Professional Service
Friends of Lake Claremont
19/11/2024–19/11/2024Presentation title: 'Miyawaki Forests: bringing a touch of magic into our cities'
Presentation to the Friends of Lake Claremont on the benefits of urban greening and using the Miyawaki method for rapid urban greening.
Professional Service
Conservation Council of WA
27/10/2024–27/10/2024Presentation title: 'Miyawaki Forests: bringing a touch of magic into our cities'
Presentation as part of a Forest Fundraiser for 'Browned Off' documentary by Jane Hammond.
Professional Service
Transition Town Vincent: My Healthy Soils Program - community presentation
Transition Town Vincent
24/09/2024–24/09/2024Presentation title: 'Miyawaki Forests: bringing a touch of magic into our cities'
Presentation for Transition Town Vincent - Healthy Soils program on the benefits of urban greening and using the Miyawaki method for rapid urban greening.
Professional Service
Wildflower Association of Western Australia - community presentation
Wildflower Association of Western Australia
04/09/2024–04/09/2024Presentation title: 'Miyawaki Forests: bringing a touch of magic into our cities'
Presentation to the Wildflower Asosoication of Western Australian - northern branch
Professional Service
Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute
27/02/2024–27/02/2024The expert panel discussed aspects of WABSI’s research program Building biodiversity for thriving urban ecosystems identifies priority knowledge gaps along four key themes: Conserve – remnant vegetation, native fauna; Restore – habitat restoration, water for biodiversity; Design – best practice design, climate change resilience; and Equip – decision- making tools, value of ecosystem services.
There is a global network of forest makers that help build biodiversity and regenerate urban areas by planting Miyawaki or pocket forests, drawing inspiration from nature’s ecosystems. I was asked to discuss my research into Miyawaki forests – specifically what is the Miyawaki method, how do I create pocket forests and in particular, how do I involve local communities with this work.
Professional Service
14/09/2023–14/09/2023The Kids Teaching Kids program fosters peer-to-peer learning, where students from primary and high schools learn about sustainability and environmental, brainstorm solutions, and present their findings to other students.
The conference theme was "Hotspot Hot Shots: Standing up for what makes us unique" to highlight the huge biodiversity present in Mandurah and the Perth and Peel region. The aim to inspire students to become stewards of our local flora and fauna.
Grey was selected for the expert panel due to the Miyawaki forest outreach program, which engages children with environmental action and helps to bring biodiversity back into our city and urban areas
Professional Service
Rotary Club
03/04/2023–03/04/2023Presentation title: 'The remarkable capacity of Miyawaki forests to bring biodiversity back into our cities, and engage the community and citizen scientists'
Presentation to the Rotary Club Claremont on Miyawaki Forests and the benefits they can provide to the urban landscape and community
Professional Service
Rotary Club
14/03/2023–14/03/2023Presentation title: 'The remarkable capacity of Miyawaki forests to bring biodiversity back into our cities, and engage the community and citizen scientists'
Presentation to Rotary Club members on Miyawaki Forests and their capacity to green our urban landscape and engage the community in environmental action.
Professional Service
12/2022Ongoing
Lead scientist for SUGi. A Swiss based NGO focused on global efforts to help restore biodiversity and engage people in environmental action based on the Miyawaki method of forest making.
Professional Service
22/11/2022–22/11/2022Since 2014, UNESCO have been organizing the Campus, a program of conferences and debates that allow students from 13 to 18 years of age from all over the world to discuss with experts about UNESCO’s mandates and on modern themes that affect our society. The objective of these event is to allow students to question themselves on these subjects and to be able to nourish their knowledge thanks to the expertise of guests.
The Campus focused on biodiversity loss. The objective of this Campus was to talk with youth about how we can preserve biodiversity as citizens and what are the works and missions existing today to avoid the biodiversity loss.