IENE is governed by its General Assembly. The Governance Board is elected by the General Assembly and operates the network on a daily basis. The Scientific and Expert Committee oversees the network’s activities related to technical issues. An Executive Secretariat hosted by FEHRL – Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories in Brussels supports the work of the Governance Board and Scientific and Expert Committee and the implementation of IENE activities.
General Assembly
The General Assembly of members is the highest authority of IENE. It elects the members of the Governance Board and approves the IENE’s strategy and policies. It approves the IENE annual activity and financial reports and the IENE annual budget, and fixes the bi-annual membership contribution on the proposal of the Governance Board.
Governance Board
The Governance Board is the decision-making body of IENE in the period between the General Assembly meetings.
It leads the network, develops the overall strategy for IENE activities and projects and is responsible for fundraising for IENE core activities. Members of the Governance Board include members from the founding partners as well as members elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms.
Johan RydlovEcologist, specialist constructing sustainable infrastructure at the Swedish Transport Administration
Swedish Transport Administration
President of IENE
Field of expertise: Botany, Bryology, and infrastructure habitats
Radu MotPresident, Zarand NGO (www.zarand.org)
Vice President of IENE
Field of expertise: Large carnivores, forestry, ecological corridors, protected areas management
Dr Vincent O’MalleyHead of Environmental Policy & Compliance, Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
Vice President of IENE
Environmentalist, specialising in the integration of all environmental issues into the development of sustainable transport infrastructure at Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
Elke HahnWork at the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Department of Roads – Planning and Environment
Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
Chair of IENE
Field of expertise: Environmental Impact Assessment, mitigation, wildlife and roads
Iris FrederiksNature consultant at Rijkswaterstaat, the executive agency of road and waterworks in the Netherlands
The Dutch executive agency of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management Rijkswaterstaat
Field of expertise: ecology, biogeology, Dutch environmental policy, data science
Andreas SeilerPhD, senior researcher, ecologist at SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Long experience with wildlife and traffic related research.
Areas of expertise: roads; railways; airports; ecology; energy; economy
Carme RosellPhD and senior consultant at Minuartia wildlife consultancy
Responsible of the Wildlife & Traffic Handbook Working group
Field of expertise: wildlife and transport, animal vehicle collisions, wildlife crossings
Lazaros GeorgiadisBiologist and Environmental consultant
Field of expertise: large carnivores, mitigation measures, environmental policy, nature conservation, education
Marita BöttcherScientific counselor at the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Department: Mitigation Impact Regulation, transport and planning
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Field of expertise: fragmentation (also indicators), planning (SEA; EIA; MIR), other impacts: artificial lightning, noise, small species
Scientific and Expert Committee
The Scientific and Expert Committee gathers about twenty individuals recognized for their scientific or technical expertise on a wide range of topics related to the IENE activity.
It is appointed by the IENE Governance Board upon suggestions from the General Assembly. It aims to be gender, geographically and disciplinary balanced.
The Scientific and Expert Committee aims at securing a high standard of scientific and practical expertise in questions concerning ecology and transportation infrastructure within IENE.
Andreas SeilerPhD, senior researcher, ecologist at SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Long experience with wildlife and traffic related research.
Areas of expertise: roads; railways; airports; ecology; energy; economy
Edgar Van Der GriftSenior research scientist at Wageningen University and Research Centre in The Netherlands.
Field of expertise: road ecology, animal ecology, landscape ecology.
Areas of interest: roads; railways; watercourse; energy; ecology.
