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- [New book: Threatened Freshwater Fishes of the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot: Distribution, extinction risk and the impact of hydropower](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/book-published-threatened-freshwater-fishes-of-the-mediterranean-basin-biodiversity-hotspot-distribution-extinction-risk-and-the-impact-of-hydropower/) - Inspire4Nature scientists Matt Ford and Jörg Freyhof are co-authors of a book entitled Threatened Freshwater Fishes of the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot: Distribution, extinction risk and the impact of hydropower. This report presents detailed range maps for all 251 freshwater fish species presently recognised as threatened in the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot alongside an updated
- [New paper: Sociopolitical drivers and environmental outcomes of protected area downgrading and degazettement in Cambodia](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-sociopolitical-drivers-and-environmental-outcomes-of-protected-area-downgrading-and-degazettement-in-cambodia/) - New publication by Inspire4Nature fellow Scott Ford sheds light on the ongoing downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement of Protected Areas in Cambodia. Associated with large-scale concessions, these events are already resulting in increasing levels of deforestation, with likely impacts of species only found in this region. Ford, S.A. Persson, J., Jepsen, M.R., Mertz O. (2022) Sociopolitical
- [New paper & Dataset: Quantifying annual spatial consistency in chick-rearing seabirds to inform important site identification](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-dataset-quantifying-annual-spatial-consistency-in-chick-rearing-seabirds-to-inform-important-site-identification/) - Fellow Martin Beal led a new paper that investigates the importance of analysing individual movement data over spatial multiple years for informing area-based conservation measures at sea for seabird species. They brought together tracking data from 23 species across 7 families, with at least 10 birds tracked in 3 or more years at each population,
- [Bravo to Carmen Soria, for her Postdoc position in Prague](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/bravo-to-carmen-soria-for-her-postdoc-position-in-prague/) - Congratulations to Carmen Soria for her new postdoc position at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague! She has joined the MOBI lab - Modelling of Biodiversity Laboratory - led by Dr. Petr Keil, where she will be developing and testing models to estimate biodiversity change across space, time, and their scales as part
- [Bravo to Martin Beal for his Postdoc position at the University of Lisbon](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/bravo-to-martin-beal-for-his-postdoc-position-at-the-university-of-lisbon/) - Congratulations to Martin Beal, who is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon! He is compiling tracking and ringing data for several species of coastal waterbirds within the East Atlantic Flyway to map and quantify the connectivity of wetlands sites throughout migration. A great opportunity for applying the skills Martin developed during his
- [New collaboration: Biodiversa+ GaP project](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-collaboration-biodiversa-gap-project/) - The Inspire4Nature project has formally ended, but some of the collaborations it has fostered will live on through Biodiversa+ GaP project "Guiding expansion of protection under the EU Biodiversity Strategy: Threatened species and novel methods for Key Biodiversity Area identification". The GaP project will be led by Inspire4Nature's fellow Konstantina Spiliopoulou, and it will involve
- [New paper & Dataset: Connectivity between countries established by landbirds and raptors migrating along the African–Eurasian flyway](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-dataset-connectivity-between-countries-established-by-landbirds-and-raptors-migrating-along-the-african-eurasian-flyway/) - Fellow João Guilherme led a study that reviewed tracking data to show how countries along the Afro-Palearctic Migratory Flyway are connected by long distance movements of of landbirds & raptors. The study shows current state of knowledge and identifies priorities for future studies to fill knowledge gaps. This paper is an output of João Guilherme'
- [João Guilherme interviewed by BirdLife Magazine](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/joao-guilherme-interviewed-by-birdlife-magazine/) - The latest issue of BirdLife Magazine includes a full-page interview with fellow João Guilherme, regarding his recent publication exploring the migratory pathways of birds along the African-Eurasian flyway, and how their epic journeys connect countries. The BirdLife Magazine is a quarterly publication that shines a light on the amazing work of BirdLife's 116 national Partners
- [New paper & Dataset: Area of Habitat maps for the world’s terrestrial birds and mammals](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-dataset-area-of-habitat-maps-for-the-worlds-terrestrial-birds-and-mammals/) - Fellow Maria Lumbierres led the production of Area of Habitat maps for 5,481 terrestrial mammal and 10,651 terrestrial bird species, in collaboration with fellows Prabhat Raj Dahal and Carmen Soria. These maps, now available to the research and conservation communities, will prove invaluable to guide conservation planning and monitoring. The authors then used these Area
- [Inspire4Nature fellow Marie-Morgane Rouyer at the COP15](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/inspire4nature-fellow-marie-morgane-rouyer-at-the-cop15/) - The United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15), currently ongoing in Montreal, brings together governments from around the world to agree on a new set of targets for nature over the next decade, through the Convention on Biological Diversity's post-2020 framework process. Inspire4Nature (ex-)fellow Marie-Morgane Rouyer is participating in the COP15 as part of the Global
- [New paper: Species life-history strategies affect population responses to temperature and land-cover changes](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-species-life-history-strategies-affect-population-responses-to-temperature-and-land-cover-changes/) - Fellow Gonzalo Albaladejo-Robles' new paper in Global Change Biology indicates that populations of fast-living species tend to decline in the face of landuse change, whereas slow-living species tend to increase, with complex interactions with climate change. Albaladejo-Robles, G., Böhm, M., & Newbold, T. (2023). Species life-history strategies affect population responses to temperature and land-cover changes.
- [Bravo to Konstantina Spiliopoulou, awarded a PhD](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/bravo-to-konstantina-spiliopoulou-awarded-a-phd/) - Congratulations to Inspire4Nature fellow Konstantina Spiliopoulou, who successfully defended today her PhD thesis on "Tracking changes in protection of Greek Key Biodiversity Areas". Following a public defense, the PhD degree was awarded with Distinction by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. This project was a collaboration between Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (supervisor: Maria
- [Congratulations to João Guilherme, awarded a PhD](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/congratulations-to-joao-guilherme-awarded-a-phd/) - Bravo to Inspire4Nature fellow João Guilherme, for having been awarded a PhD degree by the University of Montpellier! He presented and defended today his PhD thesis on Informing conservation of African-Eurasian migratory landbirds, raptors, and storks using tracking data. This project was a collaboration between the CNRS (supervisor: Ana Rodrigues), BirdLife International (supervisor Vicky Jones,
- [Bravo to Prabhat Raj Dahal, awarded a Doctoral degree!](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/bravo-to-prabhat-raj-dahal-awarded-a-doctoral-degree/) - Congratulations to Prabhat Raj Dahal, awared today a Doctoral degree by Sapienza Università di Roma, for his thesis project entitled Production and validation of Area of Habitat maps for terrestrial birds and mammals. Following a public presentation by videoconference, the degree was awarded with the distinction “outstanding". This project was a collaboration between the Sapienza
- [Presentations at the 15th Pan-African Ornithological Congress](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/presentations-at-the-15th-pan-african-ornithological-congress/) - Fellow João Guilherme is participating in the ongoing 15th Pan-African Ornithological Congress, were he has given not one but two talks: Using tracking data to identify areas of importance for the conservation of African-Eurasian migratory landbirds, raptors and storks, and International cooperation links revealed by migratory landbirds and raptors tracked along the African-Eurasian flyway. The
- [Presentation: Identifying areas of importance for the conservation of African-Eurasian migratory birds](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/presentation-identifying-areas-of-importance-for-the-conservation-of-african-eurasian-migratory-birds/) - Fellow João Guilherme was an invited speaker at the CISO Day 2022, on the 19 November 2022. He presented his work on Identifying areas of importance for the conservation of African-Eurasian migratory birds using tracking data. CISO Day 2022, organised by the Italian Center for Ornithological Study (Centro Italiano Studi Ornitologici, CISO) was dedicated to
- [Congratulations to Prabhat Raj Dahal for his upcoming postdoc at Yale University](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/congratulations-to-prabhat-raj-dahal-for-his-upcoming-postdoc-at-yale-university/) - Congratulations to Inspire4Nature fellow Prabhat Raj Dahal for his upcoming postdoc position with Nyeema Harris at the Applied Wildlife Ecology Lab at the Yale School of the Environment. Starting early 2023, Prabhat will lead their geospatial work on habitat mapping of carnivores and movement data. Great to know Prabhat will be able to put to
- [Congratulations to Shawn Dove, awarded a PhD](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/congratulations-to-shawn-dove-awarded-a-phd/) - Bravo to Inspire4Nature fellow Shawn Dove, who has successfully defended his PhD at University College London with his research thesis on Improving the robustness and reliability of population-based global biodiversity indicators. This PhD project was a collaboration between University College London (supervisor: David Murrel) and the Zoological Society of London (Robin Freeman, Mike Hoffmann, Monika
- [Inspire4Nature logotype comes to life](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/inspire4nature-logotype-comes-to-life/) - A magnificent end-of-project gift by the fellows and supervisors to Ana Rodrigues (Scientific Coordinator): the Inspire4Nature logotype re-interpreted into a beautiful freshwater scene by the the talented illustrator Pedro Fernandes.
