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Name:Dr. Colin Charles Drummond TINGLE

Specialism:Environmental Impact Ecology

Mainstreaming the Environment into Decision-making

Date of birth:2 January 1959

Nationality:British

CONTACT:6 The Avenue, Lewes, E. Sussex BN7 1QS, UK

Tel. + 44 (0)1273 474077 eMail.

Key expertise and experience

Ecosystem services, ecological functions and sustainable development

Policy advice from Ecological Footprint Analysis

Policy advice on pesticides and the environment

Ecotoxicology; Environmental impact assessment

Ecological monitoring (field and lab components)

Environmental education and training (including at University level)

Sampling and survey techniques for invertebrates in tropical ecosystems; Assessment of biological diversity (including lab-based invertebrate identification)

Design, implementation and management of field and laboratory research

Biological control of crop pests; Insect population dynamics

Project leadership, team work and management of support staff

Qualifications (including membership of professional bodies)

BSc. (Wales)Applied Zoology with Honours

PhD (Lond.)Biological Control of the Glasshouse Mealybug using Parasitic Hymenoptera

Institute of Linguists Advanced Level French

Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society

Member South East Diamonds Ecofootprinting Policy Group chaired by SEEDA (2007-10)

Member NRI Advisory Panel to World Bank on Biodiversity Conservation in Rural Development (1997)

Member EC Expert Panel on Environmental Pressure Indicators: Biodiversity Loss (1995/6)

Member EC Expert Panel on Environmental Pressure Indicators: Dispersion of Toxics (1995/6)

LanguagesSpeakingReadingWriting

English (mother tongue)ExcellentExcellentExcellent

FrenchAdvancedAdvancedAdvanced

GermanBasicBasicLimited

Overseas experience

Africa, Senegal

2007, one month providing francophone training in methods for assessing the impact of pesticides on the environment (including procurement of lab and field equipment for training programme) as part of the Pesticide Action Network (PAN-UK) Pesticides & Poverty project

2006, one week planning visit to organise ecotoxicology training (see above).

Africa, Benin

2007, one month providing francophone training in methods for assessing the impact of pesticides on the environment (as for Senegal)

2006, one week planning visit to organise ecotoxicology training (see above).

Africa,Tanzania

2006, one month providing Anglophone training in methods for assessing the impact of pesticides on the environment (as for Benin)

Africa, Ethiopia

2006, one month providing Anglophone training in methods for assessing the impact of pesticides on the environment (as for Tanzania)

Africa,Zimbabwe

1988-1990, several stretches of 1-2 months. Surveying invertebrate diversity and abundance in savannah woodland and field monitoring of environmental impact of DDT ground-spraying operations to control tsetse fly and carrying out laboratory work to support field sampling.

Madagascar

2002, 10 days. Short-term consultant to World Bank mission on emergency locust control campaign. Advising on pesticide ecotoxicology in relation to locust control.

1998, 3 weeks. Providing advice on capacity building in ecotoxicology to Office National pour l’Environnement and field training for entomological aspects of environmental monitoring field studies (including procurement of lab and field equipment for training programme).

2 months. Establishing environmental monitoring programme to assess impacts on non-target wildlife of barrier-spraying with 2 insecticides during emergency locust control operations (LCOs); training a team of 16 Malagasy in field sampling techniques; setting up and equiping field-based laboratory; assessing relative abundance of terrestrial invertebrate indicators of pesticide stress; liaising with authorities responsible for planning and carrying out emergency LCOs; providing policy advice on environmental aspects of locust control.

1994, 4 months. Field monitoring of invertebrate abundance and diversity in savannah grassland to assess environmental impact of Dimilin used as a barrier spray against locusts.

1993, 5 weeks. Preliminary study of environmental impact of Dimilin barrier spray LCOs.

Belgium

2010, 3 weeks. strengthening of fisheries laboratoriesand technical institutes:Laboratory Equipment Procurement Tenders –Technical Evaluation and Assessmentof the offers submitted under the 8 international tenders (6 EN; 2 FR), up to but not including notification of winners).

Switzerland

1980, 5 months from 6.80. Involved in field and glasshouse work evaluating efficacy of new insecticide products.