Marguerite TrocméHead of the Environment Department at the Federal Roads Office (Astra)
marguerite.trocme@astra.admin.ch
FEDRO Federal road office Switzerland,
Head of environmental technology
Biologist and environmental engineer has been working since 1987 on transport infrastructure and biodiversity issues,
Areas of interests: roads, railways, energy with an emphasis on fauna passages and green area management
Rodney Van Der ReenConsultant researcher at University of Melbourne
Specialist in quantifying and mitigating the negative ecological impacts of development
Field of expertise: Transport ecology, research. https://transportecology.info/
Yun WangResearcher professor at China Academy of Transportation Sciences Research
China Academy of Transportation Sciences
Field of expertise: road ecology, road engineering, landscape and ecological interactions of roads and wildlife, landscape fragmentation and transport ecology
Areas of interest: roads; railways; social sciences and humanities; ecology; learn from Europe, promote road ecology advancing in Asia
Rory CanavanBiodiversity & Natural Capital Leader at Arup
Field of expertise: Road Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Biological Conservation, Natural Capital
Areas of interest: Roads; Railways; Airports; Energy; Ecology; Natural Capital
Wendy CollinsonProgramme Manager: Endangered Wildlife Trust – Wildlife and Transport Programme at Endangered Wildlife Trust
Field of expertise: Roads, Rail, Wildlife-Mortality, Connectivity, Camera Traps, Road/rail kill mitigation
Areas of expertise: Roads; Railways; Airports; Energy; Ecology
Ivo DostalResearcher (Non-Academic) – Transport Research Centre, CDV
Transport Research Centre, CDV
Field of expertise: Transport Geography, Landscape Ecology, TI’s impacts on Nature
Areas of expertise: Roads; Railways; Airports; Landscape Ecology.
Thabo HlastshwayoResearcher
Field of expertise: wildlife roadkill incidents
Areas of interest: Road ecology, animal behaviour in transport. corridor fragmented landscapes, sustainable transport planning
Eric GuinardProject manager ecologist
Field of expertise: Ecology in interaction with infrastructure management.
Areas of Interest: Roads; Railways; Watercourse; Airports; Energy; Ecology.
Darryl JonesProfessor Emeritus at Griffith University, Director Maarifa Foundation
Field of expertise: Wildlife management, behavioural ecology, urban ecology, road ecology
Areas of Interest: Roads; Ecology; Human-nature Interactions
Manisha BhardwajPostdoctoral Fellow at the University of Freiburg, Germany
Field of expertise: Road ecology, railway ecology, animal behaviour, sensory pollution
Areas of interest: Roads; Railways; Ecology.
Manuela PanzacchiResearcher at NINA
Field of expertise: green infrastructures, corridors, wildlife
Areas of interest: roads; energy; ecology; railways; I have been member of IENE before.
Caryl Buton Expert consultant
Field of expertise: fragmentation of natural habitats by infrastructures, AVC – animal-vehicle collision mitigation (highways and railroads), emerging “fence ecology”, right-of-way management, practical technical management issues
Areas of interest: Roads; Railways; Ecology; fence ecology;
Denis FrançoisResearch Director
Field of expertise: Environmental engineering. Biodiversity. Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Land planning. Transport infrastructures. Civil engineering.
Areas of interest: Roads; Railways; Watercourse; Ecology; Energy; Social sciences and humanities.
Stephanie MurphyResearcher
steph.murphy@sylvan-biodiversity.com
Field of expertise: Bats
Areas of interest: Green bridges/underpasses
Monitoring the effectiveness of mitigation
Collision risk prevention
Cristian-Remus Papp Wildlife and Landscape National Manager WWF Romania
Field of expertise: Ecology, wildlife conservation, nature conservation, landscape planning, protected area management, project and programme development and implementation
Areas of expertise: Roads; Railways; Social sciences and humanities; Ecology; Transdisciplinarity, stakeholder engagement, policies/strategies
Paola ReasonDirector at RSK Biocensus
Field of expertise: Bat specialist
Areas of expertise: Roads; Railways; Ecology; Energy; Watercourse.
Sara Maria Santos Post-Doc Researcher in University of Evora
Field of expertise: ecology of mammals, mostly small mammals
Areas of expertise: Roads;Ecology; Contribute to knowledge dissemination and information sharing.
Executive Secretariat
The Executive Secretariat is run by FEHRL, the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories in Brussels, following the Memorandum of Understanding signed between IENE and FEHRL in 2024.
The Executive Secretariat supports the Governance Board and Scientific and Expert Committee in their missions, contributes to the implementation of the IENE strategy and activities and manages the administration of IENE.
It works also as a facilitator for IENE events, including support to IENE international conferences, workshops and training sessions.
Contact:
IENE Executive Secretariat
Cité Descartes, 5 Boulevard Descartes, Champs-sur-Marne
77454 Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, FRANCE
Please get in touch by email at: info@iene.info
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