Shane McGuinness

Dublin

Dr. Shane Mc Guinness FRGS is a conservation biologist specialising in human-wildlife interactions, conservation finance and wetland restoration. Dr. Mc Guinness is a Climate Fellow of University College Dublin, a Senior Project Manager with ERINN Innovation, and is the Founder and Director of Peatland Finance Ireland, a not-for-profit which structures blended finance for restoration. Shane is also a coordinator of the WaterLANDS project, an ambitious 5-year Horizon 2020-funded project aimed at upscaling wetland restoration across Europe. Shane is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, London.