- [Inspire4Nature End-of-Action Meeting](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/inspire4nature-end-of-action-meeting/) - All good things must come to an end, and the Inspire4Nature project will formally finish on the 31st of August 2022. Our final project meeting took place on the 5th July 2022 (remotely), combining the End-of-Action Meeting and a 5th Extraordinary Meeting of the Supervisory Board. We reviewed the situation with each fellow, reviewed progress
- [New blog post: Un-bee-lievable! World’s biggest bee rediscovered in Indonesia](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-un-bee-lievable-worlds-biggest-bee-rediscovered-in-indonesia/) - Matt Ford published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled Un-bee-lievable! World’s biggest bee rediscovered in Indonesia (image: © Clay Bolt)
- [New blog post: Scientists map Sri Lankan elephants for first time](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-scientists-map-sri-lankan-elephants-for-first-time/) - Matt Ford published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled Scientists map Sri Lankan elephants for first time (image: Wikimedia Commons)
- [Bird conservation and island biogeography in the Sangihe-Talaud islands Indonesia](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/bird-conservation-and-island-biogeography-in-the-sangihe-talaud-islands-indonesia/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Joseph Kelly presented the results of his MSc project during the International Conference on Conservation Science, July 2019, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He described the negative relationship between human population density and bird diversity on the Sangihe-Talaud islands. [Oral presentation] Kelly, J (2019) The negative relationship between human population density and bird diversity
- [New blog post: Freedom in the high seas: a pickle for nature management](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-freedom-in-the-high-seas-a-pickle-for-nature-management/) - Martin Beal published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled Freedom in the high seas: a pickle for nature management.
- [New blog post: So long, and thanks for all the fish?](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/) - Matt Ford published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled So long, and thanks for all the fish? (image: Wikimedia Commons)
- [New blog post: New study finds protected areas are compatible with human well-being](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-new-study-finds-protected-areas-are-compatible-with-human-well-being/) - Scott Ford published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled New study finds protected areas are compatible with human well-being. (Photo credit: Sandra Lucia Almeyda Zambrano)
- [New paper: A validation standard for area of habitat maps for terrestrial birds and mammals](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-a-validation-standard-for-area-of-habitat-maps-for-terrestrial-birds-and-mammals/) - Fellow Prabhat Raj Dahal led a paper (also co-authored by fellow Maria Lumbierres) in the Open Access journal Geoscientific Model Development Discussions, titled "A validation standard for area of habitat maps for terrestrial birds and mammals". They develop a new standard validation method for area of habitat maps, and then apply it to validate thousands
- [Presentation: Can we trust global biodiversity indicators? An analysis of trend reliability in the Living Planet Index](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/presentation-can-we-trust-global-biodiversity-indicators-an-analysis-of-trend-reliability-in-the-living-planet-index/) - Fellow Shawn Dove gave a talk entitled Can we trust global biodiversity indicators? An analysis of trend reliability in the Living Planet Index on 23 October 2021 at the Early Career Biogeographers Conference, that took place online. [Oral presentation] Dove, S. (2021) Can we trust global biodiversity indicators? An analysis of trend reliability in the Living
- [New blog post: One million species are facing extinction, IPBES report warns](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-one-million-species-are-facing-extinction-ipbes-report-warns/) - Carmen Soria published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here her article entitled One million species are facing extinction, IPBES report warns (image: Wikimedia)
- [New blog post: How to make space for nature?](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-how-to-make-space-for-nature/) - Clare Lewis published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here her article entitled How to make space for nature?
- [New blog post: Are species important for the conservation of biodiversity?](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-are-species-important-for-the-conservation-of-biodiversity/) - Joseph Kelly published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled Are species important for the conservation of biodiversity? (image: Wikimedia commons)
- [New blog post: A good case of conservation in action : Nepal](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-a-good-case-of-conservation-in-action-nepal/) - Prabhat Dahal published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled A good case of conservation in action : Nepal
- [New blog post: Is there a future for our planet? Or: How not to lose hope in a world with dystopic visions](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-is-there-a-future-for-our-planet-or-how-not-to-lose-hope-in-a-world-with-dystopic-visions/) - Kathrin Holenstein published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here her article entitled Is there a future for our planet? Or: How not to lose hope in a world with dystopic visions.
- [New blog post: Corporation and conservation partnership](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-corporation-and-conservation-partnership/) - Maria Lumbierres published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here her article entitled Corporation and conservation partnership.
- [Presentation: Maximizing the conservation value of existing tracking data](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/science-and-policy-to-address-threats-to-afro-palearctic-migratory-birds-cambridge-march-2019/) - Inspire4Nature fellow João Guilherme gave a presentation on the objectives of his PhD project on Afro-Paleactic migratory birds to an audience of experts in the field, including migration scientists, conservationists and professionals involved in linking science and policy. This was at a workshop organised by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds dedicated to
- [Presentation: Measuring change in protected area coverage over time: a methodological comparison and implications for South America](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/measuring-change-in-protected-area-coverage-over-time-a-methodological-comparison-and-implications-for-south-america/) - Fellow Scott Ford presented a talk entitled Measuring change in protected-area coverage over time: a methodological comparison and implications for South America at the Society for Conservation Biology Latin America and Carribean group meeting held virtually on 12 November 2020. The talk highlighted a novel methodology for assessing changes in protected-area coverage and discussed the
- [Presentation: Measuring accuracy in population based global biodiversity indicators](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/measuring-accuracy-in-population-based-global-biodiversity-indicators/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Shawn Dove did a presentation at the British Ecological Societies Annual Meeting on the 13th of December 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. During the conference, Shawn presented a method that uses a model of accuracy built by comparing trends generated from synthetic datasets. It is the first method for measuring the accuracy of
- [Presentation: Are Marine Protected Areas Well-Placed for the Conservation of Atlantic Migratory Seabirds?](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/are-marine-protected-areas-well-placed-for-the-conservation-of-atlantic-migratory-seabirds/) - Fellow Marie-Morgane Rouyer gave a talk entitled Are Marine Protected Areas Well-Placed for the Conservation of Atlantic Migratory Seabirds? on 14 December 2021 at the 30th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2021). Abstract: Seabirds are among the most threatened birds, experiencing stressors of both terrestrial and marine origins throughout their annual cycle. At sea,
- [Presentation: Are Marine Protected Areas well-placed for the conservation of Atlantic migratory seabirds?](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/presentation-are-marine-protected-areas-well-placed-for-the-conservation-of-atlantic-migratory-seabirds/) - Fellow Marie-Morgane Rouyer presented her work at the Student Conference on Conservation Science, the 31st March 2022, at Cambridge. Her talk, entitled Are Marine Protected Areas well-placed for the conservation of Atlantic migratory seabirds?, won the third prize for the best presentation! [Oral presentation] Rouyer M.-M., Bhola N., Clark B., Pearmain L., Rodrigues, A.S.L., Dias
- [Presentation: Measuring the impact of wetland reserves on breeding waders](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/measuring-the-impact-of-wetland-reserves-on-breeding-waders/) - Fellow Sean Jellesmark did a presentation entitled Measuring the impact of wetland reserves on breeding waders on 8th April 2021 during the 'Statistics at the Zoo' virtual seminar hosted by the Royal Statistical Society, East Midlands Local Group. He presented research about the impact of conservation on waders from his first and second chapter of
- [New paper: Growth of non-English-language literature on biodiversity conservation](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-growth-of-non-english-language-literature-on-biodiversity-conservation/) - Fellow Marie-Morgane Rouyer co-authored a publication in the journal Conservation Biology compared the growth in scientific studies in conservation published in English versus 15 other languages. It found similar rates of growth for 12 out of the 15 languages, underscoring the importance of non-English-language articles to improving the understanding of biodiversity and its conservation. The
- [New book chapter: Conserving mammals. In: The Economics of Sustainable Food](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-book-chapter-conserving-mammals-in-the-economics-of-sustainable-food/) - Fellow Ivon Cuadros Casanova led a book chapter on Conserving mammals, as part of the new Island Press book on The Economics of Sustainable Food. It reviews the main threats faced by mammals species worldwide, particularly as they relate to food production, and the economic and environmental benefits of conserving mammals. Cuadros Casanova, I.C., Rondinini,
- [New paper: Green Turtles Highlight Connectivity Across a Regional Marine Protected Area Network in West Africa](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-green-turtles-highlight-connectivity-across-a-regional-marine-protected-area-network-in-west-africa/) - Fellow Martin Beal co-authored a publication in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science investigating the connectivity in green turtle populations across Marine Protected Areas in West Africa. Using satellite tags to follow 45 green turtles during the internesting period, their results highlight the importance of the existing MPA network, but also its gaps. Patrício, A.
