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I am an environmental economist, studied econometrics in Rotterdam (Erasmus University) and Human Ecology in Brussels (VUB). I grew up in Brazil, from Dutch parents and went to Brazilian, French and American schools before going to university in Rotterdam. I worked as an economist in Amsterdam, Lisbon, Brussels (European Commission) and Wageningen (University). I am an independent consultant since 2003.
Phone: +31 6 531 60 213
Address: Anemoonstraat 151, 9404 RE Assen, The Netherlands

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Mensen en natuur : kunnen we die relatie meten?

De reeks 'Planbureaustudies' bevat onderzoeksresultaten die als bouwstenen dienen voor een van de... more De reeks 'Planbureaustudies' bevat onderzoeksresultaten die als bouwstenen dienen voor een van de planbureauproducten. Het gaat om onderzoek van alle uitvoerende partnerinstellingen en van andere organisaties die voor het Natuurplanbureau opdrachten hebben uitgevoerd. Uitvoerende instellingen: Rijksinstituut voor Kust en Zee (RIKZ), Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM), Rijksinstituut voor integraal Zoetwaterbeheer en Afvalwaterbehandeling (RIZA) en Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum (WUR).

Verkenning Streekrekening Groningen - Assen

Een streekrekening voor onderhoud en beheer van natuur en landschappen in de Regio Groningen–Assen

This study advises two regions in the Netherlands on the possibility of creating a fund for the m... more

Report on Interreg Boundless parks project

TRANSITION TO NATURE As part of the INTERREG III B project “Boundless Parks, Naturally!”

Report on an Interreg (European financed) research project comparing three regions in which a tra... more

Mensen en natuur: kunnen we die relatie meten?

How to collect data and analyse the relation between citizens and nature, 2003

In the Netherlands there is a lot of policy making in favour of nature, but too often based on da... more In the Netherlands there is a lot of policy making in favour of nature, but too often based on data about nature itself and not enough about what citizens like and value in nature. This study, by two econometricians, brings together all existing studies with the focus on citizens: how many people visit nature areas, what type of nature do they enjoy, their activities and in nature, how much money do they spend on those visits, what are their wishes. The study also detects the lack in knowledge and proposes systematic data collection.

Pantanal-Taquari; tools for decision making in integrated water management

Pantanal-Taquari; tools for decision making in integrated water management, 2005

In the Pantanal, a wet area in Brazil, and in particular for the the river Taquari, different pol... more

Ondernemende vrouwen op het platteland In opdracht van het Ministerie van LNV

Ondernemende Vrouwen op het Platteland , 2008

Research and report (in Dutch) on women entepreneurs in the country side of the Nerherlands, for ... more

Booklet- Environmental profiles of 25 EU Overseas countries and territories in EN

2015 Environmental Profiles of EU Overseas Countries and Territories- Main report

2015 Environmental Profiles of EU Overseas Countries and Territories- Caribbean Region

2015 Environmental Profiles of EU Overseas Countries and Territories-Pacific region

2015 Environmental Profiles of EU Overseas Countries and Territories- Indian Ocean region

2015 Environmental Profiles EU Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTS)- North Atlantic Region

2015- Environmental profiles of EU Overseas Countries and Territories-South Atlantic Region

2007 Environmental profiles for Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union

2007- Environmental profiles of EU Overseas Countries and Territories- Main report

This group of OCTs presents two extremes. Greenland is the largest OCT, and has the lowest popula... more This group of OCTs presents two extremes. Greenland is the largest OCT, and has the lowest population density of all OCTs and indeed of all inhabited countries in the world (0.14/km 2 for ice-free lands). In turn Bermuda is one of the smallest OCTs and has one of the highest 3 population density of the world, besides one of the highest GDP per capita. Much of Greenland is covered by ice, the majority of the inhabitants are Greenlanders living in towns and settlements along the coastal areas, and is projected to decline 4 . The population on SPM came from Europe (Basque, Breton and Normand fishermen), increased slowly between 1945 and 1999 (at 1.2% per year), then dipped, to return to the 1999 level at the end of 2011. About 65% of Bermudians have African descent; the population of Bermuda has grown 4% from 2000 to 2010 and the share of

A review of 4 social platforms for bringing together researchers and civil society

by helena berends and Marc Goffart

Study on the benefits of a water management project (Watercost)

The Economic Benefits of EU water legislation in 3 Dutch regions

▶ De andere kant van de Kaderrichtlijn Water De baten boven water 2 3 ▶ De baten boven water De E... more ▶ De andere kant van de Kaderrichtlijn Water De baten boven water 2 3 ▶ De baten boven water De Europese Kaderrichtlijn Water (KRW) uit 2000 stelt hoge eisen aan de chemische en ecologische kwaliteit van onze wateren per 2015. Voor de naleving van de richtlijn zou Nederland een extra inspanning moeten doen van ruim € 800 mln in de periode 2009-2015. De grootste kostenpost is herstel en herinrichting van waterlichamen om ze weer ecologisch gezond en aantrekkelijk te maken. Het gaat dan bijvoorbeeld om het verleggen van kaden en aanleg en/of herstel van natuurlijke oevers. Voor andere grote kostenposten, zoals die voor vernieuwing en verbetering van ons rioleringssysteem, is de extra fi nanciële inspanning als gevolg van de EU richtlijn moeilijk in te schatten.

The economic value of a nature area in Flanders

Transition towards more nature in 3 European regions

by helena berends and Bert Kiljan

Mensen en natuur : kunnen we die relatie meten?

