Jan Breitling

Nationality: Germany

Current Position within UPEACE

Assistant Professor in the Department of Environment, Peace and Security.

Education and Qualifications:

MSc. Environmental Science, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands (2002).

UPEACE International Short Course: Analysis and Design of Natural Resources Policies, University for Peace, Costa Rica (2001).

BSc. Tropical Forest Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, ITCR, Cartago, Costa Rica (2000).

Work Experience:

2008  Assistant Professor

2004 - 2008 Instructor, Department of Natural Resources and Peace (DNR), University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica.

2003: Academic and Research Assistant, Department of Natural Resources and Peace (DNR), University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica.

2002 Student Research Assistant in Wageningen University and Research Centre, WUR, Sociology Department, Environmental Policy Group, The Netherlands.

Courses/Subjects Taught:

Quantitative Research Methods

Individual sessions of the course “Analysis and Design of Natural Resource Policies”

Forests, Forestry and Poverty

Central American Field Trip

Individual sessions of the course "Agriculture, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development"

San Jose Environmental Seminar

Research Interests:

• Payment for Environmental Services Systems
• Conflicting Use of Natural Resources
• Community Participation, Community Concessions in Petén, Guatemala
• Systematization of Natural Resource Policy Development in Central America
• Ecotourism and its Role in Rural Development
• Interaction and Interrelation of Policies from Different Sectors
• The Use of Economic Instruments for Biodiversity Conservation

Publications:

Breitling, J. 2002. The Use of Economic Instruments in Biodiversity Conservation –Case Study of the Costa Rican Payment for Environmental Services (PES) System. MSc Thesis, January 2002. Environmental Policy Group. Wageningen University and Research Centre. The Netherlands.

De Camino, R., J. Breitling. 2004. La Evolución de los Incentivos a los Bosques en Costa Rica- Desde el Pago de Subsidios al Pago de Servicios Ambientales - Lecciones Aprendidas. Paper submitted to Simposio de Gestión y Economía Forestal. Barcelona, Spain. 18 – 23. September, 2004.

De Camino, R., Mes, G., J. Breitling. 2004. Sobre Los Productos y Servicios Ambientales De Bosques y Plantaciones . AMBIENTICO No 135, Diciembre 2004, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica.

Díaz, E., van Koppen, K., Breitling, J., R. De Camino. 2004. Ecoturismo y Desarrollo Rural. Estudio de caso en el Parque Nacional La Cangreja, Costa Rica. Paper submitted to Recursos Naturales y Ambiente. CATIE, Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza.  

De Camino, R. Ballestero, A., Breitling, J. (Editores). 2008. Políticas de Recursos Naturales en Centroamérica: Lecciones, Posiciones y Experiencias para el Cambio. COSUDE, Alianza de Aprendizaje para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad en el Trópico Americano. Universidad Para La Paz, Departamento Ambiente, Paz y Seguridad.

De Camino, R. Breitling, J. 2008. El Cambio es Posible: 20 Años de Experiencias Innovadoras en los Recursos Naturales en Guatemala. COSUDE, Alianza de Aprendizaje para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad en el Trópico Americano. Universidad Para La Paz, Departamento Ambiente, Paz y Seguridad

Languages:

German, Spanish, English