- [Congratulations to Gonzalo Albaladejo, awarded a PhD](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/congratulations-to-gonzalo-phd/) - BRAVO to Inspire4Nature fellow Gonzalo Albaladejo, for having been awarded a PhD degree by the University College London, for his project on Understanding how terrestrial vertebrate life-history strategies shape responses to climatic seasonality and landscape heterogeneity. This project was a collaboration between the University College London (supervisors: Tim Newbold), the Zoological Society of London (Robin
- [Poster: The floor is lava - Mapping mammal exposure to extreme drought and warm spells](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/poster-the-floor-is-lava-mapping-mammal-exposure-to-extreme-drought-and-warm-spells/) - Fellow Carmen Soria presented an e-poster entitled The floor is lava: Mapping mammal exposure to extreme drought and warm spells? at the Student Conference on Conservation Science, an hybrid event that took place in March 2022, at Cambridge. [e-Poster] Soria, C.D., Serlupi-Crescendzi, M., Rondinini, C. (2022) The floor is lava: Mapping mammal exposure to extreme
- [Poster: Area of Habitat maps for the world's terrestrial birds and mammals](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/poster-aoh-sccs/) - Fellow Maria Lumbierres presented an e-poster entitled Area of Habitat maps for the world's terrestrial birds and mammals at the Student Conference on Conservation Science, an hybrid event that took place in March 2022, at Cambridge. [e-Poster] Lumbierres, M., Raj Dahal P, Soria, C.D., Di Marco, M., Butchart, S.H.M., Donald, P.F., Rondinini, C. (2022) Area
- [Congratulations to Scott Ford for his new position as Chief Scientist at Amazoonico Wildlife Rescue Center](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/congratulations-to-scott-ford-for-his-new-position-as-chief-scientist-at-amazoonico-wildlife-rescue-center/) - Congratulations to Inspire4Nature fellow Scott Ford for his new position as Chief Scientist at Amazoonico Wildlife Rescue Center, in the Amazon Rainforest in Napo, Ecuador. His main duties include designing, coordinating, and implementing research projects to mitigate issues related to wildlife trafficking, and to promote the conservation of the Amazon Rainforest more generally. We wish
- [Congratulations to Maria Lumbierres for her new Postdoc with EuropaBON](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/congratulation-to-maria-lumbierres-for-her-new-postdoc-with-europabon/) - Congratulations to Inspire4Nature fellow Maria Lumbierres for her new position as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the EuropaBON project, based at the University of Amsterdam. She will be contributing to co-design a framework for the future monitoring of biodiversity across Europe, putting to good use all the skills she developed in her PhD project at Sapienza
- [Bravo to Maria Lumbierres, awarded a Doctoral degree!](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/bravo-to-maria-lumbierres-awarded-a-doctoral-degree/) - Congratulations to Inspire4Nature fellow Maria Lumbierres, who was awarded today a Doctoral degree by Sapienza Università di Roma, for her thesis Where will future Key Biodiversity Areas be identified? A modelling approach to focus efforts. Following a public presentation by videoconference, the degree was awarded with the distinction "outstanding cum laude". This project was a
- [Bravo to Carmen Soria, awarded a Doctoral Degree!](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/bravo-to-carmen-soria-awarded-a-doctoral-degree/) - Congratulations to Inspire4Nature fellow Carmen Soria, who was awarded today a Doctoral degree by Sapienza Università di Roma, for her thesis Projected effect of global change on species' change in extinction risk. Following a public presentation by videoconference, the degree was awarded with the distinction “outstanding cum laude“. This project was a collaboration between the
- [Bravo to Martin Beal, awarded a PhD!](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/bravo-to-martin-beal-awarded-a-phd/) - Huge congratulations to Inspire4Nature fellow Martin Beal for having been awarded a PhD degree Magna Cum Laude by ISPA - Instituto Universitário! In a public presentation by videoconference, Martin presented his project on Identifying marine Key Biodiversity Areas using tracking data. This project was a collaboration between ISPA (supervisor: Paulo Catry), BirdLife International (Maria Dias,
- [Bravo to Scott Ford, awarded a PhD!](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/scott-ford-awarded-a-phd/) - Huge congratulations to Inspire4Nature fellow Scott Ford, for having been awarded a PhD degree by the University of Copenhagen (UCPH), for his project on Protected-Area Dynamics: Patterns, drivers, and environmental outcomes of changes in protected-area boundaries and designations. He presented and defended his PhD project publicly today. This project was a collaboration between the University
- [Congratulations to Kathrin Holenstein, awarded a PhD!](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/congratulations-to-kathrin-holenstein-awarded-a-phd/) - Bravo to Inspire4Nature fellow Kathrin Holenstein, for having been awarded a PhD degree by the University of Montpellier, with her project on the Permeability of European Protected Areas to Non-Native Species. She presented and defended her PhD project publicly today. This project was a collaboration between the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (supervisor: Anne
- [MSCA European Green Deal Cluster event](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/msca-european-green-deal-cluster-event/) - Inspire4Nature scientific coordinator Ana Rodrigues was an invited speaker at the MSCA European Green Deal Cluster event devoted to the theme "How can Research & Innovation help achieve climate neutrality?". During the event, 69 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) research projects as well as 17 projects from other relevant EU funding programmes (Erasmus+, EIT and Creative
- [2022 MSCA Conference : opening a new era for change](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/2022-msca-conference/) - Inspire4Nature scientific coordinator Ana Rodrigues was an invited presenter at the 2022 MSCA Conference, under the theme "Next generation MSCA: opening a new era for change".The Conference celebrates 25 years of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, the research programme of the European Union that funds the Inspire4Nature project. The programme included a series of presentations, and
- [Congratulation to Sean Jellesmark for his new postdoc at Syngenta](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/congratulation-to-sean-jellesmark-for-his-new-postdoc-at-syngenta/) - Congratulations to Inspire4Nature fellow Sean Jellesmark for his new position as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Syngenta! His project involves large scale modelling of Soil Health, putting to good use the analytical skills Sean developed in his PhD project at UCL. We wish Sean all the best in this new stage of his career!
- [Congratulations to Clare Lewis for her new position as a Senior Research Analyst at DEFRA](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/congratulations-to-clare-lewis-for-her-new-position-as-a-senior-research-analyst-at-defra/) - Congratulations to Inspire4Nature fellow Clare Lewis for her new position as a Senior Research Analyst at DEFRA, the UK Government’s Department for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs. Clare is now providing research and analysis to support the development of DEFRA's domestic and international marine policy, more specifically leading on social science evidence and evaluation
- [New paper: Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-testing-a-global-standard-for-quantifying-species-recovery-and-assessing-conservation-impact/) - Fellow Matt Ford and senior scientist Tom Brooks were co-authors in a paper entitled Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact, let by Molly Grace. Grace, M.K., Akçakaya; H.R., Bennett, E.L., Brooks, T.M., et al (Ford, M.) (2021) Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact.
