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The SA Division of EIANZ is delighted to present Hugh Possingham and Tanya Schneyder as our guest speakers, at our event to celebrate Biodiversity Month.

Hugh and Tanya will offer attendees a South Australian perspective on current efforts toward achieving nature-positive outcomes, provide an update on the Significant Environment Benefit Fund, and discuss upcoming grant opportunities.

A great chance to network with like-minded environmental colleagues and internationally respected speakers! Drinks and nibbles will be provided!

Meet the Speakers

Hugh Possingham | University of Queensland

Dedicated to conserving biodiversity - eg Great Barrier Reef marine rezoning, Marxan, Brigalow declaration, long paddock statement, decision-making tools, project prioritisation and decision science for conservation. Vice-President BirdLife Australia.
40% Professor of mathematics and conservation science at UQ with >760 refereed research papers, 95 fabulous PhD students supervised, Google Scholar
h-index of 166, has led >$80 million in successful competitive grants.
10% Chief Scientist “Accounting for Nature”
10% Lead Councillor “Biodiversity Council”
10% BirdLife Australia Board of Directors and Vice-President Recently Queensland Chief Scientist in the Department of Environment and Science; formerly Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy (global, DC based)
Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences FNAS since 2016 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science FAA since 2005
Fellow of Ecological Society of America (1st Australian elected)
Honorary doctorates from University of British Columbia and Adelaide University
Honorary Fellow - Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand HFEIANZ
Currently on circa 25 committees and boards, e.g. Chair of The Environment Institute Advisory Board (Adelaide University); Chair of the TERN Advisory Board; Native Vegetation Council of SA.
Local community roles: President of the Friends of Oxley Creek Common; Patron of the Friends of Sherwood Arboretum Goal - save as much biodiversity as possible.
Specialties: Using decision theory/operations research tools to formulate and solve conservation problems. Co-creator of Marxan which helps design most of the protected area systems in the planet.

Tanya Schneyder | SA DEW Native Vegetation Branch

Tanya has been coordinating SEB and Heritage Agreement programs within the Native Vegetation Branch, DEW for four years.

Prior to joining the NV Branch she worked in the Water Infrastructure Operations Branch, DEW where she wrote a successful business case securing >$10 million from the Commonwealth to improve waterbird habitat around the Lower Lakes.

A significant portion of her career was spent with Department for Infrastructure and Transport as a vegetation specialist and environmental advisor. Highlights from this role include travelling the state conducting vegetation assessments and assisting the development of the Torrens Island Quarantine Station Management Plan. In her private time she like exploring nature while trail running, kayaking, mountain biking and dabbling in triathlons.

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