Faculteit Biologie: Prince Bernhard Centre

<body> <a name="_Top"> </a> <table id="main" width="750" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary="Content"> <tr> <td valign="top" height="250" id="left"></td> <td valign="top" id="content" width="884"> <h2>Prince Bernhard Chair for International Nature Conservation</h2> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="table2"> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <h3>Why a Prince Bernhard Chair?</h3> <p>Nature and natural resources are under strong pressure worldwide, leading to a dire need for effective conservation. Nature conservation poses challenging questions to policy makers and practitioners. For instance: do we protect nature in fenced national parks or through the sustainable use of ecosystems? Conservation science assists in making choices by generating knowledge and evaluating conservation actions. Meeting today’s conservation challenges requires strong links between conservation science and conservation practice. The Prince Bernhard Chair for International Nature Conservation contributes to establishing and strengthening these links.</p> <h3>What is the Prince Bernhard Chair?</h3> <p>The Prince Bernhard Chair was founded in 1986 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard. The Chair was initiated to honour Prince Bernhard’s crucial roles in the international conservation community. Chair holders are internationally renowned researchers working at the interface of conservation science and practice. They serve for a term of five years during which they visit Utrecht University for one month per year. The Chair aims to (1) raise awareness of international nature conservation among students, (2) improve the scientific basis for conservation actions, and (3) strengthen the links between conservation science and practice.</p> <h3>Prince Bernhard and nature conservation</h3> <pre>Prince Bernhard (1911-2004) dedicated over 40 years of his life to nature conservation. Prince Bernhard was founder and first president of WWF International (World Wildlife Fund) and initiated the Peace Park Foundation. In the Netherlands, the Prince was President of the Dutch WWF for over 30 years. Until his death in 2004, Prince Bernhard was closely involved with the activities of his Chair at Utrecht University, having attended seminars and inaugural addresses, and maintaining personal contact with Chair holders. <span LANG="EN"><font SIZE="2"> </font><font size="3"><b>Vacancy announcmenent</b></pre></font><font SIZE="2"> <p>We are currently (July 2009) recruiting a new professor at the Prince Bernhard Chair. You can download the vacancy announcement <a href="pdf/Vacancy%20professor%20int%20nature%20conservation%20Utrecht%202009.pdf"> here</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br>  </p> </font></span> <pre><a target="_top" href="achievements">Achievements</a> <a href="plans%20and%20agenda">Plans and agenda</a> <a href="chair%20holders/cnt.html">Chair holders</a> <a href="publications/cnt.html">Publications</a></pre> <pre> </pre> <table border="0" width="100%" id="table1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top">The Prince Bernhard Chair is a member of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.iucn.org/">IUCN</a>, the World Conservation Union.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">  </td> <td valign="top">  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="50"></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="884"> <div class="teklein"><a target="_self" href="#_Top"> <img border="0" src="images/solis/pijl-up.gif" align="right" width="25" height="28" /></a><a href="cnt.html" target="_self"> </a> Last update: 14-Jul-2009<br /> <a href="mailto:webmaster@bio.uu.nl">webmaster@bio.uu.nl</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="images/tpix.gif" width="36" height="1" alt="" /></td> <td width="884"><img src="images/tpix.gif" width="714" height="1" alt="" /></td> </tr> </table>  </body>