Two consultants earn Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP)

Adam Willetts and Dr Ashley Flood have successfully achieved their CEnvP after meeting the criteria for training, experience, professional conduct, and ethical behaviour.

Adam Willetts has over two decades' experience in biosecurity and biodiversity management for both government and NGOs. Based in our Whāngarei office, prior to joining Boffa Miskell he developed and managed his own ecological restoration consulting company.

With a strong background in applied conservation and restoration, Adam has specialist experience and expertise in biosecurity and species protection and reintroduction, with extensive project management capability. He is a member of the member New Zealand Biosecurity Institute

Adam's current projects include Predator Free New Zealand pest eradication planning, state of the environment reporting, pest management plans for development mitigation and trialing new technology and R&D for private clients as part of the Predator Free NZ Products to Places programme.

Dr Ashley Flood specialises in marine ecology and has broadened her expertise by delving into freshwater and wetland health in her project work. Her work includes assessing ecological values and providing advice on a range of projects in the marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecology disciplines.

Ashley is a member of the New Zealand Freshwater Science Society (NZFSS) and the New Zealand Marine Science Society (NZMSS). Ashley presented at the 2025 New Zealand Marine Sciences Society – Te Hunga Mātai Moana o Aotearoa conference about the collaboration of mātauranga Māori and western science for the monitoring of pipi in Tauranga Harbour.

She is passionate about understanding and implementing new protocols, procedures and technologies, and experienced in analysing data using a range of techniques, including GIS mapping, to provide high-quality information for each project. 

The Certified Environmental Practitioner Scheme (CEnvP) was established in 2004 by the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ). A Certified Environmental Practitioner is the highest grade of general environmental practice in Australia and New Zealand, and recognises outstanding practical experience and expertise, as well as high ethical standards.

Certification is conferred upon environmental practitioners who successfully fulfil the EIANZ rigorous requirements, which includes an application form, panel interview and subsequent ratification by the CEnvP Board.

The program aims to assist in ensuring that certain levels of professional environmental practice and ethics are met. Following certification, all CEnvPs must maintain high standards of professional and ethical conduct, as well as maintaining their commitment to professional development.