About Us

We partner with clients to conserve resources, manage business objectives and plan for the future while navigating complex regulatory policies and processes.

Damian Licari

Principal Ecologist

As a PhD qualified ecologist, Damian has more than 15 years of experience working in industry, government, and research sectors. With a varied background in several industries including finance and advertising, Damian brings a fresh and unique perspective to environmental consulting.

As a BAM Accredited Assessor, Damian assists clients with understanding and complying with the latest legislative frameworks. Currently, Damian is the technical lead on the BAM Accredited Assessor Training Program for the DPIE, positioning him at the forefront of the latest information and science, and as a clear subject matter expert for biodiversity and environmental legislation. Damian is passionate about enabling other ecologists to provide quality, detailed and up to date information for their clients.

Based in the Northern Rivers, Damian is also heavily involved with the Orchid Society, and spends his spare time propagating hundreds of prize-winning hybrid species of orchids in his private greenhouse.

Our Team

Christina Maloney

Senior Environmental Consultant

Christina is a senior environmental scientist; she holds a MSc in Environment and Planning and is experienced in a broad range of environmental projects. More recently, Christina has been undertaking Biodiversity Offset Scheme (BOS) related work, including numerous Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessment Report (BSSAR) and Biodiversity Development Assessment Report (BDAR) applications, to support local and state significant developments in NSW.

Christina’s expertise also includes developing detailed environmental management plans to meet conditions of consent, review of environmental factors (REFs), environmental auditing, environmental monitoring and compliance, impact assessment and mitigation and various ecological surveys and assessments.

Christina Kindermann

Senior Ecologist

Christina is a senior ecologist with over 10 years’ experience in conducting flora and fauna surveys for a range of projects and clients across Queensland and NSW.

Christina is a BAM accredited assessor and a SQP botanist under QLD legislation and is experienced in a number of field survey techniques including targeted threatened species surveys, MNES/MSES significant impact assessments and terrestrial habitat assessments. Christina holds a PhD in amphibian biology and ecology and has serval published works in her field.

While working in the industry, Christina has been managing and leading teams to ensure projects are delivered on budget. She enjoys working on projects from start to finish and values building strong client relationships.

Louis Bell

Ecologist

Louis has worked in conservation for many years in a variety of unique ecosystems including the remote arid environment of Broome, marine ecosystems on the east coast of Australia and as a Parks Ranger in Victoria. He draws on a wealth of experience in coastal and waterway management, horticulture, landscape construction, infrastructure management, earthworks and transport operations, environmental conservation (flora and fauna) management, emergency wildfire response and agricultural operations.

Based in the Northern Rivers, Louis tends to a local farm, and is passionate about growing organic produce and implementing sustainable agricultural practices whilst balancing ecological values in rural landscapes.

Louis is a BAM Accredited Assessor.

James Kirk

Ecologist

With a background in bush regeneration and construction environmental management, James brings a diverse range of experience to the Ascent Ecology team. James has contributed to some of the largest infrastructure projects in the country (Western Sydney Airport, Snowy Hydro 2.0) carrying out large scale vegetation assessments, flora and fauna surveys and threatened species relocation and monitoring. James also has experience working for local government and government agencies.

James has contributed to the development of a number of Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessment Reports (BSSAR). As a BAM Acccredited Assessor, James’s current work at Ascent Ecology includes conducting vegetation assessments, GIS mapping and data management, improving data capture systems to streamline reporting, developing management plans, budgets and reports that support Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement applications.

James’s diverse range of experience has given him a wealth of knowledge in environmental management. This knowledge assists greatly in the diverse skills required for diligent and effective application of the Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) under the Biodiversity Offset Scheme (BOS).

Reach Us

Address

1/32 Rajah Road
Ocean Shores NSW 2483
Australia