Firuza V. Sultan-zadeh
PhD in biology, Ass.Prof.






General information:

First and middle name: Firuza, Vahdet
Surname: Sultan-zadeh
Date of birth: 30.04.1968
Place of birth: Baku, Azerbaijan
Work address: Social - Ecology Center «EkoSfera», 3 Lermontov str., apt.61, Baku, Azerbaijan. Baku State University 23 Zahid Khalilov str., Baku, Azerbaijan.
Home telephone:  (99 412) 492 43 48, (850) 375 13 00
E-mail: ecosfera@azeurotel.com
Sex: Female

Education:

• Biology faculty of Baku State University (Baku, Azerbaijan), Honoree Diploma, Master degree of Biology Sciences - Biologist, Teacher of biology and chemistry, 1985 - 1990.
• The Science of Soil and Agrochemistry Institute at the Azerbaijan AS, Academic degree of Ecology Sciences, PhD of biological sciences, 1994 - 1997.
• The Supreme Attestation Commission attached to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Academic title of Assistant professor, Biology faculty of Baku State University, 2005.

Professional experience:

Baku State University
Faculty: Ecology and Soil science
Department: Bioecology
Position: Associate professor, Teacher of ecology.
1997 - up to date

Roles and responsibilities include:

• Ecological education on master degree (Common ecology, Human ecology, Social ecology, Global ecology, Ecological monitoring)

Research description:

Social ecology, human ecology, common ecology, global ecology, ecological monitoring, urban ecology, ecological and cultural tourism, nature and cultural heritage of Azerbaijan.

"EcoSphere" Social-Ecology centre (NGO)

Position: Head
1999 - up to date

The basic directions of activity of our organization:

• Ecological education;
• Awareness of the population, participation of the society in decision making and access to justice regarding issues concerned environment, cultural heritage and health of the population;
• Ecologization of the various kinds and branches of culture and art;
• Development of ecological and cultural tourism in Azerbaijan;
• Ecological services and assistance in nature protection and conservation activity;
• Social assistance;
• Development of interactive museum education program.

Roles and responsibilities include:

• Management of organization
• Coordination of the projects implementation process
• Logistical and material organisation of the projects
• Fieldwork organizations
• Preparation and organization of work for short-time experts
• Promotional activity
• Supervise and manage all national employees working with the projects
• Global projects report production
• Communicating all project results to relevant national and international bodies
• Teaching of volunteers groups
• Elaboration and organize ecological awareness-raising and educational event
• Elaboration of methodology, program and information materials for trainings of different group (community, children, specialists)
• Elaboration program for education, awareness, development cultural and ecological tourism
• Design of informational materials, craft products
• Preparation grant applications and selected criteria, reviewed and evaluated grant proposal

