Scenarios and models offer a powerful opportunity to improve the setting and implementation of targets, but there is limited evidence of such use beyond their role in global agenda-setting. In this new paper, Nicholson and colleagues aimed to create a guide that clearly sets out the potential uses of models and scenarios in this capacity, framed within the four stages of the policy cycle.
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Daniela Oliviera de Lima joins the Conservation Science Lab
I just arrived in Australia to take on a different experience as Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Conservation Science Lab, led by Emily Nicholson in the Centre for…… Read more “Daniela Oliviera de Lima joins the Conservation Science Lab”
Assessing risks to marine ecosystems with the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems
Originally posted on Lucie Bland's Research:
You can read this article Open Source until the 21st of October 2018 here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1Xf4V_9CgQJaj The IUCN Red List of…
The Conservation Science Lab visits Oxford: Interdisciplinary Conservation Network (ICN) Workshop 2018
July 2018 The Interdisciplinary Conservation Network (ICN) is a collaboration between research groups to hold workshops for PhD students and early career researchers (ECRs). This year, the…… Read more “The Conservation Science Lab visits Oxford: Interdisciplinary Conservation Network (ICN) Workshop 2018”
ARC Linkage grant success!
Last week we received some very exciting news from the Australian Research Council (ARC): both projects our group had submitted were successful! These projects will continue our research…… Read more “ARC Linkage grant success!”
New paper: A frame-based modelling approach to understanding changes in the distribution and abundance of sardine and anchovy in the southern Benguela
Paper authors: Kate Watermeyer, Astrid Jarre, Lynne J Shannon, Patrick Mulumba, Jakobus Botha. Journal: Ecological Modelling Blog author: Kate Watermeyer Citation: Watermeyer, K. E., Jarre, A., Shannon, L.…… Read more “New paper: A frame-based modelling approach to understanding changes in the distribution and abundance of sardine and anchovy in the southern Benguela”
New paper: Selecting and applying indicators of ecosystem collapse for risk assessments
Paper authors: Jessica Rowland, Emily Nicholson, Nicholas Murray, Rebecca Lester and Lucie Bland. Journal: Conservation Biology Blog author: Jessica Rowland Citation: Rowland, J.A., Nicholson, E., Murray, N.J., Keith, D.A.,…… Read more “New paper: Selecting and applying indicators of ecosystem collapse for risk assessments”
New paper: A biodiversity-crisis hierarchy to evaluate and refine conservation indicators
Today a new paper on biodiversity indicators came out in Nature Ecology & Evolution, co-authored by group members Emily Nicholson and Lucie Bland. The paper, lead by…… Read more “New paper: A biodiversity-crisis hierarchy to evaluate and refine conservation indicators”
New Paper: Defining ecosystem collapse for risk assessment
Paper authors: Lucie M. Bland, Jessica Rowland, Tracey J. Regan, David A. Keith, Nicholas J. Murray, Rebecca E. Lester, Matt Linn, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Emily Nicholson [Link] Journal:…… Read more “New Paper: Defining ecosystem collapse for risk assessment”
Lab Member Spotlight: Jess Rowland
This month at the Conservation Science Lab we’ve started a new initiative! We are doing a ‘member spotlight’, and in this post we’ll be highlighting the achievements of…… Read more “Lab Member Spotlight: Jess Rowland”
