She also previously served as the Welsh vice-president of the Ramblers' Association, stepping down when appointed minister for environment, sustainability and housing in 2007.

[2] Prior to her election to the Welsh Assembly Davidson was a member of Cardiff City Council.

[3] In 2011, following her ministerial career and subsequent move to West Wales as planned, Davidson took up employment as director of the Wales Institute for Sustainability at the local Trinity St David University shortly afterwards, which intends to introduce sustainability content into every student's experience from 2013.

[3] In 2017, Jane was guest faculty in the Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership programme at Harvard University's T.H.

Davidson was the third most influential environmentalist in the UK for the Independent on Sunday in 2009[4] and has been Resource magazine's number one and two in 2009 and 2010 for her work on waste.