Summary
Philip Martin is an Ikerbasque Research Fellow at the Basque Centre for Climate Change with 11 years of experience synthesizing evidence to improve conservation practice and policy. He specializes in meta-analysis, large-scale spatial biodiversity patterns, ecosystem services, and building reproducible ecological databases and GIS products. His work has informed forest management and restoration effectiveness through rigorous evidence synthesis and spatial analysis. Philip’s background spans academic and applied roles at Cambridge, UNEP-WCMC, British Antarctic Survey and BirdLife, giving him a rare mix of field-focused ecological insight and data-centric skills. He combines strong database/GIS technical fluency with a policy-facing mindset, routinely translating complex spatial and meta-analytic findings into actionable recommendations. Based in Guernica, he brings an interdisciplinary approach that links biodiversity trends to human wellbeing in real-world decision contexts.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Applied Ecology and Conservation, MSc, Applied Ecology and Conservation at University of East Anglia
Bournemouth University
BSc, Biology, BSc, Biology at The Manchester Metropolitan University
Spanish, English