Natalie Duffus

Nat is an ecologist with a background in researching how we can optimise environmental policy for the best outcomes for insect biodiversity. Nat's DPhil research looks at the conservation outcomes of ecological compensation policies (e.g., Biodiversity Net Gain) with a particular focus on the proxy biodiversity metrics used in these policies and how they reflect other dimensions of biodiversity. Nat's current project uses DNA metabarcoding to measure invertebrate community diversity to analyse against baseline Biodiversity Net Gain scores in England.

Previously, Nat was a researcher on the biodiversity work package of the Agile sprint project: Operationalising Treasury Green Book Guidance.