Background
GWYNNE, MICHAEL DOUGLAS was born on November 23, 1932 in West Wickham, United Kingdom.
GWYNNE, MICHAEL DOUGLAS was born on November 23, 1932 in West Wickham, United Kingdom.
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1951-1955, Bachelor of Science (Honours). Oxford University, 1955-1960, Doctor of Philosophy. Spoken languages: English.
Director, Global Environment Monitoring System Program Activities Center, United Nations Environment Programme since 1985. Deputy Director, Senior Science(s) Affairs Officer, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya, 1978-1985. Senior Range Ecologist, Kenya Rangeland Ecological Monitoring Unit, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Kenya, 1976-1977.
Project(s) Manager, Habitat Utilization Project(s), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Kenya, 1973-1976. Habitat Utilization Ecologist, Kenya Range Management Project(s), United Nations Development Program/ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Kenya, 1970-1973. Director & Leader, South Turkana Expedition, Rcya! Geographical Society, Kenya, 6370.
Head, Plant Physiology & Ecology Division, East African Agriculture & Forestry Rch Organization, Kenya, 1959-1970. Terrestrial Ecologist, Rch Expedition to the Indian Ocean, East African Marine Fisheries Rch Organization, Indian Ocean, 1967. Fellow, Balliol College, Oxford University, United Kingdom, 1958-1989.
Ecologist, Oxford University Expedition to Socotra, 1956. Leader, United Nations Environment Programme Gulf Oil Spill Mission, Saudi Arabia, 1991. Environmentalist, United Nations Mission to Kuwait, 1991.
Member: Fellow: Royal Geographical Society. Linnaean Society; Royal Society for Asian Affairs. Explorers Club; Member: British Ecological Society.
British Institute for History and Archaelogy in Eastern Africa. Muthaiga, Nairobi; Athenaeum, London.
Environmental monitoring & assessment, ecology of arid & semi-arid lands, vegetation use, food habits of wildlife & domestic livestock, climate variability & change, environmental contaminants, remote sensing, environmental data. Bird watching, insect watching (espe cially butterflies), travel, plant uses by indigenous peoples, photography, antiquarian books, Africans books.
Spouse Maureen, National of United Kingdom.