Ariadne Gorring is Co-CEO of the Pollination Foundation. With a mission to put humanity at the heart of nature and climate solutions, her work centres on bridging local knowledge with global expertise.
Passionate about community led solutions she has 25 years of experience in multi-partner collaborations and Indigenous led conservation. Most recently she co-designed a global learning and leadership network – Ampliseed and previously, a regional cultural economy model to increase the flow of finance to Indigenous ranger programs. She participated in the development of Northern Australia’s savanna carbon industry and engages with national and international networks to promote best practice models of Indigenous Peoples & Local Community led climate and nature solutions.
She was a member on the Expert Panel to Review the Australian Government Carbon Credit Framework, a committee member of the World Indigenous Network Conference in Darwin, a Presenter at the World Parks Congress, Sydney, and the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Paris. She’s an Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity at Melbourne University, a recipient of The Nature Conservancy’s Barbara Thomas Fellowship in Conservation Financing, has a BA in Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship and a Master’s Degree in Social Change Leadership from Melbourne University.