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Researchers in this cluster
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Name Interests Rebekkah Markey-Towler Climate action Wendi Li Climate communication A/Professor Peter Raisbeck Architectural History, Design Activism, Design Procurement, Architecture as a Global System, Architects and the Climate Emergency, Valuing Architectural Services, Architects and R&D, Architectural Archives, Robin Boyd Dr Tom Fairman Environmental sciences, science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, climate change impacts and adaptation, forestry, ecological applications, life on land, forestry sciences, agricultural, veterinary and food sciences A/Professor Anthony Boxshall Integrating environmental research into practice, environmental regulation, coastal and marine climate adaptation, Environmental impacts, Plastics and other pollutants, Conservation science - Marine Protected Areas, Citizen science, Marine Ecology, Science Communication Professor Katherine Johnson ADHD, Nature experiences, Autism, Developmental psychology, Attention, Response Inhibition, Science & Technology, life sciences & biomedicine, behavioral and social science Professor Christine Parker Lawyers’ ethics, regulatory studies, corporate accountability Professor Dan Hill Built environment and design, architecture, sustainable cities and communities, arts & humanities, architecture, human society, information and computing sciences, design, human-centred computing A/Professor Ken Winkel Toxinology, immunology, Public health, Medical History, Tropical Medicine, Medical Education, Medical Humanities, life sciences & biomedicine, science & technology Dr Jodie Valpied Environmental psychology, Biodiversity & ecology, Personality psychology, Individual differences within species, Openness to experience, Introversion, Platypus conservation, Connectedness to nature, Healthy waterways & catchments Ms Anna Farago Visual Art and Design Education, A/r/tography, Teacher Education, Community Based Art Education, Socially Engaged Art Practice, educational technology and computing, eportfolios, eportfolios teacher education, pebblepad Stephanie Mallow Science-Policy Interface, Climate Change Education, Action for Climate Empowerment, Governance A/Professor Lee Berger Chytridiomycosis, Amphibian, Wildlife Health, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Conservation, Pathogenesis, Fungus, Frog, Diagnosis Professor Forbes McGain Biomedical and clinical sciences, science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, clinical sciences, health sciences, general & internal medicine, clinical research, good health and well being, critical care medicine Carmen Yuen Sustainability and design Nazia Akram Zoology, molecular biology, amphibian disease ecology Dr Stephanie Lavau Science studies, Environmental humanities, Geography, Biodiversity, Water, Environmental management, Ecologies of knowledge practices, Civic ecology and citizen science, Nature-cultures Professor David Karoly science & technology, physical sciences, earth sciences, atmospheric sciences, meteorology, climate action, oceanography, climate change sciences, life sciences and biomedicine Andrew Irvin Nissology, creative practice, climate change, mobility, sustainability, science fiction, media studies, media production, conservation Siri Hayes Contemporary art, photography, sculpture Shankar Adhikari Forest ecosystem services, climate change adaptation, forest management, silviculture Stephanie Campbell Climate change, energy transitions, community health Professor Emily Nicholson environmental sciences, science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, environmental sciences & ecology, life on land, climate change impacts and adaptation, ecology, biodiversity conservation, biodiversity & conservation Dr Andrea Rawluk Bushfire, Environmental Social Science, Collaboration, Landscape change, Agriculture, Indigenous cultural fire, Hope, Restoration, Social change Professor Daiane Scaraboto Platform Markets, Consumer Culture, Sustainable Consumption, Co-creation, Collaborative consumption, Netnography, Extended materiality, Cultural Appropriation, commerce, management, tourism and services Dr Kate Dooley science & technology, climate action, life sciences & biomedicine, environmental sciences & ecology, environmental studies, environmental sciences, life on land, environmental sciences A/Professor Stanislav Roudavski generative design, interspecies design, ecocentric design, more-than-human design, design futures, digital fabrication, computational creativity, design innovation, critical design studies Tina Parkhurst ecosystem restoration, conservation science, natural capital accounting Professor Simon Batterbury Dryland West Africa, New Caledonia, European Green Deal, Human Geography, Political ecology, Bicycles and society, Mining and Indigenous people, Resource management, Agrarian change Professor Kirstin Parris Urban systems, Bioacoustics and animal communication, Amphibians, science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, environmental sciences, biological sciences, environmental sciences & ecology, ecology Astrid Milena Bernal Rubio International law, climate law, environmental and energy law, human rights, corporate law Dr Georgia Garrard Environmental sciences, science and technology, life sciences and biomedicine, life on land, environmental sciences and ecology, climate change impacts and adaptation, ecology, biodiversity conservation Dr Judit Kroo Japan, Policy, Ecological Knowledges, Recovery, post-disaster communities, future-imagining, linguistics, anthropology, Korea Dr Rachel Morgain Science and technology studies, Biodiversity conservation, Anthropology, Climate adaptation, Human-nature relations, Natural resource management, Knowledge systems, Biodiversity and business, Pacific Studies Saoirse Kelleher species distribution modelling, conservation technology, remote sensing , bioacoustics Alex Peska Blue carbon, GIS, marsh ecology, spatial analysis, seagrasses, marine & coastal conservation A/Professor Lael Weis constitutional interpretation and judicial reasoning; constitutional duties; method in constitutional theory; constitutionalisation of property (broadly understood) Ellie Tsiamis good health and well being, clinical research, behavioral and social science, prevention, mental health, health services and systems, health sciences, brain disorders, clinical sciences A/Professor Kate Macdonald human society, peace, justice and strong institutions, social sciences, political science, political science, government & law, philosophy and religious studies, generic health relevance, policy and administration Professor Rachel Diprose