Garth Mortimer Email & Phone Number

Scotland, United Kingdom

Caledonian Climate Partners (CCP) is deeply committed to tackling climate change and nature loss through the long-term restoration of degraded peatlands. The mission is to bring together forward thinking landholders and business leaders to address climate change and reverse biodiversity loss. CCP does this by implementing best practice restoration on.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Ecology Services, Ecological Management Planning and Strategy, Conservation Leadership and Capability Development.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Directed internal/external conservation operations and program management by facilitating technical and specialist activities to foster strategic alliances with government conservation agencies and Non-Profit.
• Boosted number of hectares under formal conservation by 130 000ha, within five years, by accelerating implementation of strategic and operational capacity of Western Cape Protected Area Expansion Strategy.
• Chaired three separate committees: Protected Area Expansion and Biodiversity Stewardship Reference Group, Protected Area Expansion, Biodiversity Stewardship Review Group and Landscape Advisory Committee.
• Engaged in national forums such as Protected Areas Technical Task Team, Biodiversity Stewardship Technical Working Group and Joint Planning Task Team.
• Developed and executed three externally funded projects including WWF-SA Leslie Hill Succulent Karoo Trust Stewardship Project, Conservation at Work Landowner Incentives, Technical Support Project, and Table Mountain.

Western Cape, South Africa

Provide strategic leadership and operational guidance to the Western Cape community of practice to ensure that the Western Cape Protected Area Expansion Strategy and Landscape Conservation Initiatives, including biodiversity corridors, World Heritage Sites and Biosphere Reserves are effectively implemented and results in an adequate and representative.

Worcester Area, South Africa

• Conducted biodiversity evaluations to capture and collate baseline information; and performed ecological audits to produce annual reports. Developed Strategic Management Plans for Biodiversity Stewardship sites..
• Headed Leslie Hill Succulent Karoo Trust Stewardship Project in Central Breede River Valley.
• Secured five formal conservation contracts with landowners under CapeNature’s Biodiversity Stewardship Programme.
• Augmented internal/external competencies through training and mentoring at peer learning workshops and ecology forums.
• Planned and hosted landowner awareness day to demonstrate soil conservation, erosion control and restoration techniques.
• Organised Citizen Scientist Bioblitz with Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers and Friends of Vrolijkeid Nature Reserve to conduct baseline surveys and establish species lists for private conservation areas.

• Prepared and implemented project plans based on extensive ecological surveys, habitat investigation and scientific observations. Guided habitat conservation strategy discussions with landowners and key stakeholders to.
• Successfully negotiated 12 conservation contracts with property owners under CapeNature’s Biodiversity Stewardship programme.
• Collaborated with Provincial Department of Agriculture, amongst 12 other partnering organisations, to establish first Collaborative Extension Group in Upper Breede River Valley. Advocated for sustainable agricultural.
• Served as Secretary to Upper Breede Collaborative Extension Group and organised quarterly meetings with partners and stakeholders. Set agenda points and transcribed meeting minutes.
• Planned and hosted landowner awareness days to create awareness of endangered species and habitats, river health and management, mechanical and biological control of invasive alien plant species, holistic management of.

• Directed strategic workflow of alien clearing projects, including scheduling and quantifying labour required for contracts. Managed incoming tenders for projects. Monitored production and quality standards, compliance.
• Facilitated training, mentoring and capacity building of contractors.

Employed as a nature guide and conservator at this five star lodge and private nature reserve.

Employed as an Interpretive Services Officer for the practical component of the National Diploma in Nature Conservation.

Btech, Nature Conservation

National Diploma, Nature Conservation