TEET KOITJÄRV (KRAUPMANN)

• Born on 17 March, 1963 at Tapa
• Married with Lea (1990)
• Son Kaarel (born on 1991)
• We reside all together in Tapa

Pseudonyms:

• Jaan Koit - in articles (1987-1988) at Võitlev Sõna Newspaper

Backgroung of my given name:

• Teet = Detlef, Detlev (Estonian variation of a German given name)
• Detlef, Detlev = in the Low German: peoples son (Dietliev)

My Work:

• Environmental Board of Estonia, adviser of the Nature Conservation Department, from 2010
• Expert for the environment and spatial planning
• Tapa Municipality, Tapa, deputy mayor, 2005-2010
• Lahemaa National Park Administration: nature education officer (1987-1988), Viitna & Palmse, deputy director, 1988-2005
• Tallinn City Archive, Tallinn, archivist, 1987
• Russian State Library - Rossijskaja Gosudarstvennaja Biblioteka, Moscow, librarian, 1982-1986

• Secretary of the Association of Baltic National Parks (ABNP), 1991-1998
• Secretary of the Union of Protected Areas of Estonia (EKAL) , from 1991
• Member of international working group "Guidance on how to apply the IUCN management categories in Europe", 1997-1998
• National Focal Point of the EUROPARC Expertise Exchange (common project of the Phare and EUROPARC Federation), 1997-2001
• Member of Steering Committee of the Estonian Forest Conservation Area Network Project (EMKAV), 2000
• Member of Project Team of the Nature Protection Administrative Reforme, 2003-2004
• Member of the Nature Conservation Co-operation Working Group of the Ministries of the Environment of Estonia and Finland, 2003-2005
• Director of the Loodusaeg (NatureTime), from 2005.

Lääne-Viru County Administration:

• Member of Infotechnological Board of the Lääne-Viru County, 2001-2004, from 2009.
• Member of Council of the Green County Foundation (Roheline Maakond), from 2002.

Kadrina Municipality:

• Member of Economical Committee of the Kadrina Municipality Council, 1996-2005
• Project leader of Development Plan of the Kadrina Municipality, 1998-1999
• Deputy Chair of Cultural Committee of the Kadrina Municipality Council, 1999-2002
• Member of Committee for Administrative Reforme of Tapa Town, Saksi, Lehtse and Kadrina Rural Municipality, 2002-2005
• Member of Kadrina Municipality Board, 2002-2005
• Project leader of General Spatial Plan of the Kadrina Municipality, 2003-2007.

Tapa Municipality:

• Member of Tapa Municipality Board, 2005-2009.
• Chair of the Council of Tapa Vesi Ltd. (Tapa Water Company), 2006-2010.

Archives:

• Archivist Professional Certificate # 224 (07 May, 2010),
• Tallinn City Archive, Tallinn, archivist, 1987.

Rahvaesindaja:

• Member of the Estonian Congress, 1990-1992
• Member of the Kadrina Municipality Council, 1999-2002

Public Aknowledgement:

Membership in the professional organisation:

• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), from 2005
• EUROPARC Federation, from 2005
• Society of Spatial Planners of Estonia (Eesti Planeerijate Ühing), from 2007

Hobbies:

• Communication networks
• Marginal areas and cultures
• Finland
• Travelling