Olusegun Michael Ogundele
Executive Director
Initiative for Environmental Policy and Research Limited by Guarantee
Lagos, Nigeria
Ibadan, Oyo State
Nigeria
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Fluency:
English
Thematic field of expertise:
Pollution Control, Sustainability, Climate, Resource management
Geographical field of expertise:
Nigeria
Detailed description of working activity
Olusegun Michael Ogundele is a trained environmentalist and a research scientist with professional skills in waste management and recycling, Safety Health and Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plan, Pest Management and fumigation services, Project management, Pollution control, strong knowledge of sustainability principles, energy transition and net zero principles, familiarity with ESG reporting standards and frameworks, waste management and circular economy management, and project management. He is a trained Climate change mitigation specialist; grounded in environmental consultancy services, and environmental policies. Michael has 10 years of professional experience working in an environmental consultancy firm. He is a member of the working group on industrial symbiosis, COST European Cooperation in Science and Technology.
Current activity
2019 till date - Executive Director, Initiative for Environmental Policy and Research Limited by Guarantee, Nigeria.
Former activities
2013 – 2019 - Field Scientist and Research Coordinator, Research Group in Health and Environment,
Ibadan, Nigeria.
2018 – 2024 - Principal Consultant, Mich Environmental Consult, Ibadan, Nigeria.
2018 - Expert External Reviewer, IPBES African regional assessment report on biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
2018 - Expert External Reviewer, IPBES African regional assessment report on Land Degradation
2019 - Expert External Reviewer, first IPBES global biodiversity assessment report
Education
2024 — 2026 - MSc Circular Economy Management, University of Pannonia, Hungary
2010 – 2015 - BSc (Honours) Zoology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Memberships
2023 till date - International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Commission on Education and Communication (IUCN)
2024 - British Ecological Society (BES)
2017 till date - Nigerian Environmental Society (NES)
2022 till date - International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA)
2018 till date - International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS)
2023 till date - African Circular Economy Network