ECNC

Nationality: British Position: Senior Programme Manager - Biodiversity and Ecological Networks Contact: joneswalters@ecnc.org Education: PhD in Management of Chalk Grassland for the Conservation of Invertebrates, University of London, United Kingdom; MSc in Applied Entomology (Temperate and Tropical) & Diploma of Membership of the Imperial College, University of London, United Kingdom; BSc Honours in Zoology, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; Masters in Business Administration, Open University, United Kingdom.

Background information: Lawrence is Senior Programme Manager at ECNC with responsibility for the development and implementation of projects within the programmes State of Nature and the European Ecological Network.

Lawrence has worked in nature conservation in the United Kingdom for 26 years, most recently for Natural England, and during that time accumulated 20 years experience of international work in Europe and North America; this included capacity building, facilitation, and direct involvement in public participation for nature/sustainable development. He has expert knowledge of the process and practice of communication, in particular its application to nature conservation. Lawrence is a skilled facilitator with much practical application of methods/techniques in multi-stakeholder situations in UK, North America and Eastern Europe. He is an experienced trainer in relevant skills, including trainer of trainers.

Lawrence is an expert in the ecosystems approach and cumulative effects management and his experience in sustainable development has involved work with business and industry, social inclusion and health issues. He has direct experience of the practical application of the ecological networks approach at regional level. He has technical expertise in plant and animal taxa (national expert Arachnida) and is a member of the Institute Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM). He has an extensive publications list.