Author and coordinator of 50 grant projects:
1. «Historical Roots»  (financial support: ISAR/Azerbaijan)
2. «Environmental education and training for the schoolchildren during the exposing of the potential Specially Protected Natural Territories in the Western Caspian» (financial support: ISAR – Central Asia/USAID)
3. «Creation of educational mobile ecological theatre of puppets» (financial support: ISAR/Azerbaijan)
4. «Web»  (financial support: ISAR/Azerbaijan and Gorisonti/Georgia)
5. «Treasures of my culture» (financial support: Open Society Institute/Azerbaijan)
6. «Using of Social and Commercial Marketing Methods in the Field of Ecology and Environmental Protection» (financial support: ISAR/Azerbaijan)
7. «Neighbours by Planet» American-Azerbaijan Ecological Partnership Program (financial support: USAID –ISAR/Azerbaijan)
8. «Support of the resource centers in the system of high education» (financial support: Open Society Institute – Azerbaijan)
9. «Support of the training centers in the system of education» (financial support: Open Society Institute – Azerbaijan)
10.  «Public Awareness about mammals biodiversity of Azerbaijan» (BP Second Azerbaijan Biodiversity Competition)
11.  «Icheri Sheher – program for community» (financial support: CRS)
12.  «Youth Ecological Training Program – 8 regions of Azerbaijan» (financial support: OSCE)
13.  «Youth Ecological Training Program – 6 regions of Azerbaijan» (financial support: OSCE)
14.  «Heritage» (financial support: UNESCO)
15.  «Training program for 300 teachers from 3 regions» (financial support: Open Society Institute – Azerbaijan (Soros fund)
16.  «Developing community participation in the safeguarding of Azerbaijani cultural heritage» (financial support: UNESCO)
17.  «Regional partnership on handicrafts and protection of cultural heritage» (financial support: Open Society Institute – Budapest)
18.  «Ecological conventions and laws in Azerbaijan» (financial support: British Embassy)
19.  «Ecological-ethnographic revival and sustainable development of Gala settlement of Absheron peninsula» (financial support: European Union committee)
20.  «Workshops for Gala Artisans» (financial support: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
21.  «Marketing of archeological tourist route in Gala» (financial support: Open Society Institute -  Azerbaijan)
22.  «Gadinlara yol verin» (financial support: Open Society Institute – Azerbaijan (Soros fund)
23.  «Master-classes for young Gala Artisans on carpet weaving» (financial support: UNESCO)
24.  «Public Awareness program about the Girkhan National Park», «Training for staff of Girkhan National Park» (financial support: NABU)
25.  «10-day training for the rangers of the Shirvan National Park» (financial support: Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Federal Republic of Germany)
26.  «Training for the women about the tourism possibilities in Azerbaijan – development of crafts and family tourism for the local residents in Lencoran region, who live near the Girkhan National Park» (financial support: Fund Nord – Sud Brucken and NABU)
27.  «Informational program for the children about the Girkhan National Park» (financial support: UNESCO Moscow Office)
28.  «Training for journalists and Azeri NGO representatives on global climate change» (financial support: UNDP)
29.  «Program of Public Awareness about paper waste treatment among school kids of Baku schools» (financial support: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
30.  «Training on environmental journalism in Ganja, Lenkoran, Kuba and Baku» (financial support:  OSCE – Baku Office)
31.  «Program of Public Awareness about oil pollution problem among school kids of Balakhani, Gala and Bibi-Heybat schools» (financial support: The World Bank and SOCAR)
32.  «Training for Altiagadj National Park rangers» (financial support: Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Federal Republic of Germany)«Environmental and Ethnographic Tourism Program for Children and Youth» (financial support: Democracy Commission, Embassy of the United States of America).
34.  «Our Heritage» (financial support: Open Society Institute – Azerbaijan)
35. «Environmental and social research about waste management in Baku» (financial support: “Tamiz Shahar” JSC, 2009).
36. «Survey research in the field of ecology and climate in Azerbaijan» (financial support: German cultural centre of Goethe in Georgia, 2009)
37.  «Developing nature interpretation material for Shirvan National Park» (financial support: GTZ - Baku Office, 2010)
38.  «Collection and separation of solid household waste» (The project is implemented within the framework of Civic Action for Security and Environment (CASE) Small Grants Programme administered by the OSCE Office in Baku and financed by Statoil and the Government of Austria, 2010).
39.  «Gala Festival» (Partner: Heydar Aliyev Foundation, 2010)
40.  «Museum Educational Program for the Museum Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Azerbaijan Republic» (financial support: UNESCO Moscow Office)
41.  «Strengthening Creative Industries in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia: Heritage Crafts - Common Platform for Development». The project is financed by the European Union, and is carried out within the Program on Culture of the European East Partnership.
42.  Festival «Absheron: Terra Granatum» (financial support: EkoSfera, Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Azerbaijan, "Tamiz Shahar" JSC, " Khazar" Development Fund, Ecological department of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic, 12.11.2011)
43.  3 days training for representatives of Alliance NPO «Climate change and development» (financial support: OSCE-Baku office)
44.  Camp for students on the theme: «Archaeology, Ethnography and Ecology» (financial support: Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan, partners: IDEA Campaign, and State Historical-Architectural Reserve Icherisheher, 10 - 14.08.2012)
45.  International family festival «Autumn in Gala - 2012» (financial support: "EkoSfera" Social-Ecology Center, GIZ, partners:  Haydar Aliyev Foundation, State Historical Archeological Reserve of IcheriSheher, 03.11.2012)
46.  International children conference «Reduce. Reuse. Recycle - 2012» (financial support: Haydar Aliyev Foundation, "Tamiz Shahar" JSC, 14 - 17.11.2012)
47.  International children conference «Reduce. Reuse. Recycle - 2013» (financial support: Haydar Aliyev Foundation, "Tamiz Shahar" JSC 14 - 18.11.2012)
48. «Development of curriculum on biodiversity and its protection for the Bachelor’s degree major» (financial support: OSCE)
49. «Project for restoration of indigenous Gala sheep breed and grain-growing tradition in Gala village of Baku» (financial support: GIZ)
50.  Regional thematic Museum Training for museum specialists from CIS countries based on the UNESCO/ICOM Museum Studies Training Package under the UNESCO/IFESCCO Project on Museum Management in the CIS countries “Museum Service as a basis for Quality services to Visitors and the factor of strengthening of a Social Role of a Museum” (financial support: UNESCO Moscow Office.