Who we are

Natura International's Board of Trustees consists of very experienced professionals with varied expertise.

Dr Roger Mitchell (Chairman of the Charity) is Director of the Environment Programme at the Arcadia Trust, Corrour Trust and Ingleby Farms. Before that he was International Chief Scientist at Earthwatch Institute and Director of Research and Education for the European Office. He has also held posts as National Manager for Species and Biodiversity at English Nature, which included management of the Species Recovery Programme contributing to the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and the England Biodiversity Strategy; Head of Marine Conservation for the Nature Conservancy Council and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee; and in coastal management in the former Department of the Environment.


Lars Briggs, MSc, is an independent ecological consultant from Denmark (Amphi Consult) currently living in Poland. His company manages two large Life projects covering several European countries, such as Germany, Denmark, Lithuania, Poland and Estonia. He is a herpetologist with many years of experience in managing habitats for amphibians.





Alan Bowley has been Site Manager for Natural England and before that English Nature for 30 years. He is the manager of Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reserve since 1991, with responsibility for Natural England's involvement in Wicken Fen and initiated the Fen habitat network. He has thorough experience of managing varies habitats and practical conservation projects in Britain.





Dr Britt Cordi is one of the founders of Natura International, currently working as Principal Specialist for Natural England, overseeing the relationships with the nature conservation organisations, previously she led the European work of English Nature influencing EC policies, funding and legislation and fostering relationships with key policy players at both EU and national levels. Previously she coordinated the European Programme for RSPB. She is experienced in coordinating and facilitating large conservation projects and partnerships in the UK and Eastern Europe.


Dr Tim Hedges works for the Government Office for the East of England as Drugs Team Advisor and previously as an ecologist and planner. He contributed to the development of the regional planning guidance for the East of England and co-chaired the East of England Biodiversity Forum. Tim is a botanist and has previously evaluated Life projects for the UK Government.





Dr Piotr Tryjanowski is one of the most active avian ecologists and researchers in Poland, publishing in many high profile journals, including Nature. He was previously a Trustee of Birdlife Poland and is an advisor to EcoFund evaluating conservation projects submitted to the Fund.








Jo Zaremba, MA, MSc, has in-depth experience of providing training and capacity building to NGOs in the third world countries. Currently, she works for Oxfam GB as a global adviser on engagement with the private sector. Previously she worked as Partnerships Manager for Earthwatch Institute (Europe) managing Earthwatch's Business and Biodiversity Resource Centre, Corporate Environmental Responsibility Group and Corporate Partnerships.

Associated Advisors

Prof. Lawrence Mee is Director of the Marine Institute at the University of Plymouth. He is an acknowledged international expert in marine and coastal policy and was formerly the Coordinator for the UN Global Environmental Facility on the Black Sea Environmental Programme.

Dr Mike Moser was previously Acting Chairman of English Nature and is now a part-time independent consultant. He has extensive international experience in nature conservation, particularly wetlands and migratory water birds. He has professional relations with more than 50 countries worldwide and is acting as Senior Project Advisor for UNDP/GEF projects.

Prof. William Sutherland works in Department of Zoology at University of Cambridge. He has wide interests in conservation biology, especially predicting the impacts of environmental change, with main focus on bird populations. William promotes evidence-based conservation to collate experience of the effectiveness of interventions. He established the website www.conservationevidence.com, which collates scientific knowledge to advise practitioners.


Staff

Daniel Piec, MSc, is a co-founder of Natura currently working as Natura's Secretary. He is also working for Froglife as the Head of Conservation. He was previously (2000-2003) the Site and Project Manager for BirdLife Poland. He has experience in preparing and managing conservation projects. He is an ornithologist with ten years experience in bird conservation and monitoring, previously working for BirdLife Poland, Institute for Ornithology Polish Academy of Science and RSPB.


Jon Webb, MSc, is currently employed by Natural England as a project manager under the auspices of the England Biodiversity Strategy. Prior to this he was an invertebrate specialist in for six years responding to casework, inputting into national policy and managing projects. Previous to this he worked in a Wildlife Trust as a Biodiversity Officer, a County planning department and in the natural history section of a museum.