Isaac Centre for Nature Conservation

The Isaac Centre for Nature Conservation (ICNC) was established in 1999 to build on and focus the extensive skills and scholarship of Lincoln University staff for research, teaching and vocational training in nature conservation.

This includes disciplines such as conservation biology, community and landscape ecology, sustainable management of natural resources, recreation and tourism in natural environments, development and use of environmental indicators, landscape design, habitat restoration and species recovery programmes, ethnobiology and wildlife management, ex situ (botanic garden, zoo and germ plasm bank) conservation, bio-economics and the ethics of nature.

The Isaac Centre is an umbrella body for nature conservation research, education and advisory at Lincoln University. It also supports the Master of International Nature Conservation degree taught at Lincoln University. The centre runs a number of programmes at any one time.

The name 'Isaac' comes from the Isaac Wildlife Trust, established by the Canterbury quarry company Isaac Construction. Director, Lady Diana Isaac is Honorary Chair of the ICNC Management Board.

Lady Diana Isaac has also provided two postgraduate scholarships which are administered by the Scholarships Manager at Lincoln University.