Aisling Dower

Background

About Aisling Dower

I'm a biodiversity specialist with over 16 years consulting experience in Europe and Africa. I am experienced in conducting baseline flora and fauna surveys, ecosystem services assessments, ecological impact assessment and development of mitigation, compensation and offsetting measures for projects in the mining, waste, transport, land development and power generation sectors. I have completed baseline biodiversity studies and ecosystem service reviews for numerous projects in Southern Africa, East Africa, and Central and West Africa, and am experienced in conducting such assessments to satisfy both national environmental regulations and international financing requirements particularly those demanded by the International Finance Corporation’s 2012 Performance Standards. To date I have worked on biodiversity-related projects in Ireland, UK, Kosovo, Cameroon, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, DRC, Mozambique and Uganda, in addition to numerous projects in South Africa, covering northern temperate, Mediterranean, tropical rainforest, desert, savanna and coastal environments.