Saskia Ozinga
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Saskia Luutsche Ozinga is an environmental and social activist. She is the facilitator of the Forest Movement Europe
(FME) and the co-founder of the NGO FERN
, of which she is currently the campaigns coordinator.
Saskia Ozinga holds Masters degrees in Biology and Healthcare from the University of Utrecht
, Netherlands
. After working as a teacher for environmental sciences at the University in Utrecht, Saskia Ozinga joined Friends of the Earth
. She worked as an education officer for Friends of the Earth Netherlands from 1987 until 1990, when she took on the position of forest campaigner. In 1991, Saskia took on the role of facilitator of the newly created Forest Movement Europe
(FME), role that she still hosts at present.
In March 1995 Saskia co-founded, together with Sian Pettman, the organisation FERN
with a mandate to monitor EU activities in relation to forests, inform and educate the Forest Movement Europe
about these activities and facilitate joint advocacy work towards the different EU institutions. At present she is also a board member of Forest Peoples Programme
, Stichting Tropenbos International
and Taiga Rescue Network
, and member of the steering committee of the World Rainforest Movement
.
She now lives with her partner Mark Gregory and her daughter Luutsche Ozinga in Oxfordshire. Mark is a BBC Radio World Service Journalist and Luutsche is a student at Burford
School.
Forest Movement Europe
The Forest Movement Europe is a grouping of more than 45 NGOs from 12 European countries working on forest issues. The movement has been in existence, although under different names, for more than 15 years. Its purpose is to share information, to develop joint strategies and a wider European...
(FME) and the co-founder of the NGO FERN
FERN
FERN is a Dutch foundation created in 1995. It is an international non-governmental organization to keep track of the EU’s involvement in forests and to co-ordinate NGO activities at the European level...
, of which she is currently the campaigns coordinator.
Saskia Ozinga holds Masters degrees in Biology and Healthcare from the University of Utrecht
Utrecht University
Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. After working as a teacher for environmental sciences at the University in Utrecht, Saskia Ozinga joined Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth International is an international network of environmental organizations in 76 countries.FOEI is assisted by a small secretariat which provides support for the network and its agreed major campaigns...
. She worked as an education officer for Friends of the Earth Netherlands from 1987 until 1990, when she took on the position of forest campaigner. In 1991, Saskia took on the role of facilitator of the newly created Forest Movement Europe
Forest Movement Europe
The Forest Movement Europe is a grouping of more than 45 NGOs from 12 European countries working on forest issues. The movement has been in existence, although under different names, for more than 15 years. Its purpose is to share information, to develop joint strategies and a wider European...
(FME), role that she still hosts at present.
In March 1995 Saskia co-founded, together with Sian Pettman, the organisation FERN
FERN
FERN is a Dutch foundation created in 1995. It is an international non-governmental organization to keep track of the EU’s involvement in forests and to co-ordinate NGO activities at the European level...
with a mandate to monitor EU activities in relation to forests, inform and educate the Forest Movement Europe
Forest Movement Europe
The Forest Movement Europe is a grouping of more than 45 NGOs from 12 European countries working on forest issues. The movement has been in existence, although under different names, for more than 15 years. Its purpose is to share information, to develop joint strategies and a wider European...
about these activities and facilitate joint advocacy work towards the different EU institutions. At present she is also a board member of Forest Peoples Programme
Forest Peoples Programme
The Forest Peoples Programme is a non-governmental organisation that campaigns for the rights of indigenous forest-dwellers. Founded in 1990 by the Uruguay-based World Rainforest Movement, FPP seeks to bridge the gap between policy makers and forest peoples. The Forest Peoples Project is its...
, Stichting Tropenbos International
Tropenbos International
Tropenbos International is a non-governmental organization based in the Netherlands. It was established in 1986 in response to the concern about the disappearance and degradation of tropical rain forests worldwide...
and Taiga Rescue Network
Taiga Rescue Network
Taiga Rescue Network is an international network of more than 200 non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples and individuals working to defend the world's boreal forests, also known as Taiga. TRN was established in 1992 to give a voice to support, link and publicize local struggles...
, and member of the steering committee of the World Rainforest Movement
World Rainforest Movement
The World Rainforest Movement is an international NGO and Indigenous Peoples' Groups network involved in efforts to defend the world's tropical forests against the forces that destroy them....
.
She now lives with her partner Mark Gregory and her daughter Luutsche Ozinga in Oxfordshire. Mark is a BBC Radio World Service Journalist and Luutsche is a student at Burford
Burford
Burford is a small town on the River Windrush in the Cotswold hills in west Oxfordshire, England, about west of Oxford, southeast of Cheltenham and only from the Gloucestershire boundary...
School.
Works
Books/reports- Funding forests into the future? How the European Fund for Rural Development affects Europe’s forests. Ed Fenton, Leontien Krul, Saskia Ozinga and Richard Wainwright (2008)
- Provoking change - A toolkit for African NGOs. Saskia Ozinga and Iola Leal RiescoIola Leal RiescoIola Leal Riesco is an environmental and social activist working for FERN and Well Grounded. Her educational background is in the field of forest and human ecology. Since 2003 she has been working to help solve the challenges of integrating environmental issues into EC Aid policies and improve...
(2007) - Funding Europe's Forests - How to use EU funds for sustainable forest management and nature protection. Leontien Krul and Saskia Ozinga(2006)
- Footprints in the Forest; Current practice and future challenges in forest certification. Saskia Ozinga (2004)
- A Guide to EU campaigning. Saskia Ozinga and Emily Thenard (2004)
- Status of Implementation of Forest-Related Clauses in the CBD. Berenice Muraille and Saskia Ozinga (2002)
- Controlling the imports of illegally sourced timber. Options for Europe. Duncan Brack; Chantal Marijnissen and Saskia Ozinga (2002)
- Behind the logo, a social and environmental impact assessment of forest certification schemes. Saskia Ozinga (2001)
- What Progress? A review of the implementation of the IPF Proposals by Actions by different Governments. Saskia Ozinga, Sofia Ryder, Bill Mankin and Hans Verolme (2000)
- The implementation of the IPF Proposals for action in Europe. Saskia Ozinga, Sofia Ryder (2000)
- The impact of trade liberalisation in the forest products sector. Saskia Ozinga; Tim Rice; Chantal Marijnissen and Mark Gregory (2000)
- Trade liberalisation and its impact on forests, an overview of the relevant issues. Saskia Ozinga; Tim Rice; Chantal Marijnissen and Mark Gregory (2000)
- EG hulp naar tropische bossen, naar een nieuwe koers (An evaluation of EC Aid policies to Tropical Forests). Saskia Ozinga (1999)
- Europe and the world's forests. Edited and published together with the Forest People's programme. Saskia Ozinga and Marcus Colchester (1998)
- Forest Certification at the EU-level. Saskia Ozinga (1997)
- Production and consumption of timber and timber products, with an emphasis on the Netherlands. Saskia Ozinga (1995)