• Forestry Diploma, University of Freiburg, Germany
• Projectleader State Forest Service, Landesforstverwaltung Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• ASA Programme: Management of Natural Forests, India
• 1998 - 2013: Scientist at the Institute for World Forestry, Hamburg; Programme Coordinating Centre UNECE ICP Forests (Europe wide forest monitoring)
• since 10/2013: Scientist at the Institute of Forestry
  (until 30.11.2021 Thünen Institute of International Forestry and Forest Economics), Hamburg
• 2020: Doctoral degree (Dr. forest) at the University of Göttingen. Title of the dissertation: “Functional interrelations of governance elements and their effects on tropical deforestation - combining qualitative and quantitative approaches”

Furthermore

• 1999 - 2012: Lead author of European Forest Condition Report under UNECE/CLRTAP and EC 
• Editor of European “Manual on methods and criteria for harmonized sampling, assessment, monitoring and analysis of the effects of air pollution on forests” (ICP Forests Manual)
• International Reporting (Forest Europe, EUROSTAT, CBD, UNFCCC)