I am a terrestrial systems ecologist with a PhD in ecology and experience spanning biodiversity research, science–policy engagement and business applications. As Director of Business Development at The Biodiversity Footprint Company, I help translate ecological evidence into quantified biodiversity footprints that support management, investment and reporting decisions.
My expertise includes ecosystem condition assessment, biodiversity accounting using the Biological Diversity Protocol, indicator selection, monitoring design and interpreting diverse ecological datasets. I work on approaches that integrate field surveys, remote sensing, regulatory monitoring and expert knowledge into consistent, reference-based ecosystem condition scores, with explicit consideration of data quality and confidence.
I bring experience applying these approaches in mining, energy and large development contexts, alongside international science–policy work, including as a lead author of the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment. Our team contributes complementary skills in GIS, spatial analysis, ecosystem assessment and biodiversity accounting. We are interested in partnerships connecting rigorous ecological research with practical, repeatable methods for measuring biodiversity impacts and outcomes.
We are seeking a consortium partnership to develop, test and apply quantified biodiversity footprint accounting underpinned by rigorous ecosystem condition assessments. The proposed work would connect ecological research and monitoring with accounts that quantify ecosystem extent and condition, track change over time, and evaluate biodiversity losses and gains.
A central focus would be integrating varied data inputs—including field surveys, remote sensing, regulatory monitoring, existing ecological datasets and structured expert assessments—into transparent, reference-based assessments of ecosystem composition, structure and function. The approach would accommodate differences in data availability while documenting confidence, uncertainty and gaps requiring additional monitoring.
Using the Biological Diversity Protocol as an accounting framework, ecosystem extent and condition would be combined into hectare-equivalent metrics. Case studies across ecosystems and sectors would test indicator selection, spatial aggregation, sensitivity to change and the comparability of results derived from different data sources.
We would contribute methods development, spatial assessment, biodiversity accounting and practical implementation. Intended outputs include validated assessment approaches, reproducible workflows and guidance supporting restoration monitoring, business biodiversity targets and decisions about biodiversity impacts and outcomes.