Expert consulting to protect and restore the natural environment
At The Nature Imperative, we work closely with you to define, measure and manage business impacts to nature, with particular expertise in pollution. Trust our experienced professionals to manage your nature journey, from protection to restoration with positive outcomes for nature and business.
The Nature Imperative excels in providing a project manager to identify and progress your business actions, a technical specialist to research and advise on environmental topics, an advocate and a training partner.
Our Services
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Project Manager in Nature Strategy
Drawing on 25+ years’ experience in managing environmental research, regulation and consultancy projects from £5K to >£1M, we can coordinate nature strategy programmes towards building business resilience. Helping businesses to understand and manage risks and opportunities to nature across many sectors.
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Specialist in Ecological Risk Assessment
Recognised national expert in ecological risk assessment of contamination. We typically bring this expertise to clients’ most challenging issues, such as, understanding the effects of pollution in the environment, designing remedial strategies, and advising on product stewardship.
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Advocacy & Training Partner
Passionate advocate and experienced speaker on the natural environment delivering high-impact communications, reports, scientific publications, industry guidance, peer review, training content and delivery. An award-winning thought leader.
About us
Why now?
Humanity faces three interlinked issues - the triple planetary crisis - of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Each of these issues has its own causes and effects and each needs to be resolved if we are to have a viable future.
The Nature Imperative recognises the urgent understanding needed to stop and reverse environmental harm, especially pollution, by changing how we produce and consume natural resources supporting a nature-positive future.
Who we are
After serving as Global Lead in Biodiversity & Ecosystems at Ramboll (a Top10 consulting firm) guiding a team of 300+ specialists in delivering nature-based solutions, it was time to found The Nature Imperative to work more directly and closely with clients creating positive environmental outcomes.
Company Director Samantha Deacon is passionate about the natural environment and driving impactful change.
An accomplished consultant with more than 25 years’ experience leading global nature strategies, environmental risk and product stewardship programmes. She is recognised for her enthusiasm, research and innovation, deep technical expertise paired with exceptional communication and leadership.
The Nature Imperative can draw upon a wide network of other consultancies and researchers for a team approach.
Skills
Advisor in land, freshwater and marine ecosystems
Manager at project and programme levels
Recognised communicator and thought leader
Passionate advocate for nature action
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