Employment record

Current and ongoing affiliations :As Environmental Educator

Associate Lecturer with the Open University (OU) (since November 2005)

Associate to Land & Water Group, NRI/University of Greenwich (since August 2001)

Tutor, Commonwork Land Trust, Bore Place, Chiddingstone, Kent, UK (since Feb 2003)

:as consultant in Environmental Impact Ecology

The NR Group, (since August 2001)

Associate to Best Foot Forward (since November 2005)

October 2010 – September 2011 (in addition to current and ongoing affiliations)

Environmental Impact Ecologist, The NR Group, on contract to FAO via Pesticide Action Network [PAN-UK] (part-time)

March 2010 – May 2010 (in addition to current and ongoing affiliations)

Environmental Impact Ecologist on contract to NRInternational (part-time)

September 2008–November 2009 (in addition to current and ongoing affiliations)

Consortium partner with Best Foot Forward and Levett-Therivel on contract to SEEDA (part-time)

April 2007 - September 2008 (in addition to current and ongoing affiliations)

Environmental Impact Ecologist, The NR Group, on contract to Lewes District Council (part-time)

November 2005 – April 2008 (in addition to current and ongoing affiliations)

Environmental Impact Ecologist, The NR Group, on contract to Pesticide Action Network [PAN-UK] (part-time)

February 2003 – November 2005 (in addition to current and ongoing affiliations)

Environmental Consultant, Commonwork Land Trust (part time)

Consortium partner with Best Foot Forward in Kent/E.Sussex (part time)

October 2002 – January 2003 (in addition to current and ongoing affiliations)

Temporary Education Co-ordinator, Commonwork Land Trust, Kent, UK (part-time)

August 2001 – September 2002

Environmental Impact Ecologist, Associate to Environmental Sustainability Group, NRI/University of Greenwich (part-time)

Environmental Impact Ecologist, The NR Group, (part-time)

Tutor, Commonwork Land Trust, Kent, UK (part-time)

2000 – July 2001

Environmental Impact Ecologist, Principal Scientist 3, Natural Resources Management Department, Natural Resources Institute (NRI) (part-time) and

Mainstreaming the Environment Programme Assistant, Centre for Sustainable Development, NRI (part-time).

1999 - 2000

Environmental Ecologist, Principal Scientist 3, Environmental Sciences Department, NRI (part-time). “Organic” Smallholder (part-time).

1998 - 1999

Environmental Ecologist, Principal Scientist 3, Environmental Sciences Department, NRI.

1996 - 1998

Environmental Ecologist, Principal Scientist 3,Environmental Sciences Department, NRI (part-time). “Organic” Smallholder (part-time).

1991 - 1996

Ecotoxicologist, Higher Scientific Officer, Field Ecology Section (later Environmental Sciences Department), NRI.

1988 - 1991

Special Research Fellow at Wye College (University of London) on contract to NRI, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB.

1987 - 1988

Assistant Scientific Officer, Pesticide Impact Section, Overseas Development Natural Resources Institute, College House, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SJ.

1985 - 1986

Assistant Scientific Officer, Department Entomology, Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food), Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, Kent.

1984 - 1985

Scientific Officer, Dept. Wildlife and Storage Biology, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, Medwyn House, Mountfield Road, Lewes, E. Sussex.

1981

Experimental Officer, Department Pure and Applied Zoology, University of Leeds, N. Yorks.

1980

Research Assistant, CIBA-GEIGY S.A. Centre de Recherche Agricole, St Aubin/FR, Switzerland.

Professional experience

October 2010 – present

  • Member of Valuing Nature Network, involved in Biogeochemistry and Terrestrial & Fresh Water Ecology scoping workshops and ‘Town Meeting’ and contributing to definition of anagendaforworkto implementtheecosystemservicesapproachtodecisionmaking
  • Member of team with Sussex Wildlife Trust and Lewes Railway Land Wildlife Trust exploring criteria for valuation of ecosystem services provided by the environment around Lewes, E. Sussex to community wellbeing and the local economy of Lewes
  • Initiated establishment of the Lewes & Ouse Valley eco-nomics Group
  • Member of L&OVe Group developing community engagement tools for awareness-raising in relation to the value community in Lewes (businesses, public sector, voluntary enterprisesand individual residents) of a healthy local environment, via provision of ecosystem services

October 2010 – September 2011

  • Team member with others in NR Group producing course material on Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Risk Assessment, Ecotoxicology and Ecotoxicological Field Monitoring for the Environment Module of University of Cape Town Diploma/Masters in Pesticide Management

March 2010 – May 2010

  • Consultant to NR International as member of Evaluation Team for Laboratory Equipment Procurement Tender offers under EU SFP ACP/OCT Programme
  • Consultant to NR International as Technical Assessor for Laboratory Equipment Procurement Tender offers (6 x english; 2 x french) under EU SFP ACP/OCT Programme

