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About Zondervan, Ruben
Ruben Zondervan is the executive officer of the Earth System Governance Project and programme officer at the Secretariat of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change, Bonn, Germany. Zondervan studied political sciences, modern history, economics and law at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiberg im Breisgau, Germany, and political science at the University Potsdam, Germany. He holds a MSc in environmental and resource management from the Free University Amsterdam. His current research interests include the governance aspects of geo-engineering.
Ruben Zondervan has also worked at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, the VU University Amsterdam, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Riga and at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
Articles by Zondervan, Ruben
Managing global change
November 30, 2009 Frank Biermann , Ruben Zondervan
Humans have transformed the planet beyond recognition, and the institutions and governance mechanisms regulating our relationship with the natural environment cannot cope. New, integrated systems of governance, from local to global levels, are needed to ensure the sustainable development of the planet. Read more>>
