Popko Peter van der Molen
From Point Omega Research
- 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
Co-founder and director of Sicirec Bolivia S.A., company for managing the ArBolivia project, initiated by an FAO initiative, 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)
