I am a conservation scientist and strategist with over 15 years of international experience applying evidence-based and practical conservation solutions to address marine and terrestrial environmental challenges. I have worked internationally with partners in government agencies, NGOs and businesses on a range of conservation projects.
I have a particular interest in and focus on innovative forms of conservation, such as conservation finance, sustainability science, and corporate biodiversity accountability. With a background in conservation science, I blend my interest in innovative conservation with a passion for delivering practical conservation approaches underpinned by evidence, to strategically address current environmental challenges.
I am the Conservation Strategy Director at the Berks, Bucks, and Oxon Widlife Trust in the UK. Through this role I lead BBOWT’s conservation efforts beyond our nature reserves, leading the delivery of a range of innovativeconservation programmes for wildlife in local British landscapes. This includes undertakingactivities such as monitoring and managing our Living Landscapes, and working with planners,developers, companies and private landowners to achieve positive outcomes for wildlife.
You can explore my research here on this website, and connect with me on LinkedIn or Twitter.
In the meantime, here is a presentation recorded during my NERC Knowledge Exchange Fellowship at the University of Oxford, explaining why I believe conservation science is a critical discipline that can and should be applied to businesses wanting to integrate biodiversity into their decision-making:
I was a co-author on a paper led by Chris Cvitanovic, on maximising the benefits of participatory research, which was recently published. Participatory research is…
Businesses are beginning to recognise that declines in biodiversity associated with their operations can be bad for business. That is, many businesses, indeed even the…
What does it mean to work in the science-policy interface? Recently I teamed up with boundary spanners from across the world to share our perspectives…
Blog by Prue Addison, Giulia Carbone and Nadine McCormick (originally posted on the IUCN website) Many businesses seek to develop biodiversity indicators to inform business decision-making.…
Many conservation organisations are striving to undertake evidence-based management to help guide effective management of natural systems. This is where the best available evidence, like…
Recently I joined the Ideas to Impact program at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. This program was an enterprise skills initiative offered to…