Gerard Persoon
Professor
Environment and Development
Leiden University
Netherlands
Biography
Gerard Persoon is currently working as the professor of Environment and Development in Leiden University, Netherlands.Prof. Gerard Persoon is the holds the IIAS chair for Environment and Development in particular in relation to indigenous peoples in Southeast Asia. He has a background in anthropology and environmental science and is a member of the Dutch governmental Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC) and a number a other organizations in the field of environment and development.
Research Interest
His research focus is on human-environment interaction in various types of environments but mainly of forest-dwelling peoples in Indonesia and the Philippines. He has been involved in numerous research and training projects in the Southeast Asian region and he has also been involved in nature conservation projects. He has published on development processes among indigenous peoples, co-management and conservation of natural resources, and issues related to island societies.
Publications
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Pul N., Van der Ploeg J., Balbas M.G., Macadangdang A., Persoon G.A., Cureg M.C. & Weerd M. van (2012), Using participatory video filming to engage people in the conservation of the Philippine crocodile. . In: IUCN CSG (Ed.) Crocodiles. Proceedings of the 21st Working Meeting of the IUCN-SSC Crocodile Specialist Group. Gland: IUCN. 59-63.
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Kolipaka S., Tamis W.L.M., Zelfde M. van 't , Persoon G.A. & Iongh H.H. de (2017), Wild versus domestic prey in the diet of reintroduced tigers (Panthera tigris) in the livestock-dominated multiple-use forests of Panna Tiger Reserve, India, PLoS ONE 12(4): e0174844.
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Kolipaka S.S., Tamis W.L.M., Zelfde M. van 't., Persoon G.A. & Iongh H.H. de (2017), New insights into the factors influencing movements and spatial distribution of reintroduced Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) in the human-dominated buffer zone of Panna Tiger Reserve, India, .
