Andrew Binnie has been appointed as COAST’s Marine Project Officer and started work on 4 July 2011. Originally from Glasgow, Andrew developed strong management skills working on a wide variety of projects, each demonstrating a strong commitment to community participation and environmental sustainability.

The job...

His key tasks as Marine Project Officer will be to coordinate the campaign and plan for the establishment of a Marine Protected Area which includes Scotland’s first No Take Zone in Lamlash Bay. He will also develop the capacity of COAST as a dynamic community-led organisation, expand COAST’s programme of community outreach on Arran and North Ayrshire and coordinate on-going scientific research related to the No Take Zone. Monitoring legal and, where necessary, reporting illegal activity within the No Take Zone will also be part of the job.

Having recently moved to the island, Andrew is looking forward to getting involved and working with the wide range of organisations who share an interest in the future of the Clyde marine resource. Click here to contact Andrew Binnie.

This position and COAST’s activities are partly funded by grants from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Underwood Trust.

Professional background

Andew has managed projects for a wide range of community and environmental organisations including the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust, Azafady (an NGO working with coastal communities in Madagascar), the Appropriate Technology and Community Development Institute (Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea) and Castlemilk Economic Development Agency. He recently carried out a study of volunteering in Tajikistan for the United Nations Development Programme.