Lilian Spijkerman

Chief Development Officer at Peace Parks Foundation

Lilian Spijkerman has a diverse range of work experience in the field of environment, sustainable development, and green finance. Lilian is currently the Chief Development Officer at Peace Parks Foundation. Prior to this, they worked as an Independent consultant, providing advisory services to international agencies, donor organizations, foundations, NGOs, and governments. Lilian has experience in implementing science-based targets to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable, low-carbon economy. Lilian has also worked as a Program Development Lead at Conservation International for Latin America and held various leadership positions within the organization, including Vice President of Green Climate Fund Accredited Entity and Vice President of Global Public Partnerships. Before that, they were a Senior Consultant at AIDEnvironment, where they managed nature and poverty programs funded by the Dutch Government. Lilian has also held positions at Leiden University, Plan International, and EcoPar, where they gained experience in program management and technical advising.

Lilian Spijkerman completed a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies from Het Van Hall Instituut from 1987 to 1992. Lilian then pursued a Master's degree in Physical Geography from the University of Amsterdam from 1992 to 1996. Additional information about their education is not provided.

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Pretoria, South Africa

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Peace Parks Foundation

Peace Parks Foundation facilitates the establishment of transfrontier conservation areas (peace parks) in southern Africa. The non-profit organisation was founded by Dr Nelson Mandela, HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and Dr Anton Rupert in 1997. Together, they shared a dream of cross-border peace parks initiatives linking established conservation areas, fostering economic and tourism development that would benefit local communities, conserving biodiversity and promoting regional peace and stability. Southern Africa’s peace parks today incorporate over half of the declared conservation estate in the region. The foundation's approach combines conservation with socio-economic development, to ensure the long-term preservation of protected areas.


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