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Kim Neale

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Founder at Manitoulin Climate Collaborative (Mc2)
📍 Kagawong, Ontario, Canada

Kim Neale is an environmental engineer and economist with 20 years of experience in conservation finance, natural capital, and environmental risk management. As the founder of Manitoulin Climate Collaborative and VP at WWF-Canada, she braids Indigenous knowledge with Western science. She earned her B. Sc in Engineering from the University of Guelph.

Of mixed settler and Anishinaabe ancestry, Kims work is deeply connected to her cultural teachings from Manitoulin Island. She champions Indigenous-led conservation, mentors youth on climate resilience and food security, and serves on the boards of Braiding Knowledges Canada and the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy.

Unique fact: Kim co-designed the first "Two-Eyed Seeing" Natural Asset Inventory framework, blending traditional Indigenous knowledge with contemporary economic practices.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Kagawong, Ontario, Canada
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Regenerative Economies
Her work focuses on advancing Indigenous-led regenerative economies, co-governance models, and evaluation frameworks that restore balance with the planet.
Indigenous-led Conservation
Advocates for increased funding for Indigenous-led initiatives, highlighting their proven effectiveness in protecting biodiversity, and serves as an advisor to the First Nations National Guardians Network.
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Career

Work history

6-2021
Founder
Manitoulin Climate Collaborative (Mc2)
4-2024 - 12-2024
Vice President Resilient Habitats
WWF-Canada
8-2023 - 4-2024
Senior Advisor
Future Earth
11-2022 - 4-2024
Project Manager and Indigenous Affairs Associate
Natural Assets Initiative (NAI)
5-2022 - 11-2022
Project and Operations Assistant
Natural Assets Initiative (NAI)
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Education
2001 - 2006
B.Sc Engineering
University of Guelph
2019 - 2020
ISSP-SA
International Society of Sustainability Professionals
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