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Bruce Jefferies
Senior Ranger - Tongariro National ParkRanger - Tongariro National ParkAssistant Supervising Ranger - Head OfficeNZ Parks WorkedTongariro National ParkOrganisations WorkedUNDP - United Nations Development ProgramASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian NationsSPREP - Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Regional Environmental ProgramIUCN - International Union for Conservation of NatureInternational Parks WorkedSagarmāthā National ParkDate of Birth13/09/1943 WellingtonQualification1972 Diploma Parks, Recreation & Tourism1992 Master of Science (MSc) Protected Landscape ManagementAwards2019 Lincoln University Alumni International Medal,2014 Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) Director General’s Excellence Award for “designing and implementing rapid biodiversity surveys in three Pacific Island countriesBiography Bruce was promoted to Senior Ranger at Whakapapa in 1970.
1971-1972 Deputy Leader at Scott Base
1975-1977 Assistant Supervising Ranger Head Office in Wellington
1977-1979 and 1986-1989 in Nepal for the United Nations. Bruce was appointed as an advisor to the Nepal Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation to provide technical support during the entablement of Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) National Park
Bruce is a globally recognised leader in protected area management. His experience has been gained over 25 years in the New Zealand National Park Service (Ranger, Senior Ranger, Chief Ranger Tongariro National Park, Conservator Tairawhiti), Pacific Island countries including Papua New Guinea and Samoa, as well as South and East Asia (Nepal, Bhutan, Philippines, Lao PDR, Malaysia), Thailand, China and Timor Leste.
In 2014, while working on an assignment with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP), he was awarded the Director General’s Excellence Award for “designing and implementing rapid biodiversity surveys in three Pacific Island countries”.
In 2019, he was awarded the Lincoln University Alumni International Medal, recognising “individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to their chosen field of expertise and have brought credit to Lincoln University through their achievements in a country other than New Zealand”.