CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Family name: Kontio
2. First names: Panu Jaakko
3. Date of birth: August 4, 1959
4. Nationality: Finnish
5. Civil status: Married, 3 children
6. Education:
Institution Helsinki University, Faculty of Forestry and
Agriculture
Date 12 / 1989
Degree M.Sc. (Environmental Economics and Management)
7. Language skills:
language Reading
Speaking Writing
Finnish (native) 5
5
5
English
5
5
5
Swedish
5
3
3
German
2
1
1
Estonian
2 2
1
French
1
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-
8. Membership of professional bodies
Finnish Association for Environmental Civil Servants
Finnish EIA Association, President 2002 -
9. Other skills: Standard office computer programmes.
10. Present employer and position: Senior Researcher, Finnish Environment
Institute
11. Years with the present employer: 7
12. Key qualifications
Mr. Panu Kontio is a Senior Researcher in the Research Programme for Environmental
Policy in Finnish Environment Institute. He has an academic background of
M.Sc. in Environmental Economics and Management and 12 years of working experience
in the field of Environmental Impact Assessment, including research, development
work, law preparation and training. He is a recognized expert on Environmental
Impact Assessment both in Finland and internationally.
During the past eight years Mr. Kontio has co-ordinated dozens of international
development projects. He has provided his expertise for the harmonisation
of environmental legislation with EU-legislation and for the development of
environmental policy in the Candidate Countries, and he is well familiar with
the ISPA framework/concept as well as with the Structural Funds Programmes.
Various forms of training form an integral part of his assignments.
Currently he is working on his doctoral thesis at the University of Tampere,
Department of Regional Studies and Environmental Policy under the supervision
of Professor Yrjö Haila.
13. Specific Central and Eastern European and NIS experience
Country Date: from to
Latvia Since 1993, See point 15 "Reference projects"
Lithuania Since 1993, See point 15 "Reference projects"
Estonia Since 1993, See point 15 "Reference projects"
Russia Since 1993, See point 15 "Reference projects"
Multilateral: Nordic countries Baltic countries and Poland
Several projects financed by Nordic Council of Ministers in co-operation
with NIBR and NORDPLAN 1993-1996.
14. Professional Experience Record
Date 1/1994 - to date
Location Helsinki, Finland
Company Finnish Environment Institute
Position Senior Planner
Description Responsible for EIA training of the environmental
administration, research and development work, co-operation with Baltic countries,
Poland and Russia in the field of EIA
Date 8/1992 - 12/1993
Location Helsinki, Finland
Company Ministry of the Environment
Position Senior Adviser
Description Participation in the preparation of the Finnish
EIA law, planning and implementing EIA training, co-operation with Baltic
countries, Poland and Russia
Date 11/1989 - 12/1991
Location Helsinki, Finland
Company Finnish Municipal Association
Position Project Manager
Description Responsible for a development project of EIA
in Municipalities (13 municipalities), co-ordinating, training and reporting
Date 10 -12/1988
Location Helsinki, Finland
Company Helsinki University
Position Course Assistant
Description assistant on EIA courses
Date 6 - 8/1988
Location Helsinki, Finland
Company Association of Finnish Cities
Position Researcher
Description Survey on waste management systems in Finnish
cities
Date 1982 -1988 several short term periods
Location Vantaa, Finland
Company City of Vantaa
Position trainee
Description development work concerning waste management
and recycling of wastes, survey on game species, evaluating and planning the
use of city owned farmlands
Date 6 - 8/1982
Location Helsinki, Finland
Company Project Planning KRK Ltd.
Position trainee
Description technical drawing
15. Reference projects
2003 – (2005) GOVCOM; Governing the Common Sea. Research project funded
by the Academy of Science of Finland. Senior Researcher.
2003 – Project on transposition of the directive on "Assessment of certain
plans and programmes" in Lithuania. Project manager.
2002 – Environmental assessment of the Lithuanian Single Programming Document
(SPD), preparation of the SPD. Environmental expert.
2002 – Environmental assessment of the Latvian Single Programming Document.
Manager of the assessment component.
2001 – 2003. stage I and II. Implementation of Environmental Management
Systems in Lithuania. Project manager.
2001 EPAC Sub-study 6: Permitting and Inspection in Applicant Countries
(ongoing).
2000 Developing guidance on public participation for EIA in a transboundary
context. Expert for ECOTERRA, Russia and UN/ECE secretariat.
