Environmental restoration planner
Also known as
Work environment
- Usually work regular business hours
- Usually work in offices, laboratories and outdoors and may travel locally or nationally
- Need to be logical, methodical and identify and solve problems
Salary information
Typical tasks
- Plan environmental conservation and restoration projects
- Inspect condition of natural enviroments
- Collect and analyse environmental data and samples
- Develop plans to manage natural and renewable resources
- Advise about environmental management and conservation
- Supervise and train scientific workers
- Share research results
- Make sure people follow environmental law
Outlook
Environmental restoration planners help guide projects that restore ecosystems, habitats and natural environments. In New Zealand, biodiversity conservation, wetland restoration, climate resilience and ecosystem recovery are becoming increasingly important priorities. Planning is increasingly supported by environmental data, mapping tools and improved ecological information. International commitments to biodiversity protection and growing investment in nature-based solutions are also influencing restoration efforts around the world.
What employers and industry want in graduates
- Strategic planning and organisation
- Understanding of environmental systems
- Research and analytical skills
- Collaboration with a range of stakeholders
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Clear written and verbal communication
AUT programmes
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