[headline_border]Selection of projects[/headline_border]
[white_box]Geomorphology of the Arabian Peninsula. TAVO (Tübinger Atlas of the Middle East). Project of the German Research Foundation (DFG). 1974-1984.[/white_box]
[white_box]Desertification in the Sahel Region of West Africa (Senegal, Mauritania, Mali). DFG–Project. 1973-1977.[/white_box]
[white_box]Dune activity and Blown Sand Control. Protection of the industrial area of Madinat al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Project executing organization (PEO): Royal Commission of Jubail and Yambu, 1984-1986.[/white_box]
[white_box]Ecological impacts of the first Gulf war at the East Coast of Saudi Arabia. PEO: European Union, NCWCD Saudi Arabia. 1991-1993.[/white_box]
[white_box]Desertification and impacts in La Mancha, Central Spain. Interdisciplinary research project on behalf of the European Union. 1994-1998.[/white_box]
[white_box]Extent and impact of soil erosion in North Rhine Westphalia (NRW), Germany. PEO: Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Consumer Protection NRW (MUNLV). 1999-2004.[/white_box]
[white_box]Biosphere Reserve assessment in the State of Qatar. Interdisciplinary project on behalf of UNESCO and the Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Resources (SCENR), Qatar. 2002.[/white_box]
[white_box]Assessment of the flora and fauna in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. EIAs on behalf of Qatar Petroleum. 2002-2003.[/white_box]
[white_box]World Heritage Site assessment in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Interdisciplinary project on behalf of UNESCO and the National Commission for Wildlife Protection (NCWP), Bahrain. 2003.[/white_box]
[white_box]Concept study towards the economic impcat and future tourism perspectives of a potential Senne National Park. Interdisciplinary research project on behalf of the MUNLV, NRW. 2002-2003.[/white_box]
[white_box]Biosphere Reserve assessment in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Interdisciplinary project on behalf of UNESCO and the NCWP. 2003.[/white_box]
[white_box]Biosphere Reserve assessment in the United Arab Emirates. Interdisciplinary project on behalf of UNESCO and the Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA), Sharjah. 2003.[/white_box]
[white_box]World Heritage Site assessments in the State of Qatar. Interdisciplinary project on behalf of UNESCO and the SCENR. 2006-2007.[/white_box]
[white_box]Biosphere Reserve assessment in the Sultanate of Oman. Interdisciplinary project on behalf of UNESCO and the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment, Oman. 2005-2007.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of a sustainbale tourism concept for the potential Khor Al Adaid World Heritage Site, Qatar. Project document prepared for Qatar Tourism Authority. 2005.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of the Nile Spring region and Lake Tana as examples for environmentally considerate and socio-economically and culturally acceptable tourism. With support from the MUNLV and the Ethiopian Tourism Commission, Addis Ababa. 2004-now.[/white_box]
[white_box]Design and development of novel GPS-guided adventure trails and interactive tourguides. Environmental awareness and sustainable tourism development in the Teutoburger Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park, Germany. 2004-2008.[/white_box]
[white_box]Production of trekking maps, barrier-free webportals and geomarketing in the Teutoburger Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park, Germany. 2005-now.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of a city planning concept for Doha, Qatar. „Oasis City Doha“. In cooperation with bfk&partners. 2006.[/white_box]
[white_box]Geomarketing and web development for the „Förderverein Nationalpark Senne-Eggegebirge e.V.“. 2005-now.[/white_box]
[white_box]Geotourism in the Sultanate of Oman. Cooperation with the Omani Ministry of Tourism. 2007-now.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of the GPS-Adventure Park in the Teutoburger Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park. National pilot project in the field of sustainable environmental education and tourism development. 2007-now.[/white_box]
[white_box]Forest-Coffee project on the Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia. 2007-2010.[/white_box]
[white_box]Geological GPS-Nature trail in the city of Oerlinghausen. 2007-2008.[/white_box]
[white_box]Geomarketing and web development for the „Naturparkführer Teutoburger Wald e.V.“. 2008-2012.[/white_box]
[white_box]Karst GPS-Nature trail on the Paderborner tableland. 2008-2009.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of a new and state of the art tourist map for the Teutoburger Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park, including the production of a GPS-based multimedia tour guide. 2008-2009.[/white_box]
[white_box]Marsh GPS-Nature trail in the city of Horn-Bad Meinberg. 2008-2009.[/white_box]
[white_box]Implementation of the publication „Better Buildings – enhanced water-, energy-, and waste-management in Arab urban ecosystems – globally applicable“ for UNESCO. 2010.[/white_box]
[white_box]Implementation of the publication „Towards environmentally friendly tourism in Arabian Biosphere Reserves“ for UNESCO. 2009.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of the pan-arabic web portal „The Arab Recycling Initiative“. 2008.[/white_box]
[white_box]Duqum Stone Park – the first Geopark in the Sultanate of Oman. Research activity. 2009.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of Geotourism, including the “Muscat Geoheritage Guide”. 2010-now.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of the official tourist map for the Sultanate of Oman. 2010-now.[/white_box]
[white_box]Implementation of 5 GPS climate trails trails in the Teutoburger Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park. 2010.[/white_box]
[white_box]Water GPS-Nature trail in Bad Driburg. 2010.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of maps for the project „Erlesene Natur“ in the Höxter district. 2010-2013.[/white_box]
[white_box]Design and implementation of an innovative tourist-information in Schlangen. 2010.[/white_box]
[white_box]Production of a Geotourism DVD for the Sultanate of Oman. 2011-12.[/white_box]
[white_box]German-Oman Student Exchange with Sultan Qaboos University. 2009-now.[/white_box]
[white_box]Production of a Panorama Map for the Muscat region. 2011-2012.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of GPS Nature Trails and applications for the Externsteine Monument. 2011-2012.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of tourist information smartphone applications and info centers for „Erlesene Natur“. 2011-2013.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of a „Virtual Museum“ for the Sultanate of Oman. 2012.[/white_box]
[white_box]German-Oman Cooperation for the Rapprochement of Cultures. 2011-now.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of a 360° panorama images virtual tour for the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat. 2013.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of a GPS Nature trail for a protected area in Ossendorf, Höxter district. 2013.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of a touristic GPS trail in for the city of Lügde, Lippe district. 2013.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of a smartphone application and GPS trails for the Heinz Sielmann Foundation. 2013.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of a concept for an innovative information and exhibition center for the Sultanate of Oman. 2012-2013.[/white_box]
[white_box]Marketing and production of promotional material for the Oman Ministry of Tourism. 2013-now.[/white_box]
[white_box]Supporting the Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve initiative in Ethiopia. 2007-now.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of a smartphone application for the Radisson Blu Hotel Muscat. 2013.[/white_box]
[white_box]Feasibility study “World of Oman”. 2012-2013.[/white_box]
[white_box]Development of a smartphone GPS Nature Trail for the UNESCO World Heritage Wadden Sea Norderney. 2013.[/white_box]
[white_box]Production of a nation wide tourist map for the Sultanate of Oman. 2012-now.[/white_box]
[white_box]Feasibility study “Oman Archaeological Museum & Archaeological Park Salut”. 2012-2013.[/white_box]