Myriem Le Ferrand
Cortez, CO United States
Principal/Facilitator
Calathus LLC
Areas of Interest:
Economics for Peace Institute, a start up not for profit, works through education and economic development to build peace, to foster sustainability and to restore the Earth’s natural systems. The Institute's work is measured by its social benefits, its economic fairness and its ability to preserve ecosystems for future generations.
Use of AI in Natural Resource Policy/Management.
Special interest in diffusion of AI in French-speaking world.
Education/Professional Experience:
Myriem Le Ferrand is a third party neutral with over ten years of experience in mediation, consensus-building, and strategies that strengthen public participation. Cases include regional water planning, regional energy development, localization, and county land use planning. She is a roster member of the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution (ecr.gov).
Ms. Le Ferrand is principal of CALATHUS LLC, a public policy facilitation firm specializing in appreciative inquiry. She uses a range of large and small group techniques to give participants time to reflect prior to speaking, to listen effectively and to identify common interests and mutually agreeable next steps. Her approach builds on best practice, celebrates success and energizes “what does even better look like?” She is a meticulous recorder and effective in building consensus.
Ms. Le Ferrand is founder and Director of ECONOMICS FOR PEACE INSTITUTE. The Institute advances neutral, science-based, participatory research strategies to reveal community well-being and ecosystem stewardship. The Institute provides Participatory Action Research (PAR) training and project development for Federal, state and local planners. The Institute also provides a web-based, informational portal on PAR composed of user-generated content and discussions.
In 2000, Ms. Le Ferrand conducted an assessment of local participation in one of six pilot cities (Essaouira, Morocco) selected for localizing Agenda 21 (grassroots involvement) of the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. The project received funding through the UN Development Program. Agenda 21 and the “Statement of Principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests” were both adopted by more than 178 Governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development furthers these directives.
She has significant cross-cultural experience well suited to working with a wide range of publics. In the Upper Amazon Basin, she interviewed locals and expatriate staff at a ground-breaking conservation and development initiative to assess participation. In Dallas, she served as a Round Table facilitator for Hurricane Katrina refugees for the Unified New Orleans Plan (UNOP). She served on the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of Engineers without Borders-USA for the purposes of reviewing project submittals and implementation. For EWB, she established a framework for the review of cultural and participatory criteria.
Ms. Le Ferrand’s economic and socio-cultural research includes: i) Econometric analysis of small American family farm size within a modern organic agriculture model (1989) based on capital, land and labor inputs while also evaluating positive externalities such as distributional equity and improved food, air and water quality; ii) First published, data-driven calculation on the allocation of emission trading allowances for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide (1990-Clean Air Act Amendments aimed at reduction of acid rain deposition in New England lakes); iii) Innovative reporting using personal computer-based geographic information system (GIS) displays of energy market data; iv) Data-driven analysis of U.S. bulk electric power markets (1992); v) Qualitative analysis of socio-cultural meaning-making in site-specific usage of the term “local” (2003). She presented these results at the International Association for Public Participation conference in 2003; and, vi) Qualitative research on socio-cultural components of stewardship culture (2005).
Ms. Le Ferrand serves on the International Advisory Board of the 2009 World Appreciative Inquiry Conference. See the online -icohere- presentation on "Cultures of Stewardship" based on her research in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Ms. Le Ferrand speaks French and English. She holds a Masters of Science in Natural Resource Policy and a B.A. in Environmental Economics.
For over twenty years, she has researched and practiced leading-edge approaches in economics, sustainable development, conflict resolution and socio-cultural inquiry. She sustains her transformative approach to public decision-making by living close to the Earth with deep appreciation for natural and cultural beauty.
Contact Information:
| Address: |
The Wilson Building
10 West Main Street - Suite 110A
Cortez, CO 81321
United States
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| Email: |
myriem@calathus.org |
| Main Phone: |
970 422 4220 |
| Fax : |
970 422 4220 |
Online Resources:
Economics for Peace Institute
Calathus LLC
US Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
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