- [New article: The Natura 2000 network and the ranges of threatened species in Greece](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-article-the-natura-2000-network-and-the-ranges-of-threatened-species-in-greece/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Konstantina Spiliopoulou led a new article published in the Biodiversity and Conservation journal, which investigated how well The Natura 2000 represents the threatened biodiversity of Greece by assessing the overlap between species ranges and the country’s Natura 2000 network. Spiliopoulou, K., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Brooks, T.M., Kelaidi, G., Paragamian, K., Kati, V., Oikonomou, A.,
- [Presentation: Les Aires Marines Protégées sont-elles aux bons endroits pour conserver les oiseaux marins migrateurs ?](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/presentation-les-aires-marines-protegees-sont-elles-aux-bons-endroits-pour-conserver-les-oiseaux-marins-migrateurs/) - Fellow Marie-Morgane Rouyer was invited to present her work at the 10th meeting of the RESOM group (Réseau National Oiseaux Marins). This meeting, organised by the Office français de la biodiversité, the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle and the Groupement d'intérêt scientifique oiseaux marins, took place on the 9-10 March 2022, in Port Camargue, France. [Invited
- [Bravo to Sean Jellesmark, awarded a PhD!](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/bravo-to-sean-jellesmark-awarded-a-phd/) - Huge congratulations to Inspire4Nature fellow Sean Jellesmark for having been awarded a PhD degree by the University College London, for his project on Measuring the impact of conservation on species’ populations. This project was a collaboration between the University College London (supervisors: Tim Blackburn), the Zoological Society of London (Mike Hoffmann, Louise McRae, Robin Freeman),
- [Bravo to Marie-Morgane Rouyer for her new PhD position](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/mmrouyer-new-phd-position/) - Congratulations to Inspire4Nature fellow Marie-Morgane Rouyer for having obtained a PhD fellowship at the GAIA Doctoral School of the University of Montpellier! Her PhD project will focus on examining the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas at conserving migratory seabirds across the Atlantic Ocean. It is in direct continuity of her 23-month Inspire4Nature project. Marie-Morgane will
- [H2020 MSCA ITN 2017 - Info Day (Brussels, December 2017)](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/h2020-msca-itn-2017-info-day-brussels-december-2017/) - Inspire4Nature scientific coordinator Ana Rodrigues attended an information and training day for coordinators of new MSCA-ITN projects, organised by the European Commission Research Executive Agency. This took place on the 11th of December 2017, in Paris, and covered MSCA ITN requirements regarding recruitment, financial and reporting provisions as well as horizontal aspects covering ethics, IPR
- [15 PhD positions now open!](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/15-phd-positions-now-open/) - Dreaming of doing your PhD with one foot in academic excellence and the other in the world of international conservation organisations? Check out the 15 PhD projects we are offering! Positions are open to early-stage researchers (< 4 years research experience) undertaking trans-national mobility. Each project is a collaboration between an academic institution (a research
- [Inspire4Nature New Project Manager](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-project-manager/) - We are pleased to introduce Pauline Roger, the European Project Manager of Inspire4Nature. Pauline has a Master's degree in European studies, with specialisation in European policies and programmes, from the University of Aix-Marseille. She deeply cares about biodiversity protection and animal welfare, having done a professional internship in Brussels in an advocacy group for animals,
- [15 PhD positions still open](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/15-phd-positions-still-open/) - Still time to apply to our 15 PhD positions at the interface between the science and the policy of international biodiversity conservation! Each PhD project is a collaboration between an academic institution (a research centre or university, where the student will be based) and at least one leading international biodiversity conservation organisation (International Union for
- [Only 4 PhD positions still open](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/only-4-phd-positions-still-open/) - Still time to apply to four of our PhD positions at the interface between the science and the policy of international biodiversity conservation! Deadline 23 April 2018 at 12:00 (mid-day, Brussels time): Project 1 - Advancing quantitative analyses for IUCN Red List assessments of species’ risk of extinction. Full details. Project 2 - How will
- [1000+ applications received!](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/1000applications/) - We have received over 1000 applications to our 15 PhD positions - many thanks to all who have applied! If you have applied and are wondering what happens next, check this page! We will keep it updated, so check back regularly. Note that we are no longer accepting applications for any position.
- [New position: 23 month fellowship!](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-position/) - Applications are now open for a 23-month research fellowship on the effectiveness of Protected Areas at conserving biodiversity! Based in Montpellier (France), in collaboration with BirdLife International and the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). Deadline: 8 November. For more information, see this page.
- [I4N fellows at the Student Conference on Conservation Science](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/i4n-fellows-at-the-student-conference-on-conservation-science/) - Three Inspire4Nature fellows - Shawn Dove, Gonzalo Albaladejo, Joe Kelly - attended the 20th Student Conference on Conservation Science, in Cambridge, and met a very special guest: Sir David Attenborough! Photo by Jamie Gundry, showing Sir David and all the conference participants, in front of the building named after him. The David Attenborough Building (DAB),
- [Welcome to our 15 PhD fellows](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/welcomefellows/) - We are delighted to welcome 15 very bright young researchers as PhD fellows in the Inspire4Nature project! We are looking forward to meeting the entire team in our first General Assembly at the end of October.
- [4th Inspire4Nature General Assembly](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/4th-inspire4nature-general-assembly/) - This GA was both an occasion to hear about the project's great scientific results and a training opportunity for the fellows' to improve their presentation skills. As part of Training Session 4 (Theory & practice of communicating at the science-policy interface) the fellows prepared a presentation on results of their project, where they put in
- [Training module: reaching policy-makers](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/training-module-reaching-policy-makers/) - Final course on communicating at the science-policy interface: communicating with policy makers, by Jerry Harrison, Specialist of Ecosystem Assessment and Policy Support at UNEP-WCMC. The course included tips on how to make an effective policy brief, as well as an overview of the ways in which scientific information can influence policy decision-making processes, with a
- [4th Inspire4Nature extraordinary Supervisory Board Meeting](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/4th-inspire4nature-extraordinary-supervisory-board-meeting/) - An extraordinary year demands extraordinary measures: the Supervisory Board of Inspire4Nature reconvened for a fourth extraordinary meeting on the 25th May 2021. As fellows get closer to the end of their projects, we remain in regular contact to overview how their are doing in their individual training programmes and to discuss the feedback they give
- [Training module: job-searching skills for a career at the science-policy interface](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/training-module-job-searching-skills-for-a-career-at-the-science-policy-interface/) - The 5th and last training session of Inspire4Nature has now started, with the aim of improving the fellows’ job-hunting skills as they continue their career path in either academic or non-academic environments. We began with a course on the 1st June 2021, by Ana Rodrigues (senior researcher at the CNRS), Matt Jones (Head of Programme
- [Welcoming WCMC Europe as new Partner in Inspire4Nature](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-partner-into-the-project-wcmc-europe/) - Inspire4Nature welcomes WCMC Europe as a new Partner! WCMC Europe is a newly established organisation, based in Brussels, Belgium. As a not-for-profit organisation, it promotes for public benefit the conservation, protection, enhancement and support of nature and natural resources worldwide. WCMC Europe meets its aims by collecting, storing, processing, analysing, and sharing data, in order
- [Farewell to Pauline Roger, our European Project Manager](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/farewell-to-pauline-roger-our-european-project-manager/) - Today we bid farewell to Pauline Roger as European Project Manager of Inspire4Nature. Pauline joined the project four years ago and her professionalism and dedication have been fundamental to making the project run smoothly. Pauline came to us with a Master degree in European studies, with specialisation in European policies and programmes, from the University
- [Training module: preparing for job interviews](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/training-on-job-searching-skills-for-a-career-at-the-science-policy-interface-preparing-for-interviews/) - The final chapter of the 5th and last Inspire4Nature training session was dedicated to preparing fellows for successful job interviews, as they continue their career path in either academic or non-academic organisations. After preparing mock applications to one of three real job offers, fellows staged mock interviews, taking turns in the role of applicants or
- [New blog post: Offsetting the carbon emissions generated by the Inspire4Nature program](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-offsetting-the-carbon-emissions-generated-by-the-inspire4nature-program/) - The Inspire4Nature fellows were responsible for keeping track of the project’s carbon emissions, and then choose a carbon offsetting project that can verifiably offset these emissions. The fellows estimated that during the course of the Inspire4Nature project we have travelled a total of 358,250 km using flights, responsible for 66.248 tonnes of CO2 and 27,751
- [Poster: Global Land Programme Open Science](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-land-programme-open-science/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Scott Ford presented on 24 April 2019 a poster entitled Prevalence of Deforestation Leakage Surrounding Tropical Forest Protected Areas at the Global Land Programme Open Science Meeting 2019. University of Bern, Switzerland. An integral part of his PhD research on Protected Areas dynamics, the poster is co-authored by Scott's supervisors Martin Rudbeck Jepsen
- [Presentation: The effect of predator fencing](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/the-effect-of-predator-fencing/) - Inspire4Nature research fellow Sean Jellesmark presented the effect of predator fencing during the Graduate Research Symposium at UCL’s Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment. [Oral Presentation] Jellesmark, S (2019) What is the effect of predator fencing ? GEE Graduate Research Symposium. University College London. London, UK (photo: Gonzalo Albaladejo Robles)
- [Presentation: Improving biodiversity trend assessment methods](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/improving-biodiversity-trend-assessment-methods/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Shawn Dove presented the topic and focus of his PhD research as part of the Graduate Research Symposium of UCL's Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment. He spoke about why we need to measure changes in the state of global biodiversity, the weaknesses in current methods, and how his research will improve global
- [Presentation: Understanding impacts of scale on the IUCN Red List Index: a case study on European vertebrates](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/understanding-impacts-of-scale-on-the-iucn-red-list-index-a-case-study-on-european-vertebrates/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Matt Ford presented his PhD project to his colleagues in a colloquium at the IGB Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries. [Oral Presentation] Ford, M (2019) Understanding impacts of scale on the IUCN Red List Index: a case study on European vertebrates. IGB Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
- [Poster: Trait data quality and availability: a review of mammal trait databases](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/trait-data-quality-and-availability-a-review-of-mammal-trait-databases/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Carmen Soria presented a poster entitled Trait data quality and availability: a review of mammal trait databases in July 2019 at the International Conference on Conservation Biology, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She analysed some of the most popular publicly available mammal trait databases following a hierarchical methodology to produce a combined database obtained.
