Through her work and research at the Centre for Co-operative Studies, UCC, Noreen has gained a keen interest in the role of landscape and place as a communications, educational and practical medium for transitioning to a sustainable and regenerative society. Her primary motivation in joining NCI's committee is to increase dialogue on how the Irish natural capital project INCASE and the SEEA method could be used to develop the regenerative-enabling capability of organisations and communities, where both see themselves as a living system that is part of nature, not just working for nature. She believes tregenerative-enabling capability indicators integrated with local context (measured through these methodologies) could provide a holistic, regenerative framework.

Charlie is an environmental scientist with over twenty years' experience in a number of areas including biodiversity, energy efficiency and water management. He has led his teams to win numerous awards including SEAI, Bord Bia and IBEC accolades. Charlie hopes to help drive a natural capital approach, both nationally, and through leading by example within Irish Water, which has a large portfolio of assets nationwide and can make a significant contribution to the natural capital approach.

Ashling has over 14 years of experience in ecological/environmental assessment and environmental management across both the private and public sector. She has a skillset in business and people management, development and leadership. She also has a keen interest in environmental law and policy, and how this shapes the work of the practitioners as well as the future for our society. She is a subject matter expert in ecology, now managing the operational side of a company to develop and execute strategies to ensure that company is working towards its vision. This involves supporting a team of ecologists to deliver a nature--positive agenda in a ‘boots on the ground’ capacity. Her aim is to help drive and deliver the natural capital agenda at a strategic and national level.

Fellow and chartered engineer and a chartered water and environmental manager with a BSc Geology (engineering), MSc Energy (economics & environmental legislation), Geraldine has done international environmental consulting project work (geological engineering, mineral resources, environmental hydrogeology, energy management) in Ireland, the US, UK, Azerbaijan & Chile. She has worked as a sustainability & climate action practitioner in public (local authorities) & private (manufacturing) sectors, helping to implement innovative circular economy principles within business cultures and strategies. A member of the Royal Irish Academy's Climate Change & Environmental Sciences Committee (2014-2022), and Future Earth Ireland Committee (2015-present), she is keen to work with like-minded people and organisations to help prove and demonstrate viable solutions, so that throughout our economic endeavours, our ecosystems and natural environments can be viewed through a lens of valuation, protection, regeneration.

Grainne sat on the NCI steering committee from 2018-2020, and from 2019-2022, she project-managed the BIM Natural Capital Project. This was developed in two phases, to first understand and then test the application of natural capital accounting and multiple capitals accounting for the seafood sector in Ireland. Grainne sees natural and multiple capital approaches as a key factor in changing the narrative on how we understand and value our resources, and the services that they deliver. She believes the consistent integration of this approach into planning and decision making has the potential to deliver truly sustainable solutions for the environment and society.

Catherine has recently moved to lead the new LIFE on Machair project, working with Ireland's rare and unique species-rich coastal grassland habitats, after leading our EPA-funded INCASE natural capital accounting project since its inception in 2019. Before this, she was the Senior Ecologist with Bord na Mona, where she worked to promote and develop peatland restoration and rehabilitation, as well as creation of other wetland and woodland habitats on industrial cutaway peatland.

Leading Ulster Wildlife since 2012, Jennifer has practical case study opportunities and experience of strategic planning, project development and change management qualification, with policy development and influencing skills. Having begun her career in the delivery of agri-environment schemes and associated training programmes in the Department of Agriculture, she has also worked as a consultant on EU interstate projects, managed a range of voluntary bodies and consulted on aspects of the reform of local government for three district councils. She has an interest and involvement in natural capital as a key decision-making tool and to demonstrate the value of nature and ecosystem services, including evaluation of impact of restoration work as an eNGO. 

Mary's research is focused on the assessment of land-use and other anthropogenic activities on the hydrochemical and ecological quality of freshwaters. She has completed studies on the aquatic habitats of agricultural, urban and forested catchments. Her research on forest-water interactions spans three decades and a recently completed project (HYDROFOR) investigated pollutant inputs and impacts from forestry operations through the life cycle of the forest. Recent grants are funding multi-institute research on silt flux in Irish rivers, impact on rivers of cattle access and on freshwater ecosystem services. Her research has yielded over 130 peer-reviewed publications and numerous reports. She has recently begun working on the ForES project which applies the natural capital approach to developing tools for sustainable forestry.

