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Justin Springer

Justin Springer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Caribbean Program Officer at Re:wild

  • Education

    • The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Ecology and Earth Sciences

    • Barbados Community College

      2006 - 2008
      Associate's degree Environmental Science and Geography

    • Cranfield University

      2013 - 2014
      Master of Science (MSc) Integrated Landscape Ecology

  • Experience

    • University of the West Indies: Cavehill

      Sept 2012 - Sept 2013
      Research Assistant

      Worked principally with the conservation of the endemic Barbados Leaf toed Gecko (Phyllodactylus pulcher).

    • Lafarge Tarmac

      Apr 2014 - May 2014
      Landscape Connectivity Consultant

      Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to conduct an integrated assessment of Mancetter quarry restoration.Assessed Mancetter quarry habitat connectivity at species specific scales.• Utilised least cost path analysis to assess grassland connectivity for the Dingy skipper butterfly.• Utilised conefor sensinode to assess woodland connectivity for the Common buzzard and Brown long eared bat.• Created ecological network of Mancetter quarry in wider landscape providing recommendations for improving habitat connectivity. Show less

    • The Ecology Consultancy

      May 2015 - Mar 2017

      Worked in London office across multidisciplinary teams on small building and residential to major infrastructural projects. Tasks include but were not limited to:• Bat (dawn & dusk) emergence and re-entry survey and bat sound analysis.• Trapping and radio-tracking bats to identify movement patterns at landscape scale.• Great crested newt survey • Breeding bird survey• Badger signs survey • Reptile survey• BREEAM assessment and report writing• Ecological Clerk of Works Show less

      • Assistant Ecologist

        Apr 2016 - Mar 2017

      • Field Ecologist

        May 2015 - Apr 2016

    • UNDP

      Sept 2017 - Oct 2017
      Conserving Biodiversity Project Assignment

    • GIZ

      Jan 2018 - May 2018
      International Water Stewardship Programme Assignment

    • Mosaic Eco Consult

      Sept 2018 - now
      Founder | Managing Director

    • IUCN

      Jan 2019 - Jun 2023
      Technical Assistant

      Technical implementation of the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Programme across the Caribbean region.• Provided technical support for Protected Area Management Effectiveness Assessments in Antigua & Barbuda, Belize, Barbados, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent & Grenadines using the METT while building the capacity of protected area managers across public and private sector agencies.• Supported project planning, procurement, monitoring and evaluation processes.• Monitored and evaluated the technical implementation of grants on the BIOPAMA Action Component providing technical support to ensure grantees met project timelines, key project indicators and targets. Show less

    • Fauna & Flora International

      Mar 2019 - Dec 2020
      Consultant

    • Re:wild

      Jun 2023 - now
      Caribbean Program Officer

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Open Water Diver

      PADI
      Jan 2020

    • Project Management for Development

      Inter-American Development Bank
      May 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Water Resources Management and Policy

      Coursera
      View certificate certificate

    • Integrated Planning for Climate Change and Biodiversity

      United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
      Apr 2019

    • CSCS: Skilled Worker

      Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)

    • UN Biodiversity Lab

      NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    • Facilitating Species Conservation Planning Workshops

      IUCN Species Survival Commission
      Dec 2023

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Wildlife Connect Member

      Issued by WWF
      WWFAssociated with Justin Springer

    • Member

      Issued by IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) on Apr 2023
      IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)Associated with Justin Springer

    • Member

      Issued by IUCN Species Survival Commission on Jan 2024
      IUCN Species Survival CommissionAssociated with Justin Springer

    • Reptile & Amphibian Keeper Volunteer

      Issued by Zoological Society of London on Dec 2014
      Zoological Society of LondonAssociated with Justin Springer

    • Conservation Volunteer

      Issued by London Wildlife Trust on Nov 2014
      London Wildlife TrustAssociated with Justin Springer

    • General Member | Public Relations Officer

      Issued by Caribbean Youth Environment Network on Jul 2018
      Caribbean Youth Environment NetworkAssociated with Justin Springer