- [Presentation: European Ichthyology Congress](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/european-ichthyology-congress/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Matt Ford participated in the European Ichthyology Congress which took place from 2 to 6 September 2019 in Lausanne, bringing together some of the world's foremost ichthyologists. Matt made an oral presentation and also participated in a poster. In his talk, Matt presented results that suggest the conservation status of native freshwater fish
- [Poster: Modelling habitat-land cover associations for mapping species distributions](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/modelling-habitat-land-cover-associations-for-mapping-species-distributions/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Maria Lumbierres presented a poster entitled Modelling habitat-land cover associations for mapping species distributions on October 4, 2019 at the International Society for Ecological Modelling Global Conference in Salzburg, Austria. She presented a crosswalk model that determines the association between Copernicus Global Land Service land cover and IUCN Habitats Classification Scheme. This crosswalk
- [Presentation: Impact of RSPB lowland wet grassland reserves on wetland bird species](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/impact-of-rspb-lowland-wet-grassland-reserves-on-wetland-bird-species/) - Fellow Sean Jellesmark presented at the British Ecological Societies Annual Meeting on the 12th of December in Belfast. He assessed the impact of RSPB lowland wet grassland reserves on wetland bird species using a quasi-experimental method. [Oral Presentation] Jellesmark, S (2019) Impact of RSPB lowland wet grassland reserves on wetland bird species, British Ecological Societies
- [Poster: Vertebrate fast and slow species response to spatial heterogeneity](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/vertebrate-fast-and-slow-species-response-to-spatial-heterogeneity/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Gonzalo Albaladejo presented an E-poster entitled Vertebrate fast and slow species response to spatial heterogeneity during the British Ecological Society annual meeting that took place in Belfast (Northen Ireland) from 10th to 13th of December 2019. Gonzalo presented a method to integrate life-history theory into species distribution modelling, using the theory of Island
- [Presentation: Updated Area of Habitat models to map global biodiversity of terrestrial mammals and birds](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/updated-area-of-habitat-models-to-map-global-biodiversity-of-terrestrial-mammals-and-birds/) - Fellow Maria Lumbierres did a presentation entitled Updated Area of Habitat models to map global biodiversity of terrestrial mammals and birds on 6th July 2020 during the online GeoBon Conference. Maria presented a combination of hers and Prabhat's work explaining how they developed a novel data-driven crosswalk between the IUCN Red List Habitats Classification Scheme
- [Poster: Permeability of Protected Areas to Non-Native Species](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/permeability-of-protected-areas-to-non-native-species/) - Fellow Kathrin Holenstein presented a poster entitled Permeability of Protected Areas to Non-Native Species in September 2020 at Neobiota, the 11th International Conference on Biological Invasions, in Vodice, Croatia. She analyzed non-native animal and plant data from a Norwegian biodiversity data base and showed that non-native species present surrounding protected areas influence the community of
- [Presentation: Albatrosses & large petrels](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/albatrosses-large-petrels/) - Fellow Martin Beal did an online presentation entitled Albatrosses & large petrels on 5th May 2021 during the World Seabird Twitter Conference. He presented the results of his first thesis chapter. His work provides evidence base for countries to pursue effective international collaborations safeguard the ocean. Come and read more in Martin's Twitter thread below.
- [Presentation: Global patterns of mammals’ distribution based on a new set of Area of Habitat maps](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-patterns-of-mammals-distribution-based-on-a-new-set-of-area-of-habitat-maps/) - Fellow Maria Lumbierres gave a talk entitled Global patterns of mammals’ distribution based on a new set of Area of Habitat maps on 17 June 2021 during a symposium of the online 100th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. She was also the Moderator of the Symposium III called Global Trends in Mammals.
- [Presentation: How do species’ traits determine their responses to climate change?](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/how-do-species-traits-determine-their-responses-to-climate-change/) - Fellow Carmen Soria gave a talk entitled How do species’ traits determine their responses to climate change? on 17 June 2021 during the symposium III of the online 100th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. She was also an organizer of this symposium. You can find the programme here. [Oral presentation] Carmen Soria,
- [Presentation: Validation of Area of Habitat Maps for Terrestrial Mammals](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/validation-of-area-of-habitat-maps-for-terrestrial-mammals/) - Fellow Prabhat Raj Dahal gave a talk entitled Validation of Area of Habitat Maps for Terrestrial Mammals on 17 June 2021 during the symposium III of the online 100th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. You can find the programme here. [Oral presentation] Prabhat R. Dahal, Maria Lumbierres, Stuart H.M. Butchart, Paul F.
- [Presentation: Environmental heterogeneity favors fast-lived and larger species](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/environmental-heterogeneity-favors-fast-lived-and-larger-species/) - Fellow Gonzalo Albaladejo gave a talk entitled Environmental heterogeneity favors fast-lived and larger species on 17 June 2021 during the symposium III of the online 100th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. You can find the programme here. [Oral presentation] Gonzalo Albaladejo-Robles (2021) Environmental heterogeneity favors fast-lived and larger species, Symposium III Global
- [Presentation: track2KBA: an R package for the identification of important sites for biodiversity from tracking data](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/track2kba-an-r-package-for-the-identification-of-important-sites-for-biodiversity-from-tracking-data/) - Fellow Martin Beal gave a talk entitled track2KBA: an R package for the identification of important sites for biodiversity from tracking data on 10 August 2021 at the 2021 American Ornithologists Society's Annual Meeting (i.e. AOS & SCO - SOC Meeting 2021). You can listen to him here ! His talk was part of the
- [Presentation: Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas: The case of Greece](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/identifying-key-biodiversity-areas-the-case-of-greece/) - Fellow Konstantina Spiliopoulou gave a talk entitled Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas: The case of Greece on 22 October 2021 at the Early Career Biogeographers Conference. [Oral presentation] Spiliopoulou, K. (2021) Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas: The case of Greece, Early Career Biogeographers Conference, online.
- [Presentation: Evaluating Irreplaceability in Key Biodiversity Areas and the effects of the geographical scale](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/evaluating-irreplaceability-in-key-biodiversity-areas-and-the-effects-of-the-geographical-scale/) - Fellow Maria Lumbierres gave a talk entitled Evaluating Irreplaceability in Key Biodiversity Areas and the effects of the geographical scale on 14 December 2021 at the 30th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2021). Abstract: Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) are 'sites contributing significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity' They represent an indispensable tool for
- [Presentation: Do traits determine bird local responses to climate change?](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/do-traits-determine-bird-local-responses-to-climate-change/) - Fellow Carmen Soria gave a talk entitled Do traits determine bird local responses to climate change? on 14 December 2021 at the 30th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2021). Abstract: Climate change is currently impacting many animal populations across the globe and is projected to become one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss.