May 2008 –April 2010

  • Member of consultancy team with Best Foot Forward and Levett-Therivel providing guidance material on ecological footprint reduction to the South East Diamonds and local authorities within the SE Region
  • Editorial role for web-based “No Nonsense Guide to Footprint Reduction” for the South East Diamonds
  • Consultant to Lewes District Council Sustainability Team on ecological footprint analysis in relation to LDC Climate Change Strategy
  • Member South East Diamonds Ecofootprint Policy Group (chaired by SEEDA)
  • Associate lecturer for the Open University MSc Research course T802
  • Provision of data and project information on direct costs of restoration of rainforest in Madagascar as a contribution to phase II of EU project The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
  • Contribution (as visiting lecturer) to Conservation & Management module [BSc level 3] at the University of Brighton.
  • Lecturing on Conservation Ecology unit of MSc course in Natural Resources at NRI/University of Greenwich
  • Lecturing on Conservation & Environment course (BSc level 3) at University of Greenwich

November 2005 – April 2008

  • Project manager for Establishing capacity for ecological monitoring component of PAN-UK project “Pesticides and Poverty: Implementing Chemical Conventions for safe and just development”
  • Team leader running Training of Trainers courses on Ecological Impacts of Pesticides, based on Grant, I.F. & Tingle, C.C.D (eds.) 2002. Ecological monitoring methods for the assessment of pesticide impacts in the tropics. Handbook and Methods sheets. CTA, The Netherlands.The ToT courses took place in Tanzania, Ethiopia, Senegal & Benin.
  • Consultant to Lewes District Council Sustainability Team on ecological footprint analysis in relation to LDC Climate Change Strategy
  • Member South East Diamonds Ecofootprint Policy Group (chaired by SEEDA)
  • Associate lecturer for the Open University MSc Research course T802
  • Tutoring in field ecology and environmental art at the Commonwork Land Trust
  • Lecturing on Carbon Footprinting & Climate Change unit of MSc course in Natural Resources at NRI/University of Greenwich
  • Lecturing on Tropical Forest Ecology and Management unit of MSC course in Natural Resources at NRI/University of Greenwich at Medway
  • Lecturing on Conservation Ecology unit of MSc course in Natural Resources at NRI/University of Greenwich

April 2005 – October 2005

  • Consortium partner with Best Foot Forward, promoting ecological footprint analysis as a sustainability indicator for local authorities and businesses in Kent/E.Sussex
  • Consultant to PAN-UK on Establishing capacity for ecological monitoring component of EU funded project “Pesticides and Poverty: Implementing Chemical Conventions for safe and just development”
  • Tutoring in field ecology and environmental art at the Commonwork Land Trust
  • Lecturing on Conservation Ecology unit of MSc course in Natural Resources at NRI/University of Greenwich

February 2003-March 2005

  • Contribution to project design of an ecological restoration programme (VMCRCC) for tropical rainforest in Madagascar, drawing together biodiversity, sustainable livelihoods and carbon sequestration for a triple-bottom-line approach
  • Technical input into drafting of VMCRCC project documentation (with special responsibility for environmental impact issues), as a presentation under the UN Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol to the World Bank bioCarbon fund
  • Reviewing chapters (section on Restoring after disturbances) for publication in WWF book “Beyond planting trees: Forest Restoration in Landscapes” (Eds. Mansourian S., Vallauri, D. & Dudley, N.)
  • Providing review for Pesticide Outlook of Altieri, M.A. & Nicholls, C.I. 2004. Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems, 2nd Edition.
  • Providing input into an FAO sponsored review of the environmental impacts of barrier spraying of insecticides for locust control
  • Environmental Consultant to Commonwork, evaluating and calculating the organisation’s energy “ecofootprint”; providing recommendations on site-wide strategy for energy use reduction and efficiency to reduce energy ecofootprint
  • Lecturing on tropical forest ecology and management unit of MSC course in Natural Resources at NRI/University of Greenwich
  • Technical consultant to PAN-UK on research into development of a Pesticide Tax for the UK
  • Environmental Consultant to Commonwork, evaluating and calculating the organisation’s waste “ecofootprint”; designing questionnaire to collect relevant data; providing recommendations on site-wide resource reduction, re-use and recycling
  • Tutoring in field ecology and environmental art at the Commonwork Land Trust

October 2002-January 2003

  • Running the education programme at Commonwork Land Trust (Temporary appointment)
  • Providing lectures, practicals and co-supervising Conservation Ecology field visit for University of Greenwich MSc in Natural Resources

August 2001-October 2002

  • Technical consultant providing advice to World Bank team on environmental impacts of different insecticides requested by the Government of Madagascar as part of a call for aid for emergency locust control
  • Providing technical advice and environmental inputs into report on Environmental and social appraisal of Volta River Estates Organic Limited Banana project, Ghana
  • Completing flyer on the use of DDT for tsetse fly control in Zimbabwe, based on updated scientific results of environmental monitoring and outcomes from stakeholder consultation, in the context of the Global Treaty on POPs
  • Co-editing a Handbook of methods for assessment of pesticide impacts in tropical ecosystems
  • Lecturing on Conservation Ecology unit, MSC in Natural Resources at NRI/UoG
  • Supervising MSc project in Natural Resources
  • Tutoring in field ecology and environmental art at the Commonwork Land Trust

