Background
Barnard, Phoebe Elizabeth was born on June 10, 1961 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Walter Bigelow Barnard and Janet Louise Potter.
Barnard, Phoebe Elizabeth was born on June 10, 1961 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Walter Bigelow Barnard and Janet Louise Potter.
Bachelor of Science in Biology with honors, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1983. Master of Science in Zoology, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Ecology, Uppsala University, Sweden, 1994.
With Ministry Environment & Tourism Directorate Environmental Affairs, 1994. Science & technological coordinator Kirstenbosch Research Center South African National Biodiversity Institute, 2003—2005, senior scientist, climate change and bio-adaptation division, since 2005. Founding national coordinator Namibian National Biodiversity Program, 2003.
Guest lecturer Faculty Training Program, Namibia, 1993. Guest lecturer, zoology department Trondheim University, Norway, 1993. Researcher, zoology department Uppsala University, 1993—1994.
Course coordinator & lecturer Tropical Biology Association, Uganda, England, 1995. Lecturer Land Use Planning Training Programe DANCED, Namibia, 1996. Founding national coordinator Namibian National Climate Change Program, 2001.
Technical advisor, biodiversity strategic planning International Union for Conservation of Nature Botswana, 2002—2004.
Committee member and environmental advisor Glencairn Action Group, Glencairn Valley, South Africa, since 2007, Glencairn Fire Watch, Glencairn Valley, since 2009.
Married Robert Edward Simmons, May 8, 1983. 2 children.