- [Presentation: Identifying Important Areas for the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Landbirds Using Tracking Data](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/identifying-important-areas-for-the-conservation-of-african-eurasian-migratory-landbirds-using-tracking-data/) - Fellow João L. Guilherme gave a talk entitled Identifying Important Areas for the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Landbirds Using Tracking Data on 16 December 2021 at the 30th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2021). Abstract: Many populations of African-Eurasian migratory birds are declining. Yet, their conservation is challenging, hinging on flyway-scale cooperation to safeguard
- [Presentation: Using animal tracking data to inform marine conservation from local to global scales](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/using-animal-tracking-data-to-inform-marine-conservation-from-local-to-global-scales/) - Fellow Martin Beal presented his work by giving a videoconference entitled Using animal tracking data to inform marine conservation from local to global scales for the Centre d'études biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) on 18 January 2022. [Oral presentation] Beal, M. (2022) Using animal tracking data to inform marine conservation from local to global scales, Centre
- [Symposium: Global trends in mammal distribution and threats](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-trends-in-mammal-distribution-and-threats/) - Four Inspire4Nature fellows and several supervisors presented a symposium entitled Global trends in mammal distribution and threats on 17 June 2021 during the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists . Carmen Soria, Maria Lumbierres, Prabhat Raj Dahal and Gonzalo Albaladejo gave several talks. Supervisors Carlo Rondinini and Michela Pacifici also organised and
- [Poster: Don't just cover it up: Questions of effectiveness in relation to conservation targets](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/dont-just-cover-it-up-questions-of-effectiveness-in-relation-to-conservation-targets/) - Even if the Inspire4Nature Consortium did not gather in Marseille, some fellows such as Konstantina Spiliopoulou still attended the IUCN Congress. She presented remotely an e-poster entitled Don't just cover it up: Questions of effectiveness in relation to conservation targets in September 2021. [e-poster] Spiliopoulou, K. (2021) Don't just cover it up: Questions of effectiveness
- [Poster: The future of cacao in a changing world](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/the-future-of-cacao-in-a-changing-world/) - Fellow Ivon Cuadros presented an e-poster entitled The future of cacao in a changing world on 17 December 2021 at the 30th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2021). Abstract: Reduced rates of crop production and stagnant yields are deteriorating global food security across the world. The effects of the degradation of natural resources including
- [New paper: Large Differences in Livelihood Responses and Outcomes to Increased Conservation Enforcement in a Protected Area](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-large-differences-in-livelihood-responses-and-outcomes-to-increased-conservation-enforcement-in-a-protected-area/) - Fellow Scott Ford co-wrote a paper entitled Large Differences in Livelihood Responses and Outcomes to Increased Conservation Enforcement in a Protected Area. The authors present a case study from northern Laos to explore how conservation through protected-area enforcement combined with market forces is impacting local livelihoods. The results show a variable response, with some groups
- [Freshwater Fish Distribution in the Maghreb: A Call to Contribute](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/freshwater-fish-distribution-in-the-maghreb-a-call-to-contribute/) - Fellow Matt Ford published Freshwater Fish Distribution in the Maghreb: A Call to Contribute. In order to update the IUCN Red List of all freshwater fish species inhabiting the Maghreb region, comprehensive knowledge of their respective geographic ranges is essential. Here we present site-scale distribution records derived from all known sources for native and alien
- [New blog post – Will there always be more fish in the sea?](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-will-there-always-be-more-fish-in-the-sea/) - Martin Beal published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled Will there always be more fish in the sea? Blog post: Will there always be more fish in the sea? (Photo of Gray Whale – by Cameron Venti on Unsplash)
- [New blog post – Killing in the name of greater good? The complexities of trophy hunting](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-killing-in-the-name-of-greater-good-the-complexities-of-trophy-hunting/) - Sean Jellesmark published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled Killing in the name of greater good? The complexities of trophy hunting. Blog post: Killing in the name of greater good? The complexities of trophy hunting (Picture free of use - license Creative Commons CC0)
- [New blog post: Conservation tool or environmental threat? Blockchain technology is a double-edged sword](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-conservation-tool-or-environmental-threat-blockchain-technology-is-a-double-edged-sword/) - Shawn Dove published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled Conservation tool or environmental threat? Blockchain technology is a double-edged sword. Blog post: Conservation tool or environmental threat? Blockchain technology is a double-edged sword (Picture free of use - license Creative Commons CC0)
- [New paper: Translating habitat class to land cover to map area of habitat of terrestrial vertebrates](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-translating-habitat-class-to-land-cover-to-map-area-of-habitat-of-terrestrial-vertebrates/) - Fellow Maria Lumbierres with fellow Prabhat Raj Dahal published a paper entitled Translating habitat class to land cover to map area of habitat of terrestrial vertebrates, co-authored by Moreno di Marco, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Paul F. Donald and Carlo Rondinini. They developed a data-driven method to translate IUCN Red List Habitat classes to ESA
- [New paper: Tapping into non-English-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-tapping-into-non-english-language-science-for-the-conservation-of-global-biodiversity/) - Fellow Marie-Morgane Rouyer co-wrote a paper entitled Tapping into non-English-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity. The widely held assumption that any important scientific information would be available in English underlies the underuse of non-English-language science across disciplines. In this study, the authors show that non-English-language studies provide crucial evidence for informing global biodiversity
- [New paper: track2KBA: An R package for identifying important sites for biodiversity from tracking data](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-track2kba-an-r-package-for-identifying-important-sites-for-biodiversity-from-tracking-data/) - Fellow Martin Beal published a paper entitled track2KBA: An R package for identifying important sites for biodiversity from tracking data, co-authored among others by Steffen Oppel, Inês Catry, Paulo Catry and Maria Dias. They introduce the R package ‘track2KBA’, a tool to identify important sites at the population level using tracking data from individual animals
- [New paper: COMBINE: a coalesced mammal database of intrinsic and extrinsic traits](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-paper-combine-a-coalesced-mammal-database-of-intrinsic-and-extrinsic-traits/) - Fellow Carmen Soria published a paper entitled COMBINE: a coalesced mammal database of intrinsic and extrinsic traits, co-authored by Michela Pacifici, Moreno Di Marco, Sarah M. Stephen and Carlo Rondinini. Species' traits are defined as any measurable characteristic belonging to an individual. Traits influence multiple processes such as the distribution of a species, or how
- [New book chapter: Implementing and Monitoring Global Biodiversity Targets and Sustainable Development Goals](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-book-chapter-implementing-and-monitoring-global-biodiversity-targets-and-sustainable-development-goals/) - Once again, Konstantina Spiliopoulou co-wrote a book chapter about Key Biodiversity Areas ! The chapter Implementing and Monitoring Global Biodiversity Targets and Sustainable Development Goals presents how are Key Biodiversity Areas used in Global Biodiversity targets and the Sustainable Development goals, and their future potential. This chapter is published in the book Key Biodiversity Areas,
- [4th Inspire4Nature Supervisory Board Meeting](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/4th-inspire4nature-supervisory-board-meeting/) - We had planned 4 Supervisory Board Meetings over the entire project, today we had the 8th! This was the 4th ordinary SB meeting, (in addition to 4 extraordinary meetings) and it had been predicted to take place during the summer in Kigali, Rwanda, associated with the International Conference on Conservation Science. Instead, it was again remote.
- [5th Inspire4Nature General Assembly](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/5th-inspire4nature-general-assembly/) - As the end of Inspire4Nature is getting close, we met again for our General Assembly ! The fellows prepared a presentation on the results of their project. It was fantastic to see all the progress they have done in the past few years !
- [New blog post: Is family planning the answer to our climate change and conservation woes?](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-is-family-planning-the-answer-to-our-climate-change-and-conservation-woes/) - Shawn Dove published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled Is family planning the answer to our climate change and conservation woes? Blog post: Is family planning the answer to our climate change and conservation woes? (Photo by Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition on Unsplash)
- [New book chapter: Key Biodiversity Areas](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-book-chapter-key-biodiversity-areas/) - Konstantina Spiliopoulou has been involved in a chapter of the new IUCN report entitled Identification and validation of Western African freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas. She contributed to the chapter 9 entitled Key Biodiversity Areas where she worked on KBAs identification. You can have full access to the book here. Starnes, T. & Spiliopoulou, K., Key
- [New blog post: Humans transform the world, but they don’t remember](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-humans-transform-the-world-but-they-dont-remember/) - Marie-Morgane Rouyer published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here her article entitled Humans transform the world, but they don’t remember. Blog post: Humans transform the world, but they don’t remember (© Photo by Peat Bakke under license Creative Commons CC BY 2.0 – no changes were made)
- [New blog post: A model to predict migratory connectivity](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-a-model-to-predict-migratory-connectivity/) - João Lopes Guilherme published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled A model to predict migratory connectivity. Blog post: A model to predict migratory connectivity (© Photo by Andrej Chudý under license Creative Commons CC BY 2.0 - no changes were made)
- [New blog post: The New Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-the-new-global-framework-for-managing-nature-through-2030/) - Konstantina Spiliopoulou published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here her article entitled The New Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030. Blog post: The New Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030 (Picture free of use – license Creative Commons CC0)
- [3rd Inspire4Nature extraordinary Supervisory Board Meeting](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/3rd-inspire4nature-extraordinary-supervisory-board-meeting/) - A 3rd Extraordinary Meeting of the Inspire4Nature Supervisory Board took place on the 18th of January 2021, remotely. It was convened to monitor progress in the fellows' training programme and discuss how plans are being readjusted to deal with the complications derived from the covid sanitary crisis. We dedicated substantial time to discuss options for
- [Youth Takeover of the UN Biodiversity Instagram](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/youth-takeover-of-the-un-biodiversity-instagram/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Marie Morgane Rouyer was interviewed live on the United Nation's Biodiversity Instagram account, as part of its takeover by the Global Youth Biodiversity Network. The takeover started on the 17th of May as part of the celebrations around the International Day for Biological Diversity (22 May), and included sharing of youth-led actions, activities,
- [Training module: Engaging with the Public](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/training-module-engaging-with-the-public/) - More training on communicating at the science-policy interface! Today's course covered the key concepts of engaging with the public. By Charlotte Coales, Public Engagement Manager at the Zoological Society of London. This course is part of Training Session 4 – Theory & practice of communicating at the science-policy interface, which is taking place remotely. It
- [Training module: interview skills](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/training-module-interview-skills/) - As part of Training Session 4 – Theory & practice of communicating at the science-policy interface – Inspire4Nature fellows are now receiving training on interview skills. This module includes a course by Charlotte Coales, Public Engagement Manager at the Zoological Society of London, that took place (remotely) on the 15 March 2021. Fellows will now
- [Training module: giving a presentation](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/training-module-giving-a-presentation/) - As part of Training Session 4 - Theory & practice of communicating at the science-policy interface - Inspire4Nature fellows are now receiving training on how to give a great presentation. This module aims to provide fellows with skills for communicating about scientific results to a wide diversity of audiences. It includes a course by Mike
- [Training module: from a scientific paper to the news](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/training-module-from-a-scientific-paper-to-the-news/) - As part of Training Session 4 - Theory & practice of communicating at the science-policy interface - Inspire4Nature fellows are now receiving training on how to communicate about scientific results to a broad, non-specialised, audience. This module covers in particular the pathway for communicating about scientific research via a press release, with the final aim
- [Training module: Open Access in Inspire4Nature](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/training-module-open-access-in-inspire4nature/) - A training session in Open Access in Inspire4Nature took place remotely on the 24th June 2020. The aim of this module was to ensure fellows understand how Open Access (of data and of publications) works in practice, and specifically what our obligations are in Inspire4Nature. This training module was organised by the Centre National de
- [3rd Inspire4Nature General Assembly](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/ga3/) - We were supposed to be in Marseille, we met online instead! Two days of brilliant presentations on the progress made by the Inspire4Nature fellows, with plenty of time for discussions.
