Mat brings over 15 years’ experience within nature conservation on private land and related fields, and a substantial background in environmental markets as both researcher and practitioner. Mat’s previous roles include leading the nature markets team at Trust for Nature (Victoria), where he oversaw its revolving fund, biodiversity offsets and public policy programs, and was part of the design team for the Victorian Government’s BushBank (nature restoration for carbon storage) program. Mat has a keen interest in bringing together research and practitioner experience to develop pragmatic, evidence-based solutions to environmental challenges.
Mat’s main focus is as project lead for the Environmental Markets Participation Initiative (EMPI) project, a DCCEEW-funded initiative to investigate, develop and trial engagement and extension initiatives to support landholders in understanding and navigating environmental market initiatives.