De reeks 'Planbureaustudies' bevat onderzoeksresultaten die als bouwstenen dienen voor een van de... more De reeks 'Planbureaustudies' bevat onderzoeksresultaten die als bouwstenen dienen voor een van de planbureauproducten. Het gaat om onderzoek van alle uitvoerende partnerinstellingen en van andere organisaties die voor het Natuurplanbureau opdrachten hebben uitgevoerd. Uitvoerende instellingen: Rijksinstituut voor Kust en Zee (RIKZ), Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM), Rijksinstituut voor integraal Zoetwaterbeheer en Afvalwaterbehandeling (RIZA) en Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum (WUR).

Verkenning Streekrekening Groningen - Assen

Een streekrekening voor onderhoud en beheer van natuur en landschappen in de Regio Groningen–Assen

This study advises two regions in the Netherlands on the possibility of creating a fund for the m... more

Report on Interreg Boundless parks project

TRANSITION TO NATURE As part of the INTERREG III B project “Boundless Parks, Naturally!”

Report on an Interreg (European financed) research project comparing three regions in which a tra... more

Mensen en natuur: kunnen we die relatie meten?

How to collect data and analyse the relation between citizens and nature, 2003

In the Netherlands there is a lot of policy making in favour of nature, but too often based on da... more In the Netherlands there is a lot of policy making in favour of nature, but too often based on data about nature itself and not enough about what citizens like and value in nature. This study, by two econometricians, brings together all existing studies with the focus on citizens: how many people visit nature areas, what type of nature do they enjoy, their activities and in nature, how much money do they spend on those visits, what are their wishes. The study also detects the lack in knowledge and proposes systematic data collection.

Pantanal-Taquari; tools for decision making in integrated water management

Pantanal-Taquari; tools for decision making in integrated water management, 2005

In the Pantanal, a wet area in Brazil, and in particular for the the river Taquari, different pol... more

Ondernemende vrouwen op het platteland In opdracht van het Ministerie van LNV

Ondernemende Vrouwen op het Platteland , 2008

Research and report (in Dutch) on women entepreneurs in the country side of the Nerherlands, for ... more

Booklet- Environmental profiles of 25 EU Overseas countries and territories in EN

2015 Environmental Profiles of EU Overseas Countries and Territories- Main report

2015 Environmental Profiles of EU Overseas Countries and Territories- Caribbean Region

2015 Environmental Profiles of EU Overseas Countries and Territories-Pacific region

2015 Environmental Profiles of EU Overseas Countries and Territories- Indian Ocean region

2015 Environmental Profiles EU Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTS)- North Atlantic Region

2015- Environmental profiles of EU Overseas Countries and Territories-South Atlantic Region

2007 Environmental profiles for Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union

2007- Environmental profiles of EU Overseas Countries and Territories- Main report

This group of OCTs presents two extremes. Greenland is the largest OCT, and has the lowest popula... more This group of OCTs presents two extremes. Greenland is the largest OCT, and has the lowest population density of all OCTs and indeed of all inhabited countries in the world (0.14/km 2 for ice-free lands). In turn Bermuda is one of the smallest OCTs and has one of the highest 3 population density of the world, besides one of the highest GDP per capita. Much of Greenland is covered by ice, the majority of the inhabitants are Greenlanders living in towns and settlements along the coastal areas, and is projected to decline 4 . The population on SPM came from Europe (Basque, Breton and Normand fishermen), increased slowly between 1945 and 1999 (at 1.2% per year), then dipped, to return to the 1999 level at the end of 2011. About 65% of Bermudians have African descent; the population of Bermuda has grown 4% from 2000 to 2010 and the share of

A review of 4 social platforms for bringing together researchers and civil society

by helena berends and Marc Goffart

Study on the benefits of a water management project (Watercost)

The Economic Benefits of EU water legislation in 3 Dutch regions

▶ De andere kant van de Kaderrichtlijn Water De baten boven water 2 3 ▶ De baten boven water De E... more ▶ De andere kant van de Kaderrichtlijn Water De baten boven water 2 3 ▶ De baten boven water De Europese Kaderrichtlijn Water (KRW) uit 2000 stelt hoge eisen aan de chemische en ecologische kwaliteit van onze wateren per 2015. Voor de naleving van de richtlijn zou Nederland een extra inspanning moeten doen van ruim € 800 mln in de periode 2009-2015. De grootste kostenpost is herstel en herinrichting van waterlichamen om ze weer ecologisch gezond en aantrekkelijk te maken. Het gaat dan bijvoorbeeld om het verleggen van kaden en aanleg en/of herstel van natuurlijke oevers. Voor andere grote kostenposten, zoals die voor vernieuwing en verbetering van ons rioleringssysteem, is de extra fi nanciële inspanning als gevolg van de EU richtlijn moeilijk in te schatten.

The economic value of a nature area in Flanders

Transition towards more nature in 3 European regions

by helena berends and Bert Kiljan

Brochure- Profils environnementaux de 25 pays et territoires outre-mer, en FR

Ce projet a été financé par le 10 ème Fonds européen de développement pour les PTOM.

2015 Profils environnementaux des pays et territoires d'Outre-mer - Rapport principal

Profils environnementaux des pays et territoires d'outre-mer- Region des Caraibes

Profils environnementaux des pays et territoires d'outre-mer- Region de l'ocean Indien

Profils environnementaux des pays et territoires d'outre-mer- Region de l'Atlantique nord

Profils environnementaux des pays et territoires d'outre-mer- Region du Pacifique

Profils environnementaux des pays et territoires d'outre-mer- Region de l 'Atlantique sud