Stephanie Vera Hilborne OBE (born 3 March 1968) is a British scientist. In 2010 she received an OBE for her services to nature conservation.[1][2]
Stephanie Hilborne | |
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| Born | 3 March 1968 |
| Alma mater | Bristol University, University College London |
| Awards | OBE |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nature conservation |
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 “Stephanie Hilborne on the launch of the Natural Environment White Paper”, The Wildlife Trusts, June 7, 2011 |
Education
Hilborne has a first class degree in Biology (1990) and an honorary doctorate in science (2015) from Bristol University.[3] She earned a Master's in Biology[4]/Conservation[2] from University College London in 1992.[4]
Career
As of 2010, Hilborne joined the Board of Trustees of the UK Green Building Council.[5][6] She later became vice chair of the UK Green Building Council.[2]
She joined the Wildlife and Countryside Link, a national coalition of environmental organizations, in 1998. In 2000 she joined the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, serving as its Chief Executive from 2000-2004.[2] In 2004, she became Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trust, a collective of the 47 local Wildlife Trusts. As a group in 2015, it manages 2,300 wildlife reserves, with over 2,000 staff, 35,000 volunteers and 800,000 members.[3]
Hilborne has been successful in campaigning for the Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009); contributing to Sir John Lawton's review, which was published as Making Space for Nature (2010); and working on a White Paper on the Natural Environment (2011). The White Paper pledged that the Conservative Party would be “the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than it found it”.[2][7][8]
Hilborne was one of the members of an independent panel on forestry which was formed in December 2010 and reported on 4 July 2012.[9][10][11] Hilborne served on the Smarter Environmental Regulation Review of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2014-2015.[12]
She was Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts from 2004 – 2019. She officially replaces outgoing Women in Sport CEO Ruth Holdaway at the end of October 2019. [13]
References
- ^ "New Year honours list: OBEs". The Guardian. 30 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Stephanie Hilborne OBE". GreenerUK. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b Memmott, Jane (21 July 2015). "Stephanie Hilborne, OBE". University of Bristol. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b "New Year's Honours for UCL staff". University College London. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "UK Green Building Council: New trustees". IHBC NewsBlog Archive. 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Hudson, Kath (2018). "Back to nature". Leisure Management. No. 1. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Lawton, Sir John (16 September 2010). Making Space for Nature Making Space for Nature: A review of England's Wildlife Sites and Ecological Network (PDF). Submitted to the Secretary of State, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Natural Environment White Paper discussion document: record response". Gov.UK. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Bishop James to chair Forestry Panel Bishop". The Diocese Of Liverpool. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "A new national plan to protect our forests". The Guardian. 12 Nov 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Independent Panel on Forestry". Gov.UK. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Terms of Reference for Smarter Environmental Legislation:Phase 2 of the Smarter Environmental Regulation ReviewApril 2014 (PDF). Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. 2014.
- ^ Walker, Tom (13 Jun 2019). "Stephanie Hilborne named CEO of Women in Sport". leisureopportunities.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
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