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Based in The Netherlands, Natureherit Design & Consult is an innovation SME for Nature-Urban Spatial Planning, Green Economic Studies and Investment Pre-Strategies incl. - GreenMagnets’Tools -- Web-Reality Place Interface Tools - Coast, Waterfront and On-water - Micro-Area Redevelopment & Environmental Mitigation - Place Branding & Sustainable Tourism of City-Town-Village - Environmental–Climate Education Applications - Promotion & Platforms for Low-Carbon Products & Technologies Founded in 2013 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Natureherit Overall Design is a new design formula to revitalize Nature and Heritage, which includes Overall design, pre-study, investment and promotion strategies for Nature-Urban Developments etc. The spirit of “Low-Carbon from the Roots” tells to combine most vulnerable urban-rural environmental problems, research potentials and approaches for local and international markets, discover of best areas and value chains for environmental-friendly investment. Based on rich international professional networks and platforms, Natureherit dialogues with practical-oriented professional institution and technical enterprises on local and national scale. Natureherit and its partners have sophisticated experiences and knowledge in integrated planning, coastal and waterfront development, tourism and leisure development, integration refurbishment / design of urban and landscape, ecological protection and recognition, out- and indoor leisure, renewal of agricultural and industrial areas,. Natureherit enables green growth for projects. The emphasis lies in overall spatial planning strategies, technological combination of eco-water education and environmental recovery, sustainable tourism, regional and place branding development strategy plan. Contact: Xiaoying Liu Tel: +31 614741165 (NL) | +86 13816670457 (CN) Email : xyliu@natureherit.com | info@natureherit.com Founder/Director of Natureherit Overall Design, Senior Spatial Planning-Design Consultant | Netherlands Reg. Architect | Master in Engineering (Germany) | Reg.  Expert of EU-China Urbanisation Leadership Program | Member/Observer of EcoAP and Business@Bio-diversity Communities by European Commission

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Hur Hassnain (MDS, MBA) is an evaluation specialist, author, Treasurer and founding Board Member at the International Evaluation Academy. Currently he is working as the Senior Evaluation Expert at Meldea, the European Commission DG INTPA, DG NEAR, and FPI’s external service on Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Design supporting the headquarter units, and over a hundred EU Delegations around the world.

Hur has authored several internationally peer reviewed publications, including a book as lead author: Evaluation in Contexts of Fragility, Conflict and Violence published in 2021. It presents an interesting argument that “evaluation” – like development aid itself – can unintentionally exacerbate tensions in ways that can negatively affect people and institutions if care is not taken in designing and approaching it with caution and sensitivity.

Hur has over 20 years of experience of working in a variety of thematic areas including but not limited to gender equality, rural development, climate change, renewable energy, agriculture, women’s economic empowerment, education, and protection. He has lived and worked in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Hur has designed, commissioned, and conducted research and evaluations for projects funded by UN agencies, the European Commission, private donors and the governments of the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Norway.

Hur is a staunch advocate of the Latin proverb "rerum cognoscere causas", signifying the pursuit of understanding the causes of things – a guiding principle that underpins his work and philosophy.

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I have been working as a field inspector for the Norwegian Environment Agency since 2013. Some of my tasks are within the field of non-food consumer product safety with regard to chemical properties (RoHS, REACH, CLP, POPs), European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) and CITES.

I have a masters degree in archaeology and previously worked as an environmental crimes coordinator with the Oslo Police Department.

Johan van Geijn has a unique track record as a specialist in international corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the world of sports, particularly in football and international development cooperation. With more than 25 years of experience – heading the international programs at the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) since 1998 to build local capacity through football in developing countries and low-income countries. More than 20,000 young volunteer coaches have been able to improve themselves in their local environment through programs developed by Johan.
As founder of the WorldCoaches program, Johan has proven many times how sport can serve as a means for social development. Using football as a catalyst for social cohesion, for the position of girls and women in society, for awareness of communicable diseases, drugs and addictions or clean water.
With the international challenges surrounding migration and refugees, using football as an initiator for programs to tackle youth unemployment in these countries. A range of thematic social challenges where Johan has been able to let football contribute to the approach and often to the solution.