Tom Callander
Environmental and Social Scientist

Summary

Tom holds a Bachelor of Business International Trade from Monash University and a Masters of Social Science – Environment and Planning from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

Tom previously worked for the Victorian Government’s Department of Sustainability and Environment and Victorian Catchment Management Council supporting the development and implementation of environmental policy and programmes. He has 3 years experience working in Laos. At IUCN - the World Conservation Union, he supported the organisation’s environmental governance, protected areas, water and agrobiodiversity programmes and devleoped partnerships with businesses to advance sustainable development in the Mekong region. At ESL, Tom manages the conduct of environmental and social assessments and technical assistance programs.

Education and Affiliations

Bachelor of Business International Trade – Monash University 1999

Master of Scocial Science (Environment & Planning), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 2004

Countries of Work Experience

Australia, United Kingdom, Laos.

Professional History

Apr 2008 to date, Environmental and Social Scientist, Earth Systems Pty. Ltd.

Sep 2005 to Feb 2008, Programme Officer (Business and Biodiversty), IUCN – The World Conservation Union (Laos).
Jan 2005 to Aug 2005, Project Officer, Victorian Catchment Management Council, (Australia).
Apr 2004 to Dec 2004, Policy Officer (part time), Catchment Department, Department of Sustainability and Environment (Australia)
Apr 2004 to Dec 2004, Short term consultancy roles with Integrative Strategies (Australia)
Jul 2004 to Dec 2004, Sessional Tutor, Indroductory Economics, RMIT (Australia)
May 2002 to Jan 2004, Administrator (Member of Group Environment Committee), Aviva Australia

Fields of Special Competence

Project management; corporate social responsibility; natural resource management; environment and trade; corporate sustainability assessment and due diliegence; environmental capacity building; and environmental & social impact assessment (ESIA).

Representative Experience

Co Project Manager: Lao Strategy for Gender and Social Inclusion in Mine Operations, World Bank, (2009 – ongoing)
Project Manager and Lead TA: Environmental Management Unit Technical Assistance Program, (2008 – ongoing)
Project Manager: Capacity Building for EDL’s Environment Office, EDL, (2008)
Project Manager: Carbon basline assessement of the Lao Biogas Pilot Program, SNV, (2008)
Social Scientist: Ban Touay Ferry Crossing ESIA Addendum, Pan Australia Mining, (2008)
Social Scientist: Initial Environmental Examination of Pak Beng Hydropower Development, Norconsult, (2008)
Technical Input: Public Consultation and Dissemination Planning for SLACO Bauxite ESIA, (2008)
Project Manager, Legal and Other Requirements Register for Lang Xang Minerals Limited, (2008)
Project Officer: Developing IUCN Asia’s Business and Biodiversity Programme by engaging with business and industry associations across the Mekong region (2005-2008)
Project Manager: a Rapid Participatory Biodiversity Assessment for a potential Stora Enso Eucalypt Plantation in Salavan and Savannakhet Provinces, Laos (2007-2008)
Project Manager: a Forestry Stewardship Council Plantation and Chain of Custody Certification Prescoping Assessment for Burapha Agro Forestry Co Ltd in Laos, (2007)
Project Officer: Lao country component of a GMS Rapid Trade and Environment Impact Assessment conducted in Lao and Thailand by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (2006-2007)
Project Officer: Coordinating IUCN Lao PDR’s strategic planning exercise and coauthoring the Strategic Framework 2007-2011: Conservation for Sustainable Livelihoods in Lao PDR - Refreshed Thinking (2006 – 2007)
Project Officer: Preliminary planning and project initialisation for the Victorian Catchment Condition Report 2007, Australia, (2005).