Projects per year
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
Network
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Projects
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
To attend the World Conservation Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii, United State, 1 September 2016 - 10 September 2016
30/08/16 → 12/09/16
Project: Research
A Multidimensional Approach to Measuring the Performance of Protected Areas
7/09/15 → 3/02/17
Project: Research
Research Output
Evaluating perceptions of marine protection in Australia: Does policy match public expectation?
Roberts, K. E., Hill, O. & Cook, C. N., 1 Feb 2020, In : Marine Policy. 112, 8 p., 103766.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Evaluating the use of risk-assessment frameworks in the identification of population units for biodiversity conservation
Liddell, E., Cook, C. N. & Sunnucks, P., 8 Apr 2020, In : Wildlife Research. 47, 3, p. 208-216 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
File
Nature: Connecting well-being and conservation praxis
Redford, K. H., Cook, C., Biggs, D. & Eoyang, G., 2020, Visionary Evaluation for a Sustainable, Equitable Future. Parsons, B., Dhillon, L. & Keene, M. (eds.). Charlotte NC USA: Visionary Evaluation, p. 95-109 13 p. (Evaluation and Society).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other
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
File
Beyond total area protected: A new set of metrics to measure progress in building a robust protected area estate
Cook, C. N., Valkan, R. S. & McGeoch, M. A., 1 Sep 2019, In : Global Environmental Change. 58, p. 1-11 11 p., 101963.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
Faculty of Science Research Impact Award
Cook, Carly (Recipient), 29 Jul 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)