Bas ni Dutch kujitegemea mtafiti na mratibu wa mradi na msingi mwanachama wa EarthCollective, kimataifa peer-to-peer mtandao wa wajasiriamali kijamii na kimazingira, kufanya mawazo chanya kinachotokea. Tangu 2006 Bas mtumishi kama mwenyekiti mwenza kwa IUCN Mtaalamu Group juu ya maadili ya kitamaduni na kiroho ya maeneo ya hifadhi chini ya Tume ya Maeneo ya Hifadhi Dunia.

Bas has over 15 years of experience in doing applied research and supporting biocultural conservation projects with a wide range of local and indigenous communities, conservation NGO’s, governments and research institutes on a variety of projects around the world. Bas holds an MSc. in Environmental Systems Analysis, a BSc. in Forest and Nature Management and is currently a PhD candidate focusing on worldviews and indigenous sciences in conservation practice, usimamizi na sera.

Bas has worked on sacred natural sites for quite some time and he gives talks at international conferences and lectures at universities on the topic. He has published widely, authoring websites, makala, reports and books. He is the lead editor of “Sacred Natural Sites: Conserving Nature and Culture” and also a member of the Editorial Board of “PARKS, The International Journal of Protected Areas.” He enjoys inspiring and being inspired by the diversity of people, nature and knowledge represented by the world’s sacred natural sites.