Scientific Officer at the National Parks and Wildlife Service,Deirdre has management responsibility for Raised bogs, Fens, Uplands, Woodlands, Monitoring and Data Management. She is also involved in policy formulation and review such as the National Biodiversity Action Plan and the Biodiversity Sectoral Plan for Climate Change Adaptation and the Sustainable Development Goals. She is the national focal point for the Scientific Subsidiary body of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and has also been involved in the Irish delegation for the Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. She also initiated steps towards the new Business For Biodiversity Ireland platform to ensure that business comprehends their dependencies and impacts on biodiversity and manage and prevent biodiversity-related risks, while harnessing new  opportunities.

Kirstie has strong academic and working knowledge of agricultural systems and
their role within climate change in both academia and real world. She has
teaching experience and curriculum creation at second level, as well as
research into early years to third level in teaching methodologies. She is also
skilled in business strategy and organisational development with qualifications in leadership. She has carried out research into practical applications for food waste reductions in the home. Kirstie wants to see real change in academia and business around reducing and managing the impact of climate change through the recognition of nature as natural capital. Through experience in academia, education and business, she can see how integrated sustainable food systems can combine several industries to work together for positive change. 

Martha is engaged in teaching and research in the area of Sustainable Finance. Having previously worked in banking, she is deeply invested in exploring the role that the financial sector can play in redirecting capital flows towards sustainable economic activity, providing incentives that incorporate the social and environmental value of economic activity and ensuring that externalities are reflected in the true value of any asset. She is interested in how, by developing natural capital accounting, we can work towards correctly valuing our natural assets in Ireland in order to protect those assets, and incorporate that value into the financial sector.

Jimmy is a hydrologist and lecturer at DCU co-developing a course in Climate
and Environmental Sustainability. He has over 12 years’ experience working on natural capital and ecosystem services in Ireland, UK and South Asia, with farmers, developers, regulatory authorities and governments. He recently helped organise Ireland's Children and Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss. He uses interdisciplinary approaches, particularly stakeholder engagement and systems modelling, to improve our understanding of the links and feedbacks between humans and the natural environment. As a steering committee member, Jimmy aims to support initiatives to further integrate natural capital approaches across different communities and stakeholder groups, particularly farmers, developers and students. Expanding natural capital and ecosystem services from the academic-policy sphere to a more familiar, accessible and useful resource will be key to societal and natural environment sustainability.

Tadhg graduated in Plant Science from University College Cork in 1984. He worked with NPWS on national surveys in 1984/85. Following a spell in outdoor education including field studies, Tadhg pursued postgraduate studies in Environmental Technology specialising in Water Management at Imperial College. He subsequently spent 10 years in environmental consultancy in the UK and Ireland in the areas of EIA and EcIA. Tadhg joined the Environmental Protection Agency in 1997 and, since 2003, has headed up the Strategic Environmental Assessment Unit in the Office of Evidence and Assessment. Advocating the integration of environmental considerations in sectoral plans, programmes and strategies, he is also part of the team involved in the production of the EPA’s State of Environment Report. A visiting lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and NUIG post graduate courses, Tadhg has a particular interest in freshwater & marine ecology, and is a keen photographer and avid collector and reader of natural history publications. 

Niall joined the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in 2001 after eight years working in both the private and public sectors. He was assigned to the Agricultural Environment and Structures Division in Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford, initially working in the Organic Unit for seven years and then working on various Agri-Environmental Schemes: REPS, AEOS and GLAS. He was also involved in the design of GLAS. In November 2016, he moved to Crop Evaluation & Certification Division based at Backweston Farm, Celbridge, Co Kildare where he was responsible for the implementation of the National Crop Evaluation Programme for grasses and clovers as well as Plant Breeders Rights duties. In March 2019, he moved to the Nitrates and Biodiversity Division in Johnstown Castle and his main responsibilities focus on biodiversity policy, soils and EIA (agriculture) regulations.

Noeleen is an Assistant Professor in Conservation & Environmental Horticulture at
UCD. She is a Botanist and Chartered Horticulturalist, with qualifications from
Teagasc (College of Amenity Horticulture, Glasnevin), the Royal Horticultural Society (UK) and Trinity College Dublin. She obtained her PhD from TCD on Forest Restoration & Invasive species control in the South Pacific. She has held various conservation policy and environmental roles in the UK & Ireland and worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as Head of the UK CITES Scientific Authority. She was recently elected as EU representative on the International CITES Plants Committee. She acts as CITES Scientific Authority for Ireland and a member and former chair of the EU Scientific Review Group (EU SRG) whose mission is to ensure global sustainable trade in wild rare species. She previously a worked as a conservation botanist with the OPW at the National Botanic Gardens and contributed to the OPW Biodiversity plan and working group.