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Mario Munoz, MSc Environmental Governance 2011
 Since I finished my MEG course I went back to Colombia to work for my former employer
ALPINA S.A., the leader dairy company in my country. I reassumed my former job as
Senior Advisor on Environmental Issues for the corporation (with
industrial operations
in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and United States), and set out the new 2016 Corporate
Environmental Strategic Plan, including lots of ideas learnt in the University of Essex
whole experience, basically focused on energy, climate change, water management and
materials and waste. After that, I was recently promoted as Scientific Leader
on Environmental Sustainability in the new Scientific Research Institute created
by Alpina (Alpina Research Institute). The research skills, the broad knowledge
acquired during my studies in the UK and my new knowledge founded the basis for
this promotion. In this new challenging job I will be pursing Innovation, Research
and Development on a range of environmental issues.
I am very interested in strengthening the collaborative work with the University of Essex
through research projects either with the University as a consultant agency or
via PhD is and MSc dissertations, as I believe the roots of this networking you create
when you study at the University play a key role on your future career.
The most relevant characteristic of the gains from the MEG for me was the interdisciplinarity related to the
environmental issues you have to manage in the future.
Nicole Avison, MSc Environmental Governance 2010
 I now work in the Research and Monitoring Unit at Sustrans, specifically in the Active Travel team.
Essex was a great choice for me. The Environmental Governance course was broad and gave me a really good knowledge of many different aspects of the Environment, which has really helped me in my work now; hardly a week goes by that I don’t remember something I studied at Essex and find it useful!
The economic side of things is really big at the moment, and so knowing how that works and how it links in to the rest of the world has been really helpful. Equally, I used SPSS on a daily basis right from when I started here – I don’t think I would have got this job if I hadn’t learned how to use it at Essex!
The one thing I enjoyed the most while studying at Essex was doing my dissertation. I really enjoyed being able to use one of my passions – cycling – for my research, and again I believe this was really key in getting my job with Sustrans.
Chris Livemore, MEnv Environment, Science & Society, 2004
 Since completing the MEnv, Chris qualified as a solicitor in London and specialised in environmental law. In 2008 he established a non-profit organisation called Ibex Earth (www.ibexearth.com), which supports the work of over thirty environmental charities and develops initiatives to engage corporate organisations in conservation work all over the world.
“Deciding to study for the MEnv after completing my law degree at Essex was one of the best decisions I have made – it helped me secure a training contract at a law firm based in London and develop the skill sets and knowledge base that I would need in my future career. The support offered by all of the researchers and lecturers throughout the course was fantastic and the variety of the subjects on offer made the whole year an invaluable learning experience.
Over the last few years I have been fortunate enough to work with some of the leading conservation organisations including the WWF, Zoological Society of London and the World Land Trust, and have travelled to Venezuela to make a documentary about Mount Roraima – the plateau made famous by Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel ‘The Lost World’. The MEnv certainly created a lot of opportunities for me and I would certainly recommend the course to anyone looking to pursue a career within the environmental or low-carbon sector.
Dora Luz LLanes-Herrera
(1999-2000)
The MEnv at the University of Essex proved to be the most fruitful
choice I could have ever made among other master degrees related to
the environment in the UK. The structure of the course provides
students with a broad scope of many of the most important aspects to
be taken into account either if one works for the public service or in
a nongovernmental organization and even in the private sector. The
quality in teaching is quite remarkable. Professors are always open to
your comments and able to help if necessary (even after congregation
day, if you need them they are there willing to help). The environment
surrounding the University, with places like Wivenhoe Park,
River Colne, Colchester Town as well as the
flora and fauna that I could admire every single day, made my stay
there one of the most valuable years of my life.
Back to Mexico I worked for the Mexican Congress as advisor of the
Green Party (both the Senate and the equivalent to the Deputies
Chamber). I have been responsible for
several bills that are now enforced. One of
them is related to the protection and conservation of Mangroves, a
type of wetland quite relevant due to their role in the mitigation of
climate change, water purifiers, nesting places, etcetera. This topic
was not strange to me since my first essay in the MEnv was on
wetlands. Therefore when debate on the necessity of their conservation
arose in Mexico I felt like I was in the right place at the right
moment doing the right thing. Another bill
now enforced is related to the green procurement in the federal
government; it aims to all the dependencies
of the federal government to buy recycled paper free of chlorine and
certified wood.
A year ago I left the Congress to become part of the International
Affairs Unit of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources,
specifically in the area of Climate Change. Once again, the experience
gained in Essex allowed me to introduce to the discussions aspects
such as the role of wetlands both to mitigation and adaptation, the
importance of GIS in early warning programs, to establish a closer
relation with areas such as oceans, biodiversity, rural communities,
and etcetera.
Two months ago I left the Ministry to become Deputy Director of the
Special Projects Unit of the President Office. Among other things we
are trying to incorporate the environmental -social aspects to the
projects under our supervision including things such as the carbon
footprint, local organic buying, job creation, and etcetera.
I would widely recommend the MEnv to anyone interested in gaining an
open and broad perspective on environmental issues. The results people
will obtain after going back home will speak for themselves.
Sune Impgaard Schou (1998-1999)
I finished my masters degree in environment, science and society from the
University of Essex approximately 10 years ago. After University I worked
three years in the Danish Ministry of Transport and three years at the
Ministry of Finance, both places working with environmental issues.
For the last three years I have worked as head of the industry and
agriculture unit at the Danish Environmental Protection Agency where I am
particularly responsible for agriculture and aquaculture. In that period we
have launched a new environmental approval system for livestock holdings and
we are currently preparing a new green growth plan for agriculture. My unit
spans a wide range of competences: agronomists, engineers, economists,
architects etc. My stay at the University of Essex helped me focus my
further studies and career. It also improved my cross-disciplinary
expertise.
Dennis H. Goje
(2001)
My choice of the University of Essex for my post-graduate study in
Environmental studies was guided by the nature of the MEnv programme
in the Biological Science department. Basically, the multi-facet
approach in analyzing environmental problems intrigued me. With a
graduate degree in geography, I had a pretty good understanding of my
subject which dealt with issues about the environment. The MEnv study
I must say provided a whole new light into environmental problems and
possible solutions. I learnt to approach environmental problems from a
scientific, economic, political and social perspective. I do believe a
thorough study of environmental problems must have a multi-dimensional
approach to it.
I am now back in Nigeria and working in my country’s capital with the
Environmental protection Board. Guess what! My core Essay and class
presentation on Waste management caught the attention of the Executive
Director and I am going to write a paper on Solid Waste Management for
the city.
Also, the university and Colchester as an environment made my study
and stay most wonderful. It provided a lot of beauty and wonderful
Scenery for a study area and lots fun places as well.
The MEnv broadened my vision as to my study and jump-started a carrier
for me in Environmental studies. I would recommend this program to all
persons desiring to learn about the environment.
Bob Rowles
(2007)
My current position is that of Regulatory Chemist, working for the
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) in
Lowestoft. I'm part of the team that is responsible for registration
and hazard assessments relating to chemicals used by the offshore oil
& gas industry in the UK and the Netherlands. My role also encompasses
the review of environmental statements and related permits covering
proposed developments , such as the drilling of new wells in UK
waters.
The M.Env course was simply the best and most relevant year of my
education. It was my concerns over climate change that attracted me to
it, but at the end of the year I had gained much more than I had
bargained for: a deeper and broader understanding of environmental
issues that stretched from economics to sociology. The knowledge and
commitment of the teaching staff associated with the course were
particularly impressive. The end result has positively influenced not
only my career, but also aspects of my everyday life
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