Monday, February 1, 2010

Nicanor Perlas Profile

PERLAS, NICANOR JESUS "NICKY" III PINEDA
BIRTHDATE: January 10, 1959
BIRTHPLACE: Manila
SPOUSE: Kathryn Carpenter
AFFLIATIONS:
  • Pangmasa Political Party
  • People's Assembly for Genuine Alternative to Social Apathy (Pag-asa)
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
  • Alternative Nobel Prize, 2003 - For his efforts in educationg civil society about the effets of corporate globalization and how alternatives to it can be implemented
  • The Right Livelihood Awards, 2003
  • Global 500 Award of United Nations Environment Programme - For his outstanding contributions to the protection of the environment
  • The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) of 1994 in the field of Agriculture (awarded by the Philippine Jaycee Senate)
  • The Fr. William Masterson, SJ Award, 1995 - For his outstanding work as an Agriculturist and his invaluable contribution towards sustainable and environment-friendly agriculture

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Level
School
Year Graduated
Elementary
Ateneo de Manila
1964
High School
Ateneo de Manila
1968
College
Xavier University (Cagayan de Oro), Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Major in Agronomy, Minor in Agricultural Economics                (graduated cum laude)
1972
Graduate Studies
University of the Philippines (Los Baños, Laguna) Masters of Science (Candidate) in Botany (Environmental Sciences)
1978

CAREER HISTORY

Position
Office
Years
Technical Consultant / Resource Person



















United Nation Bodies
Present



















United Nations Development Programme
Food and Agriculture Organization
United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development
United Nations Children's Fund
Government Deparments
Office of the President
Senate
House of Representatives
National Economic Development Authority
Department of Social Welfare and Development
Department of Agriculture
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
     Official Philippine delegations to the UN and Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation
Donor Agencies
Plan International
Hilfswerk der evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz
NOVIB
Creative Industries Development Agency (CIDA)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Author and Writer
Shaping Globalization: Civil Society, Cultural Power and Threefolding (Book), international best-seller
n/a

Various articles and columns

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