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Mike Roache

Protected Landscapes Director

Mike Roache, Protected Landscapes Director, The Nature Conservancy, Australia

Mike Roache Protected Landscapes Director at The Nature Conservancy, Australia © Mike Roache / TNC

Areas of Expertise

Threatened species conservation and program management, wetland ecology, non-profit management.

General Enquiries

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Biography

Mike Roache is a seasoned conservation program manager with experience spanning academia, environmental non-profits, and state and federal government agencies.

Some of his proudest achievements include helping to end the shooting of threatened flying-foxes in New South Wales, securing $5 million for flying-fox habitat restoration, helping to establish the largest coalition of Australian environmental non-profit organisations in Places You Love, designing and delivering the $193 million NSW Koala Strategy, and establishing the first national koala recovery team.

Mike oversees a team of staff helping to deliver TNC’s commitment to protecting 30% of Australia by 2030, as well as a suite of innovative projects demonstrating the importance of First Nations land management and innovative finance mechanisms for delivering environmental water.

Mike has a Bachelor of Environmental Biology (Hons) from Monash University in Victoria and a Graduate Certificate in Management of Non-Profit Organisations from Australian Catholic University. Mike joined The Nature Conservancy, Australia in September 2023 and works from Wonnarua Country near Maitland NSW.

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