Academic merits

He has a Master of Science (MSc) in Rural Development from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Mid Sweden University. In addition to these educations he has studied Agrarian History, Biology, Graphic arts and design, several languages and Environmental courses. Per has also studied and worked in Vietnam.

Main tasks and functions   

Per is project manager at SCNI. His main tasks include the assessment of nature guides and the SCNI network. Per manages the information process and works with the newsletter and the newsmail.

Areas of interest

Per has a major interest in inspiring people to visit nature. Outdoor recreation is one of his main interests. He is also a guide at the Swedish Tourist Association (STF).

Background

Before working at CNV, he worked at the County Administrative Board in Uppsala county with issues concerning management of pastures, haymaking meadows och forest pastures. Before that, he worked at SLU with Environmental Communication during four years, dealing with management of outdoor recreation and nature conservation conflicts near urban areas. At SLU he also worked with issues on how to communicate biological diversity with the public. Per evaluated also different ways of cooperating in nature conservation and agriculture. He educated in project and process management. At SLU Per has also worked at the Swedish Centre for Environmental Impact Assessment.

Per has studied the Mountain and Wilderness Guide Course at Malung Folk High School in accordance to the education norm of the Mountain Safety Council for mountain guides. He is also educated to närnaturguide and Linnépath guide and is involved in the association Nature Guides of Uppland. In addition to the tasks at CNV, he works as a guide at STF and has worked as mountain guide at the STF mountain station Storulvån.