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Urs Wiesmann is a distinguished professor at the University of Bern, affiliated with the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) and the Institute of Geography. His professional focus includes human geography, sustainable regional development, and natural resource management. He has been involved in various significant projects, including serving as the head of the Swiss Development Cooperation sponsored Eastern and Southern Africa Partnership Programme since 1999 and as the scientific coordinator for the UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn' since 2002. Additionally, he leads the Central Asian Mountain Partnership Programme and has significant experience in the field of sustainable development across several regions including the Swiss Alps, Eastern Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, and Northern Africa. His research interests also encompass interdisciplinary methodologies, actor-oriented approaches, and the challenges faced by peasantry at the meso-scale.
Part of the Swiss Joint Master in Computer Science (Bern, Fribourg, Neuchâtel).