I am a Soil/Environmental Geoscientist at the Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR), that is the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources in Hannover.

The possibilities of quickly and reliably sourcing up-to-date information are still rather limited in many countries of the South. This circumstance stimulated me to explore the Internet upon returning to Germany in mid 1994 after a 6-year assignment to Zimbabwe. I quickly got thrilled by the potential of the 'Infobahn', in particular of the World Wide Web. However, at the end of too many 'surfin' days, I also had to realize that the 'Net' had not really closed in on me. Rather its intricate maze frequently led me astray. Hence, in order to browse more efficiently, I put together this personal home page.

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