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Personal profile
Biography
I am a conservation biologist whose research relates to the integration of science in environmental management decisions. In particular I’m interested in the types of evidence decision-makers use to inform their decisions and why, the consequences of poor uptake of science on management decisions, and the design of decision support tools, tools for evidence synthesis and knowledge transfer systems that promote evidence-based decisions. I am a founding member of the Centre for Evidence Informed Policy and Practice, which promotes the advancement of evidence-based decision making through research, development, application and training.
My other research interests include developing decision triggers as a tool for management, cost-effective conservation and integrating evolutionary theory into conservation management.
My research program is highly interdisciplinary and I have a keen interesting in understanding what conservation can learn from other disciplines in order to become more effective.
External positions
Member of the Expert Assessment Group for the Green List of Protected Areas, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
1 Nov 2017 → …Centre for Evidence Informed Policy and Practice
Research area keywords
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Environmental Management
- Evaluation
- Evidence-based conservation
- Monitoring
- Protected Areas
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Projects 2014 2020
Social networking during the non-breeding season: drivers and fitness implications of social complexity
Camerlenghi, E., Peters, A. & Cook, C.
15/07/19 → 15/07/20
Project: Research
An evidence-based approach to integrate evolutionary theory in conservation
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
A Multidimensional Approach to Measuring the Performance of Protected Areas
7/09/15 → 3/02/17
Project: Research
Research Output 2004 2019
A vision for documenting and sharing knowledge in conservation
Schwartz, M., Belhabib, D., Biggs, D., Cook, C., Fitzsimons, J., Giordano, A., Glew, L., Gottlieb, S., Kattan, G., Knight, A. T., Lundquist, C., Lynam, A., Masuda, Y., Mwampamba, T., Nuno, A., Plumptre, A., Ray, J., Reddy, S. & Runge, M. C., 31 Jan 2019, In : Conservation Science and Practice. 1, 1, 2 p., e1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access
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Bio-physical models of marine environments reveal biases in the representation of protected areas
Roberts, K. E., Duffy, G. A. & Cook, C. N., Mar 2019, In : Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 29, 3, p. 499-510 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Conservation practitioners’ understanding of how to manage evolutionary processes
Cook, C. N. & Sgro, C., 13 Mar 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Conservation Biology. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Improving conservation practice with principles and tools from systems thinking and evaluation
Knight, A. T., Cook, C. N., Redford, K. H., Biggs, D., Romero, C., Ortega-Argueta, A., Norman, C. D., Parsons, B., Reynolds, M., Eoyang, G. & Keene, M., 1 Jan 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Sustainability Science. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Poor understanding of evolutionary theory is a barrier to effective conservation management
Cook, C. N. & Sgrò, C. M., 2019, In : Conservation Letters. 12, 2, 14 p., e12619.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Prizes
Faculty of Science Research Impact Award
Carly Cook (Recipient), 29 Jul 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)