Professional experience

I combined my educational background in international economics (MSc in 2001), marketing and management (MSc in 2003) and economics (PhD in 2005) with life-long interest in nature (birdwatching and evolutionary theory, in particular) to become an ecological economist.

Professional experience

10.2005
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Lecturer in international and environmental economics
Department of International Economics
, University of Lodz, Poland
08.2007—06.2008 Visiting professor
American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
03.2004—03.2005 Research fellow
School of Politics, International Relations and the Environment, Keele University, United Kingdom
07.2002
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Research and educational activities
Sendzimir Foundation
08.2001—05.2003 Environmental management consultant
UNDP Umbrella Project, Poland
01—03.2001 Intern
World Trade Organization (WTO)
, Economic Research and Analysis Division, Switzerland

Cooperation with NGOs

Aeris Futuro Foundation Our mission is to combat the global climate change as well as to protect and enrich biological diversity in Poland. TIME FOR FOREST project helps businesses, institutions and individuals to compensate their carbon dioxide emissions by planting trees and biodiverse forests throughout Poland. A special calculator offers a possibility to calculate the amount of CO2 emitted by different daily activities and the number of trees needed to be planted to absorb it from the atmosphere.
Białe Gawrony Foundation ‘We want to show a positive alternative, a possibility of leading a meaningful and creative life for one’s own happiness and the welfare of others, in harmony with the natural world. We organise various activities combining culture, art, ecology with the social engagement. We are a legally registered non-profit organisation dedicated to promotion of such values as creative development, collective action, independent thinking, holistic perspective of interdependence of all beings.’
Centre for Systems Solutions CSS is an independent think tank promoting systems thinking in research, education, consulting and solving complex problems. CSS combines research and practice in the areas of strategic management, decision making and reforming education. We cooperate with local communities, enterprises, academia, NGOs and governmental organisations. Our three programme areas include: socio-environmental modelling, business dynamics and sustainable development. We use computer modelling, simulation games, participatory research.