in the Protection of  the

          Environment, TUNISIA.

1996 Case Studies in Environmental Awareness, {J.E.S.}

    Amman, JORDAN.

1996 From Pesticides to Biological Control/Bethlehem University- PALESTINE.

1996 Environmental Education Workshops: (formal and informal

          activities)

• June / Euronature- Stuttgart, GERMANY.
• July / Education Developing Center/Boston-Mass-U.S.A .
• August / Atlantic Center for the Environment (QLF) Ipswich, Mass- U.S.A .

1997 Environmental Education Seminar /EEAA , EDC / Egypt.

1997 People To People Activity -( SID /ITALY ) Spain .

1997 The Livestock and the Environment - Netherlands – World  Bank.

1997 11^th Inter. Caretakers of the Environment Conference / Negev- Israel

1997- an Ecology : Past to Present 1997  -Arizona Association for Learning in and about the Environment / Arizona - USA   

1997 - Dec. / A visit to UK -some deference Organizations including Panda House – WWF

1998 - June/ the E E Regional Training Workshop for the Arabic Countries - Jordan.

1998 -August: The E E Regional Training Workshop- Harmony Foundation – CANADA

1998- October: The Eco Tourism Conference / Regional Conference for the Arabic Countries - Jordan -

1999 -March: The Middle East workshop -Birdlife International –Amman –Jordan

1999 –June: The Important Bird Areas in Palestine Workshop /Ramallah – Palestine / CPNP.

1999-October: Birdlife International world Conference-KL- Malaysia-IBA’s in Palestine

2000 -March – Taiwan /Chinese Wild Bird Federation-Introduction Nature Conservation in Taiwan.

2000-October -Bahrain- “The Arabian Ornithological and Conservation Conference Bahrain 2000”   - IBA’s in Palestine

2001-March -Germany” The Current Environmental Issues in Palestine.

2002-October-Slovenia-Building on Experience-RSPB and Birdlife International-

2003-May Hungary-Raptors of the World--

2003-May –Spain Delta Project”Natural &Cultural Heritage sites of the Med. area

2003-June –Jordan -Birdlife International Regional Meeting.

2003-June -France-UNESCO -”Natural &Cultural Heritage sites of the World.

2004-March-South Africa-Birdlife International Meeting

2004-October -Ethiopia- Soaring Bird Project meeting for the Middle east and African countries

2005 – January- Syria- Soaring Bird Project  among the Rift Valley

2005- May- Paraguay –Birdlife International Meeting

2005 October-Egypt-Developing the Eco Tourism among the Arab countries-representing the Ministry of Tourism -PNA

2005-Decembner-UAE- Natural and Cultural expert meeting for the Arabic Countries. representing the Ministry of Tourism PNA

2006-April, Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina-Birdlife Meeting

2006-September- Italy Mediterranean Protected Area Fair