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Estimating the funding gap for conservation finance in Ireland. Providing the first national estimates of the levels of finance needed to reverse biodiversity decline in Ireland.

Research and Development of a Biodiversity Net Gain Framework for Cornwall Council Environmental Growth and Planning Teams

Lecturer in Environmental Management and Environmental Impact Assessment

PostDoc research project exploring the 'Mobilisation of Finance for Biodiversity Conservation' with the Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Irish Research Council. A key part of this post was to conduct a National Biodiversity Expenditure Review to track financial flows for conservation across Ireland's public, private and charitable sectors. The NBER enabled the exploration of the current allocation and distribution of conservation funding in Ireland, and assessment of the… Show more PostDoc research project exploring the 'Mobilisation of Finance for Biodiversity Conservation' with the Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Irish Research Council. A key part of this post was to conduct a National Biodiversity Expenditure Review to track financial flows for conservation across Ireland's public, private and charitable sectors. The NBER enabled the exploration of the current allocation and distribution of conservation funding in Ireland, and assessment of the availability of finance to meet national conservation objectives and international biodiversity commitments. The results of the biodiversity expenditure review are being used by the NPWS to inform a resource mobilisation strategy. Show less

Research investigating the integration of biodiversity offsetting into the English planning system, focusing on the interaction of biodiversity offsetting and the existing EIA process.Research focus: biodiversity offsetting, biodiversity impacts, management and planning, EIA, SEA and biodiversity conservation

Green Growth is a UK Research Council funded research projects focused on increasing the resilience in cities through the delivery of Green Infrastructure-based solutions. This project explores what works needs to be done to better integrate and mainstream GI into urban decision making, by developing and testing an innovative decision-support tool to embed GI into the practices of a range of end users involved in the design and planning of new development.

Graduate Teaching Assistant on Masters and Undergraduate modules in the Department of Planning and Environmental Management: Environmental Impact Assessment, Strategic Environmental Assessment, Planning for Environmental Change, Urban Ecology, Sustainable Environments, Landscape Ecology, Environmental Issues and Policy Responses.