In this paper I explored the effectiveness of signature Australian conservation planning policies – the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park rezoning and NE NSW Forestry Agreements.
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Conservation giving
Next week I will be starting a new role as an Environmental Grants Manager with Arcadia Fund and I’m thrilled about supporting ambitious conservation projects around the globe.
Extended ocean reading list
Thanks to an incredible response to my earlier blog on ocean books, here is a longer list of salty tales to enjoy!
Ocean reading list
This last year I have been devouring books on the ocean. Here are snapshots of the books I’ve particularly enjoyed…
Little Blue Letter
In this week’s Little Blue Letter I teamed up with Glen Wright to compile marine stories of particular interest in 2018.
A Sri Lankan sea
The sun has just set over a coconut fringed headland on our last night in Sri Lanka. These few weeks have offered a fantastic contrast to the short, chilly days in London at this time of year, and have also highlighted the incredible biological riches this country has to offer.
Extended acknowledgements
A hell of a lot of wonderful people have been cheering me on for the last four years, and I didn’t have room to mention them all in my actual thesis, so here goes…
Impact evaluations rare in conservation planning
Our review of over 10,000 articles relating to systematic conservation planning resulted in us identifying only three high quality evaluations of implemented plans.
Planning for implementation
Vanessa Adams and colleagues have published a fantastic guide to designing implementation strategies alongside conservation plans.
But it’s all just coconuts, isn’t it?!
We are regularly asked – ‘Why are you studying forests on Tetiaroa? It’s just all coconuts trees isn’t it?’, and it’s easy to understand why people are surprised!
‘ia ora na!
When you stop and listen, there’s a constant rumbling around Moorea’s coastline – it’s where the ocean waves are crashing against the reef on the edge of the shallow lagoon.
Freakonomics as inspiration
It’s time to admit, the popular podcast series ‘Freakonomics Radio’ produced by Dubner Productions and WNYC Studios is amongst the most insightful resources I draw on as a PhD student studying impact evaluation.
Why ‘it’s scary’ is a lame excuse for not engaging in science communication
Today I woke up to an email alert announcing that I am now on YouTube, standing there delivering a talk for all the world to see.
Conservation connections: Oxford & Bangor
I was recently fortunate enough to visit Julia Jones and her research group at Bangor University in North Wales. This was the second of what is hoped to be many visits and connections between the Grenyer Lab at Oxford and the Conservation@Bangor group and was a fascinating exchange of ideas and cultures.
Dr Emma J McIntosh 