About RSW Environmental
RSW Environmental helps landholders, councils, and project developers understand how their land functions and how to improve it. We deliver grounded advice and on-the-ground support for ecological restoration, carbon projects, biodiversity assessments and environmental compliance.
We specialise in land system assessments, vegetation condition analysis, carbon and biodiversity credit strategies, greenhouse gas accounting, and practical implementation planning.
Who we are
Russell Seawright is a nationally recognised leader in natural resource management, with over 30 years’ experience spanning program design, policy delivery, and execution of complex environmental projects. He is Managing Director of RSW Environmental, a consultancy he founded in 2025 to provide strategic advisory services across carbon, biodiversity, and land-sector programs.
Russell has deep expertise in due diligence for Environmental Planting carbon projects, Human Induced Regeneration (HiR), and landscape-scale restoration. He has delivered over 215 HiR feasibility assessments and 40 Environmental Planting analyses, combining ecological insight with commercial rigour to support project viability and investor confidence.
National Recognition and Leadership in Climate and Water Programs
From 2020 to 2025, he was Chief Operations Officer at Australian Integrated Carbon, where he built and led a national team overseeing 37 HiR projects across multiple bioregions. Prior to this, Russell held senior roles in South Australia’s Department for Environment and Water, including State Manager for Native Vegetation and contributions to Murray-Darling Basin initiatives.
Russell’s work has been recognised with numerous national and state honours, including the Banksia Environmental Award, Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year, and Planning Institute of Australia awards for innovation in environmental planning and GIS.
In 2025, he was appointed Program Manager for South Australia’s Water Sensitive Urban Design Program, supporting Local Government to integrate sustainable water management into urban planning. He is also engaged as a carbon and sustainability consultant with Biocare Projects and FarmN, advising on carbon certification, policy alignment, and ESG strategy.
What we do
Our core consultancy services include:
Assess land systems, production landscapes, and degraded ecosystems
Develop restoration strategies, planting plans, and offset designs
Guide clients through biodiversity and carbon market pathways
Provide due diligence for ACCU Scheme eligibility and credit generation
Build GHG accounts using ISO 14064-compliant methods
Work with councils on urban water strategies and stormwater designs
Use drone data, satellite imagery, and GIS tools to plan and visualise
Integrate nature repair into ESG and land management outcomes
Our mission
To help land managers, councils, and project developers make better land, climate, and community decisions with practical science, credible frameworks, and enduring strategies.
Our values
- Integrity before scale
- Practicality over theory
- Collaboration over competition
- Long-term care for land and people
Our commitment
We believe in useful science, honest advice, and lasting outcomes. Our work is shaped by a commitment to quality and practical impact, not box-ticking or short-term gain. We don’t offer shortcuts. We provide solutions that work for the land and the people who care for it.
Our capabilities
- Environmental assessments and land system analysis
- Biodiversity offset planning and native vegetation assessments
- Carbon advisory and GHG accounting (ISO-aligned)
- ACCU Scheme due diligence and project design
- Water-sensitive urban design (WSUD) and wetland planning
- GIS mapping, remote sensing, and land classification
- Compliance support for regulators, grants, and credit schemes
- Collaboration with ecologists, engineers, and developers
- Fieldwork and technical reporting across SA and interstate
Frameworks we work with
- Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI Act) for regulated carbon projects under the ACCU scheme
- ISO 14064 standards for credible GHG accounting across land and enterprise
- Nature Repair Market & state biodiversity credit programs to align ecological restoration with funding or compliance
Our approach
Every project starts with understanding. We combine observation, remote sensing, and ground truthing to assess how landscapes function and what might make them work better. We then align those insights with client needs, whether improving productivity, generating carbon credits, or restoring ecological function.
Our approach is collaborative. We regularly work with ecologists, engineers, water planners, and large consulting firms to bring the right expertise to the table. That might mean:
- Supporting detailed habitat condition assessments
- Working with water engineers on wetland or stormwater projects
- Delivering spatial analysis and land condition reports for carbon or biodiversity credits
Leading fieldwork or compliance documentation for larger project teams
How we work with you
Clients work directly with me, Russell. I lead every project personally, from fieldwork and analysis to reporting and strategy. This one-to-one relationship ensures consistent communication, deep engagement, and genuine accountability.
Depending on the scope, I bring in trusted collaborators such as ecologists, carbon developers, GIS technicians, or engineers to deliver the right expertise without overcomplicating the process. You get the best of both worlds: the focus and care of a dedicated consultant, with the backup of a broader specialist network.
“I take care of every job. I’ll be honest about what I can do, and if it’s beyond my skillset or network, I’ll say so. It’s about doing what’s right, not just winning the work.”
What RSW Environmental apart
- Deep ecological knowledge backed by 30+ years of field experience
- Honest, grounded advice shaped by what actually works on the land
- Skilled at bridging scientific rigor with real-world decision-making
- Personal service model, not a consulting factory
- Constantly evolving from carbon innovation to spatial tech and policy shifts
OUR Customers
Our customers
We work best with small to mid-sized organisations that value impact and integrity including:
Independent landholders and farmers
Regional councils and local government teams
NGOs, NRM bodies, and catchment groups
Restoration project developers and environmental planners
Larger consultancies who need expert subcontractors for fieldwork, strategy or assessments
We collaborate with
FarmN: Nitrogen reduction and carbon accounting
BioCare: Biochar deployment and carbon removal
Clean Carbon: Project advisory and policy alignment
AirborneLogic: Drone and spectral imaging
KAIN Spatial: GIS and spatial mapping
Bentleys Australia: Carbon accounting and modelling
AU2100: Biodiversity and urban water projects
Environments By Design: Delivery of on-ground works, Native Vegetation Assessments
Terra Gana: Native vegetation assessments
Locations & fieldwork capacity
RSW Environmental is based in the Adelaide Hills and operates across South Australia, including:
- Eyre Peninsula
- Mallee and Mid-North
- Barossa and Adelaide Hills
- Limestone Coast
- Far North
We also take on interstate work, particularly in Victoria, New South Wales, and Western Australia, often in collaboration with local partners or larger teams. There’s no hard radius. If the project is meaningful and viable, we’ll be there.
