About GCS
Better planning.
Better conservation.
Global Conservation Solutions (GCS) is a mission-driven consultancy founded on one simple principle: better planning leads to better results. We specialise in strategic planning, adaptive management, and participatory facilitation, supporting conservation organisations, governments, and businesses to clarify priorities and turn strategy into practical, measurable action.
Since 2017, GCS has worked with more than 400 organisations across 20+ countries, helping teams develop strategies grounded in ecological reality, organisational capacity, and funding constraints. Our approach is pragmatic, evidence-based, and built around the people doing the work.
What guides us
Our values
Integrity beyond reproach
We deliver what we say, when we say it. No shortcuts. The quality of our work speaks for itself.
Client-focused
Our relationships are built on trust, authenticity, and a genuine commitment to our clients' success.
Evidence-based
We let the data drive decisions. Every recommendation is grounded in rigorous analysis and evidence, not assumption.
Adaptable
We stay agile and responsive, ensuring our clients are well-prepared even amid uncertainty.
Collaborative
We inspire and empower through inclusive, equitable participation, dedicated to the global conservation community.
Results-driven
We focus on outcomes, not activity. Every engagement is designed to deliver real, measurable results that last.
Meet GCS
Our leadership team
Josh Noseworthy
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Josh founded GCS in 2017 on the belief that better planning leads to better conservation. With more than 15 years of experience working with governments, NGOs, and collaborative partnerships across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems, he has guided the firm's growth to support over 400 organisations worldwide. His focus is on helping teams move from strategy to action, grounded in evidence, shaped by people.
Prior to GCS, Josh served as Director of Science for Atlantic Canada at the Nature Conservancy of Canada, leading landscape-scale conservation planning across multiple provinces. He is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and one of only 50 Certified Conservation Coaches globally.
Dr. Scott Culligan
Chief Operating Officer
Scott brings more than a decade of experience in management consulting, strategic planning, and organisational advisory work across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. At GCS, he oversees operations and leads strategic engagements, ensuring work is delivered with clarity, rigour, and alignment between strategy and implementation.
Before joining GCS, Scott spent 11 years at Teneo, a global management consulting firm, advising senior leaders and boards on strategy, organisational change, and governance across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. He previously held a lectureship at the University of Oxford, where he completed his DPhil.