Tris ALLINSON

Tris Allinson is a Senior Conservation Scientist at BirdLife International. He oversees BirdLife’s work on the impact of energy infrastructure on birds and is a world expert in the development of spatial planning tools to facilitate nature-safe energy expansion. Tris works closely with governments, International Financial Institutions and the energy sector to ensure that renewable energy and grid infrastructure is planned, constructed and managed in a way that reduces impacts on biodiversity. He frequently contributes to global scientific and policy fora on the topic of biodiversity and energy and is Chair of the Technical Working Group of the Convention of Migratory Species’ Energy Task Force and is a founding member of the Coalition Linking Energy and Nature for action (CLEANaction).