Fran Giaquinto CEnv MCIEEM is a freelance plant ecologist. In 2019, she was awarded Chartered Environmentalist (Society for the Environment) status in recognition of her work with invasive alien plant species. She has a 30-year record of delivering evidence-based solutions to environmental problems, focusing on the management of invasive species, restoration of damaged habitats and the protection of biodiversity. She is named inventor on four patents.