2000 Public participation training for Lithuanian territorial planners and
environmental authorities. Expert.
2000 Training on waste management for Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian central
and local level authorities. Project manager.
2000 Developing Environmental Assessment of plans and programmes in Latvia,
project manager.
1999 Environmental Education Co-operation project between Finland and Lithuania
(Interreg). Expert.
1999 -2000 ISPA training for Estonian MoFin, MoTrans and MoE. Environmental
expert.
1999 Assessment and approval of small projects in Latvia. Co-ordinator.
1999 Implementation of EIA system in Latvia. Project manager.
1998 - 2001 (underway) Assistance to Ministry of the Environment in preparation
of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the
Government of the
Republic of Finland on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary
Context. Expert.
1998 - 1999 TACIS project: Development and implementation of an integrated
programme for environmental monitoring of Lake Ladoga: protection and
sustainable
use of aquatic resources (DIMPLA). Expert.
1998 - 1999 Assistance to Ministry of the Environment in preparation
of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Estonia
and the
Government of the Republic of Finland on Environmental Impact Assessment
in a Transboundary Context. Expert.
1998 - 1999. Finland - Latvia Environmental Education Project
(Interreg). Expert.
1998 Training on EIA of landfills for Latvian authorities and enterprises.
Co-ordinator.
1998 Study on Environmental Assessment In Public Promotion of Exports
and Investments to Developing Countries. Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Researcher.
1997 - 2000 Project manager of project "Harmonisation of Lithuanian
EIA legislation to EC requirements". Bilateral project between Finland and
Lithuania. (3 stage project)
1997 South-African water law review, author of EIA and management of transboundary
waters components. EIA expert.
1996 - 1998 Project manager of project "Harmonisation of Latvian EIA legislation
to EC requirements". Bilateral project between Finland and Latvia
1995 - 1996 Identification of the training needs on the field of EIA
in Baltic countries, in cooperation with NORDPLAN (Sweden), (financed by
the Nordic Council
of Ministers)
1995 - 1996 Project on EIA in a transboundary context in North West Russia,
In co-operation with NIBR (Norway), Financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers
1995 Supervising a seminar in Moscow on Harmonisation of Russian and World
Bank EA practices, in co-operation with Russian Ministry of Environmental
Protection and Natural
Resources, World Bank and Soil and Water Ltd. (Financed by Ministry of the
Environment of Finland)
1994 Secretary of the working group appointed by the Ministry of the Environment
to guide the implementation of the EIA act in Finland.
1994 Organising a seminar on Russian State Ecological Expertize and EIA
at St Petersburg, in co-operation with LENCOM Ecology (subordinate of Russian
Ministry of the Environment)
1993-1996 Finnish expert in Nordic-Baltic EIA project; 1994 Oil harbour
cases; 1995-1996 screening and quality control.
1993, EIA course for Estonian central and local level authorities in cooperation
with Estonian Ministry of the Environment. Co-ordinator.
1993 Organising the Baltic- Polish -Nordic EIA seminar in Riga in co-operation
with Nordic Council of Ministers / Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional
Research and Latvian Environmental Protection Committee
1992 - 1994, Participating in the preparation of the Finnish EIA law, review
of the statements given on the draft law. Expert.
1991 Organising a seminar on sustainable development in co-operation with
Statens Byggeforskning Institute, Denmark. Finnish co-ordinator.
1989 - 1991 EIA in Municipalities project. 13 municipal EIA pilot projects.
Project manager.
Publications
2001. Raulinaitis M, Auglys V, Buciunaite I, Laurutenaite B, Revoldiene
R, Kontio P and Punkari M. Manual for Environmental Impact Assessment In
Lithuania. Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Lithuania.
2001. Bilateral agreements of Finland under the Espoo Convention. In: Proceedings
of the fourth Conference on the Environmental Conventions and the Baltic States.
25 - 26 Oct 2001. Haapsalu.
2000. Niinioja R, Tanskanen A-L, Rumyantsev V, Smirnova L, Hilden M, Kontio
P & Filatov N (eds). Water management policy of large lakes (Politika
upravlenija vodnymi resursami bolstsih ozer). Tacis project TSP 40/97 DIMPLA:
report of the tasks 4 and 5. North Karelia Regional Environment Centre. Joensuu
2000.
2000. Purhonen J and Kontio P. Environmental questions in Lithuania and
training needs (in Finnish). EcoLiFt project. Dipoli series 1/2000. 78 p.
