Beverley Rae Clarkson is a New Zealand botanist, ecologist and wetland researcher and conservationist.

[2] Her doctoral thesis was titled Restiad bog development and nutrient dynamics of the dominant species.

[8][9] With the National Wetland Trust, she educates and raises public awareness about New Zealand wetlands through field days, restoration projects, meetings and conferences, as well as providing policy advice to both local and central government.

[8] She counts as one of her main achievements the inclusion of her research on wetlands into the 2020 document outlining the Labour Government’s Essential Freshwater Reforms.

[1] She is a prolific researcher and writer of scientific journal articles and has compiled the handbook on the restoration of New Zealand wetlands.