Jon Shaw is an experienced sustainability manager currently working at Taronga Conservation Society Australia since July 2023. Prior to this role, Jon held various positions at the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment from April 2018 to July 2023, including managing environmental markets and the electricity roadmap, where expertise in carbon and biodiversity markets was demonstrated. Earlier experience includes managing the Emissions Reduction Fund auctions team at the Clean Energy Regulator, where a Ministerial award was received for auction design and implementation. Jon also contributed to energy efficiency policies at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, developed climate change responses for Townsville City Council, and worked as a systems analyst at APRA. Educational credentials include a Specialist Certificate in Economic Design from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Applied Science in Natural Resource Management from James Cook University, and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Oceanography and Chemistry from the University of Liverpool, supplemented by recent studies at the University of Cambridge.
Taronga Conservation Society Australia
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Taronga Conservation Society Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that is committed to securing a future for wildlife. At Taronga Zoo in Sydney and Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, we lead conservation efforts in the field and participate in regional and global conservation breeding programs to establish insurance populations for species threatened in the wild. We also operate two wildlife hospitals that treat and rehabilitate injured native wildlife, as well as providing best practice health care for the animals at our Zoos. Taronga recognises that the planet’s biodiversity and ecosystems are the life support systems for the health and prosperity of all species including our own. At no time in history has this been more evident, with drought, bushfires, climate change, global pandemics, habitat destruction, ocean acidification and many other crises threatening natural systems and our own future. Whilst we cannot tackle these challenges alone, Taronga is acting now and working to save species, sustain ecosystems, provide experiences and create learning opportunities so that we act together.