Thinking about doing a PhD? Come work with me and Jonathan Rhodes on ecosystem services and land use change! Applications close 28/02/2021

Finally got to wear this amazing outfit !!! Thank you Martine Maron for all your guidance along this process. You made it enjoyable. Without your advice and and that of Hugh Possingham Moreno Di Marco (m-dimarco.bsky.social) Laura Sonter James Watson this would not have been possible.

Want to know how #Mining affects #EcosystemServices? Check out Robyn Boldy's new research paper & great thread 👇

We have a fully-funded PhD scholarship to work on ecosystem services, land-use change, and global flows of ecosystem services with myself and Laura Sonter nrmjobs.com.au/preview/200073…

Our article "Emerging evidence that armed conflict and coca cultivation influence deforestation patterns" was featured in the editors choice section of the Biological Conservation journal. tinyurl.com/khs7x4ja Check the full article here; tinyurl.com/y6en27fv

Clean energy? The world’s demand for copper could be catastrophic for communities and environments theconversation.com/clean-energy-t… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Very happy that the first paper of my PhD (with Stefan Giljum, @anschaff1 ,Victor Maus and Michael Tost) got finally published doi.org/10.1016/j.gloe…

The importance of ‘net gain’ biodiversity policies is growing. But what do these commitments *mean*, & will they actually help us achieve biodiversity recovery targets of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework? Our new preprint led by Jeremy Simmonds osf.io/preprints/soca…

The importance of ‘net gain’ biodiversity policies is growing. But what do they *mean*, & can they actually help us achieve biodiversity recovery targets of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework? Jeremy Simmonds & our 🎺new paper in Conservation Science and Practice conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

New FINEPRINT study published in PNASNews reveals extent of deforestation due to industrial mining across tropical countries: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

What a treat to return from maternity leave to this fun and clever group of PhD students! @UQ_CBCS @UQ_sees

Now online: mining threats to mammal habitat globally. Considerable mismatch between IUCN assessments and observed risks from mining. Threatened and DD species most impacted. Mining for ETMs may inordinately impact mammal habitats if precautions not taken tinyurl.com/2s3m2vf2

2-year #postdoc job on modelling biodiversity, mining & energy scenarios. Come work with me and other fantastic people (Martine Maron, McMadLab, Stephen Northey, Richard Valenta, fineprint, Piero Visconti, Joe W Bull). Details and applications here: tinyurl.com/4cchfpt5

This comparison of biodiversity safeguards across development banks likely of interest to those attending #iaia23 - esp discussion on review and harmonisation in this morning’s session

3) it’s SO HARD to work out if offsetting works. This project took a big chunk of 3 years. Why’s it so hard to work out if a key env policy instrument works? We need WAY better data transparency across all offsetting systems

New paper | Brazilian Amazon mining areas contain greater angiosperm evolutionary history & arthropod endemism than unmined areas; vertebrates not suitable as a proxy for other groups in risk/impact assessment➡️opportunity to improve SLO & EIA practices onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dd…

A/Prof Carissa Klein highlights the need for a 2 $billion #conservation investment to halt #Australia's #biodiversity declines on ABC News. Tonight @UQ_CBCS hosts "The Price of Neglect: Why It’s Time to Invest in Australia’s Biodiversity" abc.net.au/brisbane/progr… UQ Science

Opinion piece: Little is known about the impacts of #mining the essential three billion tons of raw materials needed for a #CleanEnergy future. Here’s how we mine while mitigating impacts on #ecology and #biodiversity: ow.ly/ISx950PEvc1 #ClimateChange #AlternativeEnergy