- [2nd Inspire4Nature General Assembly](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/2nd-i4n-general_assembly/) - The 2nd General Assembly took place on the 25-26 September 2019, bringing together the fellows and senior researchers. Each fellow presented about their individual research project, with plenty of time for debate! This meeting was hosted by the Sapienza Università di Roma.
- [3rd Inspire4Nature Training Session](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/3rd-i4n-training-session/) - The 3rd Training Session - “Theory and practice of assessing species extinction risk” - trained fellows on the process of assessing species' risk of extinction using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. The fellows first learned about the key concepts, categories and criteria in a IUCN Red List Assessor Training Workshop. They then applied
- [2nd Inspire4Nature Training Session](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/2nd-inspire4nature-training-session/) - The 2nd Training Session - “Theory and practice of identifying globally important sites for biodiversity conservation” - was dedicated to training fellows on the process of identifying Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), using the Global Standard for the identification of KBAs. Besides the 15 fellows, the session brought together external scientists specialised in different taxonomic groups
- [1st Inspire4Nature Training Session](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/firsttrainingsession/) - The Inspire4Nature training sessions are cross-project opportunities to learn about key concepts related to the science-policy interface in biodiversity conservation, to develop new skills and for establishing collaborations between the fellows. The First Inspire4Nature Training Session took place from the 31st October to the 7th November 2018. The agenda covered: The international biodiversity conservation organisations
- [Inspire4Nature First General Assembly](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/firstga/) - The Inspire4Nature General Assembly brings together all the fellows and senior researchers. The first General Assembly took place on the 30th October 2018, with each fellow presenting him/herself and their individual PhD project. The meeting took place in Montpellier, France, hosted by the Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, a research unit of the CNRS and
- [New blog post: Covid-19 and biodiversity one year later](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-covid-19-and-biodiversity-one-year-later/) - Maria Lumbierres published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here her article entitled Covid-19 and biodiversity one year later. Blog post: Covid-19 and biodiversity one year later (Photo by Jue Huang on Unsplash)
- [YouTube: Martin Beal on #60SecondSeabirds](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/youtube-martin-beal-on-60secondseabirds/) - A short video on how albatrosses and petrels connect countries, and on how their conservation relies on international cooperation, particularly in the high seas. Great scientific communication of the results by Martin Beal and collaborators, just published in Scientific Advances. #60SecondSeabirds is a YouTube channel where seabird scientists present their results on the ecology and
- [New article: Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-article-global-political-responsibility-for-the-conservation-of-albatrosses-and-large-petrels/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Martin Beal led a new article entitled Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels, co-authored among others by Inspire4Nature supervisors: Maria P. Dias and Paulo Catry. They used the movements of nearly 6000 individual birds from 39 species of albatrosses, and their close relatives the large petrels, to identify
- [New blog post: The necessity of behavior change to reach goals in nature conservation](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-the-necessity-of-behavior-change-to-reach-goals-in-nature-conservation/) - Kathrin Holenstein published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here her his article entitled The necessity of behavior change to reach goals in nature conservation. Blog post: The necessity of behavior change to reach goals in nature conservation (Picture from public domain by Jamidwyer)
- [New article: A counterfactual approach to measure the impact of wet grassland conservation on UK breeding bird populations](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-article-a-counterfactual-approach-to-measure-the-impact-of-wet-grassland-conservation-on-uk-breeding-bird-populations/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Sean Jellesmark led a new article entitled A counterfactual approach to measure the impact of wet grassland conservation on UK breeding bird populations, co-authored by Malcolm Ausden, Tim M. Blackburn, Richard D. Gregory, Mike Hoffmann, Dario Massimino, Louise McRae and Piero Visconti. Measuring how conservation actions impact target populations is impeded by a
- [New article: Non-native Species Surrounding Protected Areas Influence the Community of Non-native Species Within Them](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-article-non-native-species-surrounding-protected-areas-influence-the-community-of-non-native-species-within-them/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Kathrin Holenstein led a new article entitled Non-native species surrounding protected areas influence the community of non-native species within them, co-authored by William D. Simonson, Kevin G. Smith, Tim M. Blackburn and Anne Charpentier. Protected areas (PAs) are a key element of global conservation strategies aiming to protect habitats and species from various
- [Global Goals week presentation by Matt Ford](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-matt-ford/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow Matt Ford presenting his project which sets out to investigate a global biodiversity indicator via an IUCNRedList reassessment of all European freshwater fishes! You can watch below and on our Twitter account his video of his PhD research and how it will hopefully feed into countries making progress towards achieving international biodiversity
- [Global Goals week presentation by Ivon Cuadros](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-ivon-cuadros/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow Ivon Cuadros explaining how her research will contribute to finding synergies between biodiversity conservation, and the achievement of other sustainable development goals ! You can watch below and on our Twitter account her video about Synergies between biodiversity conservation and achievement of other sustainable development goals.
- [Global Goals week presentation by Maria Lumbierres](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-maria-lumbierres/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow Maria Lumbierres presenting her project on mapping biodiversity and KBAs ! You can watch below and on our Twitter account her video on her PhD entitled Where will further Key Biodiversity Areas be identified ? A modelling approach to focus efforts
- [Global Goals week presentation by Kathrin Holenstein](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-kathrin-holenstein/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow Kathrin Holenstein explaining how her research about Permeability of Protected Areas in the Face of Non-Native Species relates to the SDGs and Aichitargets ! You can watch below and on our Twitter account her video entitled Protected Areas in the face of non-native species.
- [Presentation: behind-the-scenes at Inspire4Nature, by Pauline Roger](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/presentation-behind-the-scenes-at-inspire4nature-by-pauline-roger/) - Pauline Roger gave a presentation of the her role as European Project Manager of Inspire4Nature to the MAD team, at our host lab the Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, in Montpellier, France. Aimed at an audience of researchers, her presentation covered the whole project cycle, from building the consortium, to implementation, to reporting. A behind-the-scenes
- [Global Goals week presentation by Konstantina Spiliopoulou](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-konstantina-spiliopoulou/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow Konstantina Spiliopoulou explaining how do KBAs relate to Global Environmental Goals ! You can watch below and on our Twitter account her video about Tracking changes in protection of Key Biodiversity Areas.
- [Global Goals week presentation by Carmen Soria](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-carmen-soria/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow Carmen Soria presenting her project on the relationship between bird and mammal characteristics and their response to climatechange! You can watch below and on our Twitter account her video about Projected effect of global change on species' change in extinction risk.
- [Global Goals week presentation by Gonzalo Albaladejo](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-gonzalo-albaladejo/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow Gonzalo Albaladejo presenting his project , where he explores the response of species life-histories to land-cover and climate ! You can watch below and on our Twitter account his video entitled Global scenarios of terrestrial vertebrate diversity.
- [Global Goals week presentation by Martin Beal](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-martin-beal/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow Martin Beal presenting his project on identifying key areas for biodiversity based on tracking data and how it relates to GlobalGoals AichiTargets ! You can watch below and on our Twitter account his video entitled Identifying Marine Key Biodiversity Areas using tracking data.
- [Global Goals week presentation by Prabhat Raj Dahal](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-prabhat-raj-dahal/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow Prabhat Raj Dahal sharing a short video about his PhD project which focuses on validation of different types of global habitat maps ! You can watch below and on our Twitter account his presentation about his PhD entitled Advancing quantitative analysis for improving IUCN Red List assessment of species.
- [Global Goals week presentation by Marie-Morgane Rouyer](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-marie-morgane-rouyer/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow Marie-Morgane Rouyer explaining how her research will contribute to the SDGs, AichiTargets, and post2020 biodiversity framework, by identifying the overlap between seabird hotspots, MPAs, and threats in the Atlantic ! You can watch below and on our Twitter account her presentation entitled Seabird hotspots, protection and threats in the Atlantic Ocean.
