Lorretta Perrella
I have recently graduated from Bournemouth University with a first degree in Environment and Conservation Biology. I have a particular interest in the conservation value of large free-ranging herbivores in heathland and woodland management. I have volunteered with the Dorset Wildlife Trust and Plantlife, getting involved in conservation task days, survey work and environmental educational activities.
I am currently working as an assistant researcher for TESS (Transactional Environment Support System), which is an international research project supported by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission. It aims to assist the integration of information about biodiversity and related environmental matters from the local level into planning and land-use decisions and to devise new ways of encouraging people to collect such information.
The ultimate goal is to provide tools which contribute to an enhanced ability to maintain and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services. To achieve this, a decision support system will be designed to exchange information required in environmental assessments, at all levels, for information that benefits both people and nature.
For more information, please visit our website at www.tess-project.eu
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