I’m excited to be spending 5 months at Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology in Canada working with Vic Adamowicz and the REES researchers. The yellow leaves tell me Alberta winter is just around the corner! ❄️☃️

Great weekend trip to Banff National Park with my Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology colleague Ravkat, enjoying all that Canada has to offer during my #QEScholars internship.

Love this slide from Tim Beatty at #AARES2020 Early Career Workshop. Learning to deal with rejection and move quickly to acceptance. #phdchat #LifeLesson

‘wicked’ problems hanging around at #AARES2020, with runoff pollution on to the Great Barrier Reef highlighted by John Rolfe.

The WA branch of @aares_inc held their conference at Forrest Hall this week. Thanks to organisers @c_a_doll and Curtis Rollins for bringing together a stellar program of speakers including a keynote by Dr Patrick Lloyd-Smith from the University of Saskatchewan U of Saskatchewan.

Money cannot buy happiness, but happiness comes in waves. Our The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand article explains what Surfing Economics is and why it is important for coastal management surfingeconomics.org @JXavierLeon @alaya_sc Neil Lazarow ANU Media Resources Environment & Development ARE at UWA UWA

Need a reason to extend that beach holiday? Turns out surfing is not only a fun outdoor activity, it's also good for the economy & people's well-being. Ana Manero, @alaya_sc, @JXavierLeon & Neil Lazarow discuss the value of a wave in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand. 🏄‍♀️theconversation.com/what-is-the-va…

There is so much potential for learning and growth in collaboration with the visual arts 💜 especially for complex decisions and ideas… check out this awesome resource 👀 UKNEE thanks @RobFish5 and Holly McKelvey valuing-nature.net/valuing-nature…

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Nice reminder to be equal amounts of contribution, communication, and FUN 🥳 in collaborations. We are doing research because we enjoy it. How to pick a great scientific collaborator nature.com/articles/d4158…

A new study of the North Pacific floating garbage patch suggests most of it comes from fishing, not from rivers (which likely ends up in coastal regions). nature.com/articles/d4158…

Thanks for the great student presentations today at AARES local WA branch Annual Postgrad Conference. For example … we heard about Urban Park design CBA with @c_a_doll and Social norms and neighbour effects of native verges with Curtis Rollins

I just had my PhD submission t-shirt signing celebration at ARE at UWA *** special thanks to my wonderful supervisors Michael Burton (in pic) and @maritkragt 🙏 🎉. Academic Chatter™ #phdchat

Here i am spouting the value of economics for sustainability in the The UWA Institute of Agriculture newsletter 😎 uwa.edu.au/institutes/ins…

"Only a surfer knows the feeling"... To communicate with policymakers, we need data on the importance of surfing for our wellbeing and the economy 🏄‍♀️Have your say in this new survey 👉anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6P… ANU Crawford School of Public Policy Resources Environment & Development UWA Oceans Institute ARE at UWA UWA SAgE ANU Media

Hear Prof. Amy Ando (Amy W. Ando) discuss Environmental and Resource Economics and Systemic Racism at our @AARES_inc WA Environmental Policy Lecture. Webinar on July 13 at 8AM AWST (July 12 at 8PM EST) Register and learn more here: bit.ly/aareswa23

Social license for offshore wind in Australia - who, what, why and how? Alaya Spencer-Cotton is looking into this with UWA Oceans Institute AMSA-NSMSS 2024 Conference

New Australian Journal of Agricultural & Resource Econ Article on "Estimating the value of self‐drive recreation in the remote Kimberley: Sensitivity to multi‐destination trips" by Alaya Spencer-Cotton, Marit Kragt, and Michael Burton. Wiley Economics #OpenAccess David Stern doi.org/10.1111/1467-8…

Fitzroy River future a cocktail of competing interests thewest.com.au/news/the-kimbe…

Dr Asha Gunawardena shares her views on how Sri Lanka can reduce river pollution in the Kelani using a least cost option that focuses on big industry polluters. ARE at UWA #pollution #economics