1999. Kontio P. Comparison of Lithuanian, Latvian and Finnish EIA procedures.
In Conference Proceedings, Baltic EIA Conference 28.-29 April 1999. Pärnu
Estonia.
1999. Kontio P and Karlin A. Environmental questions in Latvia and training
needs (in Finnish). Finland - Latvia Environmental Education Project (Interreg)
Helsinki University of Technology. Dipoli Series 3/1999. 56 p.
1999. Kontio P and Ruza S. Participatory approach in preparation of
EIA legislation for Latvia. In IAIA annual Conference Glasgow 15-19 June 1999.
(Proceedings: CD ROM)
1999. Tallskog L, Kontio P and Leskinen A. Environmental Assessment In Public
Promotion of Exports and Investments to Developing Countries.
1997. Kontio P & Manner A-L (eds). Social aspects of EIA. Finnish Environment
Institute Publications 63. Helsinki 1997
1997. Kontio P. & Hilden M. Management of Transboundary Waters, in Water
Legislation in Selected Countries, a Comparative Study for South African Water
Law Review. The Finnish Environment. Helsinki 1997.
1997. Hilden M. & Kontio P. Overview of Environmental Impact Assessments
in Water Legislation in Selected Countries, a Comparative Study for South
african Water Law Review. The Finnish Environment. Helsinki 1997.
1995. Finnish EIA Legislation and Practices in Final Report of Environmental
Assessment Harmonization Seminar, Moscow, February 14-16,1995. Russian Federation
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources and World Bank.
1994 The implementation of EIA; the tasks of coordination authorities, working
group report 3/1994. Ministry of the Environment, Environmental Policy Department.
Editors Marika Paukkunen and Panu Kontio. (Finnish with English summary).
1992. EIA in Municipal Planning and Decisionmaking. Article in report:
NBS-K forskerseminar om Baeredyktighet i den kommunale planlaegning, SBI
meddelelse 92/1992. Statens Byggeforskninginstitut, Hörsholm, Denmark
(English).
1992. Environmental Impact Assesment in Municipalities I, Principles and
Practical Solutions. Publication. Suomen kaupunkiliiton julkaisu nro 679,
Suomen Kunnallisliiton ympäristöjulkaisut nro 27. Suomen kaupunkiliitto,
Suomen kunnallisliitto ja ympäristöministeriö. 38 pp. (Finnish).
1992. Environmental Impact Assessment in Municipalities II, Evaluation of
the 13 Municipal Experiments. Publication. Suomen kaupunkiliiton julkaisu
nro 680, Suomen Kunnallisliiton ympäristöjulkaisut nro 28. Suomen
kaupunkiliitto, Suomen kunnallisliitto ja ympäristöministeriö.
(Finnish).
1992. Kontio P, Hildén M , Paukkunen M, Summary of the Comments on
the EIA law proposal. Ministry of the Environment. (Finnish).
1991. EIA Aid for Decisionmaking. Article in Suomen Kunnat 24/1991, p. 21
(Finnish).
1991. Principles of EIA in Municipalities. Article in Ympäristö
ja Terveys 3/1991 pp. 210-215 (Finnish).
1990 Paukkunen M & Kontio P. EIA - An instrument to Integrate Environmental
Policy to Social Policy in Finland (Miljökonsekvensbebömning - ett
instrument för integrering av Miljöpolitiken i den allmänna
samhälspolitiken i Finland). Article in NORDREVY / 1990, Sept. pp 44-48.
(Swedish).
1990. Environmental Impact Assessment Helps in Municipal Planning and Decisionmaking.
Article in Suomen Kunnallislehti 5/ 90, pp 19-20, (Finnish )
Lectures
1990 - 1999 Several lectures on EIA in Municipalities, Finnish EIA legislation
and practises at University of Helsinki, Helsinki University of Technology,
University of Oulu, National Water Protection Association, etc.
Lecture for Latvian Road Administration on Environmental Conventions. Facilitation
and chair for several workshops in Baltic countries and elsewhere (eg. Seminar
for Baltic countries and Finland on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary
Context; Espoo Convention and Bilateral Agreements, 2nd ECO-BALTIC Conference
workshop on Environmental Management Concepts: Environmental Auditing).
Professional visits
1982 USA.
1984 China. Beijing, Shanghai, Nanking, Suchow and Wuxi.
1986 France. University of Nancy, University of Marseille.
1991 Estonia.
1993 Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia.
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