2000-July 2001

  • Contributing to the establishment of a policy strategy for NRI’s Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD)
  • Assisting with development of the Mainstreaming the Environment Programme of the CSD, with particular emphasis on bringing valuation of Environmental Services into decision-making
  • Co-authoring a Discussion Paper for NRI on Integrating Environmental Services into Decision Making
  • Drawing up policy guidelines on the use of DDT for tsetse fly control in Zimbabwe based on results of scientific monitoring and stakeholder consultation
  • Co-authoring 4 chapters for GTZ book on Ecotoxicology of locust control in Madagascar and providing scientific editing for 6 other chapters.
  • Co-authoring chapter (at request of editors) for The Natural History of Madagascar published by University of Chicago Press.
  • Writing course notes for a training programme in Ecotoxicology: Monitoring methods for assessing pesticide impact
  • Providing training in Ecotoxicology: Monitoring methods for assessing pesticide impact to FAO APO working on locust control in Sudan, at request of University of Uppsala.
  • Lecturing/teaching on Applied Ecology and Agriculture & Food Resources units of University of Greenwich’s BSc. in Natural Resource Management.

1998-2000

  • Providing advice to UK government’s Department for International Development (DFID) on environmental aspects of emergency locust control in Madagascar
  • Drafting recommendations on behalf of DFID to FAO on environmental impacts from emergency locust control operations
  • Providing advice on environmental aspects of emergency locust control to consultant producing USAID Emergency Programme for Madagascar
  • Contributing to production of the Malagasy National Anti-locust Campaign Strategy through provision of information on environmental aspects of locust control.
  • Leading project on Environmental Impacts of Emergency Locust Control in Madagascar: Providing technical advice to the Office National pour l’Environnement (ONE) in Madagascar on pesticide impact assessment; Helping build Malagasy in-country capacity in ecotoxicological assessment; Advising USAID on technical aspects of their support to ONE; training ONE field personnel; Advising ONE on policy implications
  • Designing and carrying out the first ever programme to monitor the environmental impact of emergency locust control operations in the world; liaising with all relevant national and international authorities on programme development; establishing field programme in Madagascar; training Malagasy field team in field monitoring techniques; analysing and interpreting initial results.
  • Co-ordinating, editing and providing specialist inputs into the production of a Briefing Document on (the insecticide) fipronil for the Pesticides Action Network UK to be made available to decision-makers and regulators worldwide.
  • Writing section on Ecotoxicology for Training Manual on IPM for staff in the Plant Protection Division of Uzbekistan Ministry of Agriculture
  • Assisting with the development of a computer Model of barrier spraying for locust control: quantification of non-target impacts and providing field data with which to validate the model
  • Lecturing/teaching on Applied Ecology and Agriculture & Food Resources units of University of Greenwich’s BSc. in Natural Resource Management.

1992-1997

  • Leading Project on developing Policy Guidelines to Zimbabwe Government on the use of DDT for Tsetse fly control: Formulating stakeholder consultation process to balance scientific findings with stakeholder perceptions.
  • Contributing to the establishment and development of NRI’s Natural Resources and Ethical Trade Programme

 Monitoring changes in abundance and diversity of invertebrate fauna in grassland in Madagascar for assessment of non-target effects of locust control operations.

  • Training Malagasy field staff in sampling techniques for monitoring changes in relative abundance of selected terrestrial invertebrates.

 Researching and trialling methodologies for monitoring terrestrial invertebrate populations and biodiversity in the tropics for use in ecotoxicological studies.

 Environmental Impact Assessment desk study of the use of Insect growth regulators for migratory pest control.

  • EIA desk study: effects of new sewerage system for Nakuru town, Kenya, on natural history and ecology of Lake Nakuru National Park.
  • Providing advice through two EU Expert Panels on Environmental Pressure indicators for Loss of Biodiversity and for Dispersion of Toxics.
  • Lecturing/teaching on Applied Ecology and Agriculture & Food Resources units of University of Greenwich’s BSc. in Natural Resource Management.
  • Investigating the need for technical support to both UK NGOs and grower co-operatives or small-scale farmers in developing countries involved in the Fair-trade movement.

1988 - 1991

  • Terrestrial Invertebrate Zoologist attached to DDT Impact Assessment team, investigating non-target impacts of DDT used to control tsetse fly in Zimbabwe.
  • Monitoring relative abundance/diversity of invertebrates at risk from DDT ground-spraying in the field.
  • Developing sampling methods for pesticide impact assessment.
  • Identifying invertebrates from samples taken in savannah woodland.
  • Co-editing final report on project.

1987 - 1988