Kirstin Lemon heads the Information and Infrastructure Team at the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, and has a specific role in helping the public to understand the amazing diversity of rocks and landscapes that Northern Ireland has. She is also part of the Communications Team for BGS.
Kirstin is the Science Programme Manager at the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland with responsibility for public policy, planning and public engagement and has worked extensively in geoscience education. A large part of her work involves developing sustainable geological tourism products and she has worked with organisations across the UK and Ireland in this field and increasingly more so internationally.
Kerstin works extensively with UNESCO Global Geoparks and collaborate closely with both UNESCO in Paris and with the UK National Commission for UNESCO as an expert adviser. She was a member of the first UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, and a senior evaluator on the UNESCO Global Geoparks evaluation team. She is currently the Chairperson of the UK Committee for UNESCO Global Geoparks and Vice-Chair of the Irish UNESCO Global Geoparks Committee.
Much of Kerstin's work involves using geoscience as a tool for sustainable development and she is a member of the Royal Irish Academy’s Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Committee.