International development, Gender and inclusion, Governance and environmental sustainability, Equality and empowerment, Political order, Addressing inequalities, Decentralisation and multi-level governance, Pathways of influence and collective action, Peacebuilding and conflict transformation Ainslie Macdonald Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, animal production, environmental sciences, climate action, life on land, science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, pharmacokinetics, efficacy Dr Melissa Pineda Pinto Justice, Urban Nature, City planning & Design, Critical geography, Social-ecological systems, sustainable cities and communities, science & technology, environmental sciences, life sciences & biomedicine Laura Bedford Criminology, Political ecology; green criminology; ecological justice, State-corporate crime; crimes of the powerful, Environmental racism and environmental justice, Activism, resistance and defense, Criminal justice policy, Crime prevention, Policing, Research methodology and methods Professor Alice Hughes biological sciences, environmental sciences, life on land, ecology, environmental management, climate change impacts and adaptation, climate action, ecological applications, life below water A/Professor Martin Tomko Spatial communication, retail analytics, cyber-physical-social systems, spatial recommender systems, annotation, search and retrieval Dr Kendall Jones life on land, environmental sciences, environmental management, climate change impacts and adaptation, biological sciences, ecological applications, life below water, ecology, climate action Natalie Mason social and ecological implications of carbon and environmental income streams on pastoral properties Lara Skeratt Anthropology, journalism, ocean governance James Nolan Zoology, biological and biomolecular science Tung Hsien Chi AI, sustainable supply chain ecosystem management Hossain Reza Climate Change Law and Litigation, Planning and Developing Sustainable Cities, Third World Approaches to International Law, Health Law and Patient Protection Dr Sarah Webber Human-computer interaction, Animal-computer interaction, Digital nature, Interaction design, Social computing,Technology for social connectedness, Technology for wellbeing, User-centred design, Design thinking Elliot Gould Ecology Tamar Orly Agriculture science Dr Janelle Evans First nations-first, social sciences, education, specialist studies in education, periodic table, education & educational research, education, scientific disciplines, history, heritage and archaeology, translation Dr Jeffrey Noro Biodiversity, climate resilience, science policy, conservation and business models for sustainable development Putri Shafira Environment, sustainability Hongyi Liu urban horticulture Natasha Cadenhead Sustainable finance, species distribution modelling, Population viability & scenario analysis, threatened species Dr Jonathan Kemp New Media Art, Materials Conservation, Critical Heritage, Meaning & Matter, Caring for Cultural Heritage, Version Control, Rock & Stone, Sculpture Conservation, Contemporary Art A/Professor Olivia Barr interdiscplinary field of law and humanities, law, place, sovreignties Dr Bonnie Wintle science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, environmental sciences, ecology, information and computing sciences, environmental sciences & ecology, biological sciences, generic health relevance, social sciences Luping Zhang spread modelling, species distribution modelling, forest management, conservation decision-making Tayla Lawrie Threatened species Janice Cheng Biomedicine A/Professor Amy Hahs Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, environmental sciences, science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, environmental sciences & ecology, ecology, biological sciences, climate change impacts and adaptation
About the cluster
The Systems for Nature-positive transitions explores the frameworks and mechanisms that underpin the movement towards a nature-positive future. The cluster includes researchers and academics from law, policy, international relations, advocacy, regulators, scientists, and many more.
The areas of focus of the cluster include but are not limited to:
- Law, law reform, global frameworks
- Governance and policy transitions
- Social licence and community perceptions
- Accountability, reporting mechanisms and compliance
- Political dynamics – opportunities and challenges
- Decision support
Research Projects
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Supporting governments to achieve better outcomes for regions and communities
MBI researchers developed strategic recommendations to protect biodiversity as governments reshape regional planning under development pressure.
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Submission to the Senate Inquiry on Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 and six related bills
The MBI submitted to the Parliament of Australia Environment and Communications Legislation Committee’s Inquiry on Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 and six related bills.
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Melbourne Biodiversity Institute Submission to Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024-2026
A multidisciplinary collective of MBI scholars gave feedback on the Department for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) discussion paper for the implementation plan for Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024-2030 in the aim of providing critical guidance to governments and stakeholders.
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MBI Submissions to Draft Environmental Offsets Standard Policy Paper and Draft MNES Standard
MBI suggested improvements to the Environmental Standards for Matters of National Environmental Significance to ensure the reforms achieve the goals they set out to do: to ensure the protection and survival of ecosystems and species.
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Barriers and pathways for First Peoples’ participation in natural capital and carbon markets and covenanting programs to care for Country
The project supports Taungurung Land and Water Council’s aspirations to care for Taungurung Country, by assessing current Victorian and Australian Government policy and market settings for protecting biodiversity with respect to their suitability or otherwise for First Peoples’ caring for Country.
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The political economy of deep-sea mining: Governance, financial power, and resistance
This project investigates how power, geopolitics, finance and resistance are shaping the emerging governance of deep-sea mining.