UNE Alumnus Peter Cosier is at the forefront of land and water management across Australia
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As a co-founder and former director of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists he has been influential nationally and internationally in water reform, landscape conservation, and developments in carbon farming and environmental accounting. And Peter says his experience at UNE was pivotal.
“At UNE I was encouraged to question and challenge perceived truths, and given the opportunity to test new ways of thinking,” he said. “My UNE experience played a significant role in my subsequent career because it combined my curiosity for science with practical training on how to manage our natural world for the long-term benefit of society.”
It has stood Peter in good stead ever since, from formative beginnings as a seasonal ranger in western NSW and an environmental planner in local government, to his work in regional development and natural resources management, and more recently as Chair of a new not-for-profit company Accounting for Nature Ltd.
But it is at the helm of the Wentworth Group – a trusted body that links science and environmental policy – that the full breadth and depth of his varied experience has been brought to bear. The group has dedicated itself to addressing decades of environmental degradation across the country and its blueprints for managing our natural resources are considered world’s best practice.
Nearly twenty years after it was formed, the Wentworth Group continues to attract Australia’s most respected and authoritative scientists to give science a powerful voice in discussions around how we address the most pressing sustainability issues of our time.
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