Popko Peter van der Molen

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1944 
Born at Winschoten, prov. of Groningen, The Netherlands
1957-1964
Gymnasium ß at Winschoten
1964-1966 
Military service, heavy cavalry, 1st lieutenant
1966-1973 
Study Biology at State University of Groningen, (R.U.G.):
kandidaats (masters) in biochemistry, doctoraal (doctorate without thesis) in behavioural genetics with applied mathematics (with licence), ethology, population genetics and forest-ecology
1974-1975 
Industrial diver in the Persian Gulf
1975-1993 
Scientific researcher at the State University of Groningen (RUG):
personality psychology, learning processes, life cycles of organizations (inclusion in the Marquis Who’s Who in the World for scientific articles, books and reports on these subjects)
1975-1990
President of the Foundation for Voluntary Forest Management (S.V.B.; Stichting Vrijw. Bosbeheer Noord-Ned.)
1990-now
Board member of same
1983-1996 
Part time teacher “Application of Native Plants and Animals / Toepassing Inheemse Flora en Fauna” (TIFF) for gardeners and managers at the AOC of Leeuwarden
1987-now 
Director of Cyclo Systems (research and advice company in the area of social and ecological cyclical systems)
1991-2007 
Founder and president of Sicirec S.A. (Sistemas de Circulación Ecológica), company for the servicing and representation of reforestation investors
1997-2001 
Vice-president of Bosque Puerto Carrillo / PanAmerican Woods (PAW), a 3000 hectares teak plantation in Costa Rica (initiator of the rescue operations in 1997-1998)
1998-1999 
Founder and ad interim-director of NIBO (Nederlandse Internationale Bosbouw-Onderneming), holding with a controlling interest in PAW
2007-now
Co-founder and director of the Sicirec Group, company for advising and financing of reforestation projects and for the management of mutual funds in that area
2007-now 
Co-founder and director of Sicirec Bolivia S.A., company for managing the ArBolivia project, initiated by an FAO initiative and reshaped by Sicirec S.A., a cooperation tree planting scheme with some 2000 smallholders, combining commercial profits for all parties with lasting protection and restoration of local ecosystems
Hobbies
gardening, aikido, swimming (previously: judo, jiu jitsu, karate, tai kwon do, skiing)


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