Sven Walter

Sven Walter, with over 20 years of professional experience, specializes in natural resource management, sustainable land and forest management, agroforestry, and forest products.

His expertise includes the development and implementation of financing instruments for sustainable land and forest management, designing transformative projects, and result-based program management.

Sven is well-versed in workshop facilitation, moderation, UN processes like the SDGs, and international negotiations for sustainable development.

He holds an M.Sc. in Geography and a teacher-training certificate for German high schools from the Justus-Liebig-Universit\u00e4t Giessen.

Sven's career includes leadership positions such as Team Leader in Forest Products and Statistics at FAO and Head of the GM Rome Liaison Office at the UNCCD.

He has served as a Programme Officer for various initiatives in land, security, resilience, and food security through non-wood forest products in Central Africa.

Additionally, he has held roles as a Forestry Officer, Technical Advisor, Associate Professional Forestry Officer, and Consultant at various organizations including FAO, Gutachter, ECO Consult Sepp & Busacker, and Greenpeace.

His extensive background also covers consultancy and training roles in conservation and forestry sectors.