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 Protecting the Water on Which We Depend
Rich first joined the International Crane Foundation (ICF) in 1988 as a restoration intern, conducted his graduate field research for ICF on hydrology and wetland ecology in Vietnam and Mozambique, and then developed and directed the ICF Africa Program from 1993-2005. He left ICF in 2005 and moved with his family to Mozambique, where he served four years as Director of Scientific Services for the Gorongosa Restoration Project—a $30 million project aimed at ecological restoration and poverty alleviation in and around Gorongosa National Park. Rich returned to ICF in September 2009 to serve as Vice President-Programs, and was promoted to ICF President & CEO the following March.
Rich specializes in the emerging field of “environmental flows”, which describe the quantity, timing, and quality of water flows required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the human livelihoods and well-being that depend on these ecosystems. He has a Ph.D. in Land Resources (Wetland Ecology), a Masters Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering-Hydrology, a Masters Degree in Water Resources Management and a Bachelors degree in Natural Resource Economics, and is a Licensed Professional Hydrologist. Prior to rejoining ICF, Rich was appointed as Senior Advisor to the World Wildlife Fund and as an Affiliate of the Natural Heritage Institute, and is now continuing in this capacity through ICF to improve water management in the Zambezi River basin of southern Africa and elsewhere.
In addition to his work with ICF, Rich also is an Adjunct Professor for the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering and for the University of Eduardo Mondlane in Mozambique, where he enjoys teaching courses and supervising students. He was appointed by Governor Doyle of Wisconsin to serve on the Examining Board of Professional Geologists, Hydrologists, and Soil Scientists.
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