Dr Geoff Lipsett-Moore

Geoff has a PhD in tropical rainforest ecology from James Cook University, Queensland. Geoff has worked in a broad range of conservation capacities over three decades ranging from field assistant, wildlife biologist, ecologist, conservation planner to CEO. He has worked in an equally varied range of environments including sub Antarctic Heard Island, the boreal forests of Canada, the tropical forests of Peru, the reefs of PNG, and the Australian desert. In his capacity as Climate Specialist under TNC (2006-2019) Geoff focused on climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives and spent many years working with indigenous people in Australia and the Pacific, partly on Integrated Fire Management.