The Office for Environmental Protection
Robbie McDonald is an accomplished scientist with extensive experience in wildlife conservation and environmental research. Currently serving as the Chief Scientist and Chief Insights Officer at the Office for Environmental Protection since September 2022, McDonald oversees evidence, analysis, and the science profession for this public body. In addition, McDonald has been the Chair of the Board of Trustees at Vincent Wildlife Trust since December 2017, guiding strategic initiatives for mammal conservation. Academically affiliated as an Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter since 2011, McDonald has also held significant roles at various institutions, including Deputy Chief Scientist at the Food and Environment Research Agency and Head of Wildlife Ecology at the Central Science Laboratory. Robbie McDonald holds a PhD in Animal Ecology and has contributed to the field through a wide range of research and leadership positions over a career spanning several decades.
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The Office for Environmental Protection
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) protects and improves the environment by holding government and other public authorities to account. What we do: • monitor and report on the implementation of environmental law • advise government on proposed changes to the law and other environmental matters • review and report on government’s progress in meeting environmental goals and targets • investigate suspected failures to comply with environmental law by government and public authorities and enforce compliance where needed. The public can make a complaint to us where they suspect that the government or a public authority has failed to comply with environmental law. We were legally created in November 2021, and our work covers England and Northern Ireland.