Biographies: Policy Dialogue with Civil Society

Biographies
Policy Dialogue with Civil Society
Carbon Markets: The Role and Profile of International Market Mechanisms in a
Post- 2012 Regime
Winnipeg, March 16, 2009
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Michael Martin
Chief Negotiator and Ambassador for Climate Change
Canada
Appointed Canada’s Chief Negotiator and Ambassador for Climate Change in May, 2008, Michael Martin
is responsible for leading Canada’s active and constructive participation in international negotiations on
climate change.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Mr. Martin received a bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies from the University
of Victoria in 1982 and studied subsequently as a Graduate fellow in East Asian Languages and
Literatures at Yale University.
Mr. Martin joined Canada’s Department of External Affairs and International Trade in 1984. Over the
following twenty-two years he served in progressively senior positions in Ottawa and overseas in
Islamabad, Tokyo and Beijing.
In 2006 he was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic Policy at Canada’s Department of
Environment, with responsibility for climate change, water and sustainable development.
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Michael Martin
Négociateur en chef et ambassadeur pour les changements climatiques
Canada
Nommé négociateur en chef et ambassadeur pour les changements climatiques en mai 2008, Michael
Martin a la responsabilité d'assurer la participation active et constructive du Canada aux négociations
internationales dans ce domaine.
Né à Edmonton, Alberta, M. Martin obtient un baccalauréat en études asiatiques à l'Université de
Victoria en 1982. Récipiendaire d'une bourse, il poursuit des études supérieures en langues et littérature
d'Asie orientale à l'Université Yale.
M. Martin entre au service du ministère des Affaires extérieures et du Commerce international en 1984.
Au cours des vingt-deux années qui suivent, il en gravit les échelons, remplissant ses fonctions à Ottawa,
mais également à Islamabad, Tokyo et Pékin.
En 2006, il est nommé sous-ministre adjoint de la Direction générale des politiques stratégiques au
ministère de l'Environnement du Canada, et hérite de la responsabilité des dossiers liés aux
changements climatiques, à l'eau et au développement durable.
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Paul Lansbergen
Association Secretary
Director, Energy, Economics and Climate Change
Forest Products Association of Canada
Paul has two degrees in Economics. In January 1995, he started on Parliament Hill as a political advisor.
In October 1998, he moved to the Canadian Fertilizer Institute as Manager, Communications. Paul
joined FPAC in February 2002 as Director, Taxation and Business Issues, and was appointed Association
Secretary later in the same year. Paul’s role at FPAC changed last year and he is now focused more
exclusively on energy and climate change issues. When Paul is not busy trying to help the forest
industry he is busy playing among the trees at his cottage.
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Dr. Marie Boehm
Senior Scientist, Research Branch Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Adjunct Professor, Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Boehm has participated in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
negotiations as a Canadian delegate and advisor on agricultural and LULUCF issues since 2000. She has
also been involved with special reports involving LULUCF issues under the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change. Marie has worked on the development of the Canada’s national system for estimating
greenhouse gas emissions and removals associated with agricultural land use and land management and
she provides science and technical advice on the development of domestic agricultural policy related to
greenhouse gas mitigation and climate change impacts and adaptation. She is located in the Department
of Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Karen Haugen-Kozyra
Karen Haugen Kozyra is the Acting Director, Policy Development and Offsets Solutions Team.
Born in Edmonton, obtained Biological Sciences Diploma from NAIT, BSc in Plant Pathology and MSc in
Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry from the University of Alberta
Between 1991 and 1997, Karen ran an Environmental Consulting Business, out of her home office,
contracting with federal, provincial and university agencies.
For the last 10 years, Karen has served various policy, planning and technical positions within the Dept
of Agriculture and Food and participated on several provincial and national committees, including the
National Ecological Goods and Services Working Group, the National Agri-Environmental Coordinating
Committee, Next Generation Ag Policy Framework Committee and the National GHG Offset
Quantification Team.
Karen is also an active member of the Alberta Institute of Agrologists.
Karen is currently the Environmental and Land Use Policy Member with the Alberta Department of
Agriculture and Food. Current initiatives include developing market opportunities for the agriculture
sector in reducing greenhouse gases, the Alberta Bioenergy Strategy Implementation, and assessing the
opportunities for enhancing agricultural environmental stewardship through the creation of
environmental goods and services.
Karen is currently seconded to Climate Change Central.
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Ian Wishart, President Keystone Agricultural Producers
Ian Wishart operates Agasea Farms near Portage la Prairie with his wife Leslie. Ian is currently serving his
second term as President. Previously, he served four years as KAP's Vice President. He has been involved
with KAP's business risk management and assessment & taxation committees.
Ian is the driving force behind Alternate Land Use Services (ALUS), a conservation program that puts the
emphasis on farmers' contributions to the environment, which launched as a pilot project in Manitoba
in 2005.
The Wisharts' farm is split between forages, specialty crops, and potatoes, with a 200 head cow/calf
operation. Ian and his wife Leslie have two daughters, Rhainan and CJ.
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Chris Henschel, National Manager of Domestic and International Affairs
Chris Henschel has a decade of experience in the Canadian conservation movement with a specialty in
private and public sector forest policy. The focus of his current work is ensuring that international and
domestic policies and markets for forest carbon make a real contribution to mitigating climate change
and result in biodiversity benefits.
Chris is a 2007 Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation Global Youth Fellow
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Dr. David Lobb
Dr. David A. Lobb joined the Department of Soil Science in January 1999. Training includes a B.Sc. in
Biophysical Systems from the University of Toronto (1987), a M.Sc. (1991), and a Ph.D. (1998) in Soil
Science from the University of Guelph.
Current Research Interests
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Soil redistribution within landscapes and its impact on biophysical processes that affect
agriculture and the environment.
Tillage systems and their impacts on biophysical processes that affect agriculture and the
environment.
Agri-environmental indicators.
Soil-landscape variability: causes, characterization and management (precision-farming).