Other degrees and qualifications

• Master of Sciences course in the Economics of Natural Resource and Biodiversity Conservation at Florida State University, Biology Department, Florida, United States (1992) 
• Master’s in Travel and Tourism Management from the New School for Social Research, New York City, New York, United States (1990) 
• Units in a Master’s in Development Economics at the Mediterranean Agronomy Institute (IAM), Montpellier in the context of a Master’s in Rural Economics, France (1977)
• Certified Instructor in Social Analysis Systems (SAS) (www.sas2.net) in collaborative and participatory action research, Canada
• National certification as an Intermediate Mountain Guide (AMM), France (1985)

Affiliations

• Member of the Multidisciplinary Science Steering Committee (COSP) in the CO3 Co-construction of Knowledge initiative, supported by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), Agropolis Foundation, the Fondation de France and the Fondation Charles Leopold Mayer pour le Progrès de l’Homme
• Member of the Scientific Committee for Participatory Action Research Projects in the Fondation de France programme Ecosystems, agriculture and food 
• Member of the Social Sciences Working Group of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), representing France
• Member of the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) 
• Member of two working groups of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN): the Co-Management Working Group and the Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group.
• Member of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) (United States). Elected to the Board of Directors for a period of eight years, until 2009.