Biography
Abbie joined the James Hutton Institute in April 2024 as the North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership (or NESBiP for short) Coordinator.
The Partnership’s aim is to promote, protect and enhance the biodiversity of the north east of Scotland. As the sole coordinator she responsible for overseeing the implementation of NESBiP’s Strategic Plan of Action throughout the three local authority districts of Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, and Moray.
She has a strong passion for connecting people with nature and believes everyone should have access to nature and learn how to connect with it. Abbie has worked with a number of non-profits across the UK and Europe learning more about how to connect people to nature and the best methods of communicating the importance of protecting it. She has lived a bit of a varied work life with experience in seabird ecology, communications, community engagement, informal education (including adult training), visitor engagement and event management – just to list a few things. She likes islands and remote places! Means she can knit and crochet in peace.
Learn more about Abbie here: What’s your favourite childhood memory – and did it involve nature? – James Hutton Institute.
