Our solutions team

Our small dynamic team consists of enthusiastic professionals with open minds and plenty of practical experience in protected area management, wildlife conservation, planning, evaluation and related fields. We have extensive contacts as well as core team, and we can source professional help for any challenge. See individual pages for more details.

Andrea Leverington and Fiona Leverington are the Directors of Protected Area Solutions.

Our closest associates over the past few years have included  Prof Marc Hockings (Managament effectiveness, the IUCN Green List, and protected area management in general), Ass. Prof Ann Peterson and Gregory Peterson (policy and management effectiveness of Papua New Guinea), and Lyn Allen (conservation management and social issues). These are all nice people as well as highly effective professionals, and we have greatly enjoyed working with them.

Andrea Leverington

andrea@protectedareas.com.au

Andrea is a director of Protected Area Solutions. She has over 25 years experience in conservation and natural resource management, including three years as the head of Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, with responsibility for over 400 protected areas and 1000 staff. She has a thorough understanding of state and federal environmental and conservation legislation and policy, and their practical application.

She has completed a Doctor of Philosophy (2012) in the area of  threatened species, conservation and biodiversity management.

Memberships :

World Commission on Protected Areas

Australian Institute of Company Directors

Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand

Ecological Society of Australia

“Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.” Albert Einstein
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