- [Global Goals week presentation by João L. Guilherme](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-joao-l-guilherme/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow João L. Guilherme highlighting the value of large scientific collaborations in identifying flyway-scale conservation priorities for migratory landbirds ! You can watch below and on our Twitter account his video entitled Conservation of migratory landbirds - Understanding declines and setting priorities to inform policy.
- [Global Goals week presentation by Sean Jellesmark](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-sean-jellesmark/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow Sean Jellesmark explaining how his research relates to the SDGs and the post2020 framework for biodiversity ! You can watch below and on our Twitter account his video entitled Measuring the impact conservation makes on trends in species' populations.
- [Global Goals week presentation by Scott Ford](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/global-goals-week-presentation-by-scott-ford/) - See Inspire4Nature fellow Scott Ford explaining how his research will inform future conservation policy and allow experts to better assess progress towards protected-area coverage goals ! You can watch below and on our Twitter account his video entitled Protected-area dynamics: Global patterns and implications of changes in protected-area boundaries and designations.
- [2nd Inspire4Nature extraordinary Supervisory Board Meeting](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/2nd-extraord-sb-meeting/) - The Supervisory Board of Inspire4Nature reconvened for a second extraordinary meeting on the 18th September 2020. Still impossible to meet in person, so again we met online. With fellows now starting the third year of their projects there is a lot going on. And given the complications and uncertainty added by the ongoing covid19 epidemics,
- [New blog post - Conservation beyond charisma](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-conservation-beyond-charisma/) - Carmen Soria published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here her article entitled Conservation beyond charisma. Blog post: Conservation beyond charisma (Photo by Marcel Langthim)
- [New article: Deforestation leakage undermines conservation value of tropical and subtropical forest protected areas](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/article-published-deforestation-leakage-undermines-conservation-value-of-tropical-and-subtropical-forest-protected-areas/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Scott Ford led a new article entitled Deforestation leakage undermines conservation value of tropical and subtropical forest protected areas, co-authored by senior Inspire4Nature scientists Martin Rudbeck Jepsen, Naomi Kingston, Thomas Brooks, Brian MacSharry and Ole Mertz. Protected area leakage is a rarely studied phenomenon in which land use activities harmful to conservation efforts
- [New article: A global map of terrestrial habitat types](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/article-published-a-global-map-of-terrestrial-habitat-types/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Prabhat Raj Dahal, and senior scientists Stuart Butchart, Paul F. Donald and Carlo Rondinini are co-authors of the article entitled A global map of terrestrial habitat types, led by Martin Jung (IIASA). Habitat loss is one of the primary causes of biodiversity decline. The authors provide a global, spatially explicit characterization of 47
- [New article: Effectiveness of protected areas in conserving tropical forest birds](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-article-effectiveness-of-protected-areas-in-conserving-tropical-forest-birds/) - New article shows protected areas are contributing significantly to the conservation of rare & threatened birds across tropical biodiversity hotspots. Led by Victor Cazalis (University of Montpellier), the study was co-authored by former Inspire4Nature fellow Joseph Kelly and by Inspire4Nature senior scientists Stu Butchart and Ana Rodrigues. The study show protected areas retain more bird
- [New blog post - Cognitive dissonance and conservation: Will our minds subconsciously guide us to the solution?](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-cognitive-dissonance-and-conservation-will-our-minds-subconsciously-guide-us-to-the-solution/) - Scott Ford published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled Cognitive dissonance and conservation: Will our minds subconsciously guide us to the solution? Blog post: Cognitive dissonance and conservation: Will our minds subconsciously guide us to the solution? (diagram by Scott Ford)
- [Inspire4Nature fellows presenting their project by joining the Global Goal Weeks](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/inspire4nature-fellows-presenting-their-project-by-joining-the-global-goal-weeks/) - We are happy to annouce that from 21st to 25th September 2020, the Inspire4Nature fellows will join the Global Goal Weeks - celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals - to showcase their respective projects. To do so, each one of them will post a short video, presenting their project and highlighting the
- [New blog post: Killing for conservation](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-killing-for-conservation/) - Gonzalo Albaladejo published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled Killing for conservation. Blog post: Killing for conservation (picture by Johann Theodor de Bry / Public domain https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Het_Tweede_Boeck.jpg)
- [3rd Inspire4Nature Supervisory Board Meeting](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/ga3-2/) - The third (regular) meeting of the Inspire4Nature Supervisory Board took place on the 11th June 2020. We couldn't meet in person in Marseille as planned, but we still had a full day of important discussions. The Supervisory Board is the decision-making body governing the Inspire4Nature Consortium, responsible for the overall management and monitoring of the
- [New blog post: Understanding the scale and cost of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fisheries](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-understanding-the-scale-and-cost-of-illegal-unreported-and-unregulated-fisheries/) - Marie-Morgane Rouyer published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows’ website Science4Wildlife. You can read here her article entitled Understanding the scale and cost of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fisheries. Blog post: Understanding the scale and cost of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fisheries, Marie-Morgane Rouyer (Photo by Marie-Morgane Rouyer)
- [New blog post: Wind farms in Greece](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-wind-farms-in-greece/) - Konstantina Spiliopoulou published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows' website Science4Wildlife. You can read here her article entitled Wind Farms in Greece. Blog post: Wind Farms in Greece, Konstantina Spiliopoulou (photo by Koliri https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dromos_panaxaiko.jpg)
- [Extraordinary Inspire4Nature Supervisory Board Meeting](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/2nd-i4n-supervisory-board-meeting-2/) - Inspire4Nature's Supervisory Board held an extraordinary remote meeting on the 20th April 2020 to discuss the effects of the ongoing covid19 pandemic on the project. The Supervisory Board is the decision-making body governing the Inspire4Nature Consortium, responsible for the overall management and monitoring of the project. It is composed of one member of each participant
- [New blog post: Wildlife over-exploitation and the Coronavirus](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-wildlife-over-exploitation-and-the-coronavirus/) - Very topical ! Ivon Cuadros published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows' website Science4Wildlife. You can read here her article called Wildlife over-exploitation and the Coronavirus. Amongst other things, Ivon explains how and why illegal wildlife traffic has to be recognised as a global problem and not only as a major problem in
- [Inspire4Nature fellow at ENVI Council](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/inspire4nature-fellow-at-envi-council/) - Inspire4Nature fellow Matt Ford took part in a panel discussion at the official Meeting of the EU Climate and Environment Ministers with the Green 10 Organizations, where he gave an official intervention on conservation of freshwater biodiversity within the context of the Water Framework Directive, the bloc's flagship freshwater legislation. The event was organised by
- [New blog post: A bird from the Netherlands and an airport in Portugal: local political decisions can threaten migratory birds from afar](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/new-blog-post-a-bird-from-the-netherlands-and-an-airport-in-portugal-local-political-decisions-can-threaten-migratory-birds-from-afar/) - ''The bird and the airport case' - João L. Guilherme published a new blog post on the Inspire4Nature fellows' website Science4Wildlife. You can read here his article entitled A bird from the Netherlands and an airport in Portugal: local political decisions can threaten migratory birds from afar. João explains why international cooperation is important when
- [Inspire4Nature Mid-Term Check](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/i4n-mid-term-check/) - An important milestone in the Inspire4Nature project: the 27th of September we had a Mid-Term Project Check with Giuliana Donini, our Project Officer at the European Commission's Research Executive Agency. An opportunity to review our progress so far and to get constructive feedback to improve further! Project manager Pauline Roger and scientific coordinator Ana Rodrigues
- [1st Inspire4Nature Supervisory Board Meeting](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/1st-i4n-supervisory-board-meeting/) - The Supervisory Board is the decision-making body governing the Inspire4Nature Consortium, responsible for the overall management and monitoring of the project. Its first meeting took place on the 29 October 2018 in Montpellier. The Supervisory Board is composed of one member of each participant organisation, as well as two representatives of the fellows as observers.
- [Inspire4Nature Ecocups](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/ecocups/) - For sure a small step for Humanity, but we are very pleased with our Inspire4Nature ecocups. These made-in-France reusable cups are helping us to reduce dramatically our plastic consumption at project meetings while allowing everybody to remain as hydrated/caffeinated as needed. They also work as a little outreach method, as our fellows, senior scientists and
- [MSCA ITN Info Day](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/msca-itn-info-day/) - Inspire4Nature scientific coordinator Ana Rodrigues participated in an information and training day for coordinators of applications to MSCA-ITN projects, organised by the French Horizon2020-MSCA National Contact Point. The meeting took place on the 28 November 2017 in Paris, and Ana's participation consisted of advising coordinators on how to improve their applications.
- [MSCA information and training session](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/msca-information-and-training-session-montpellier-june-2017/) - Ana Rodrigues participated in an information meeting and practical training session for future candidates to Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions, organised by the Comité Europe Languedoc-Roussillon (UPVM, UM, CNRS, SupAgro, CIRAD). She presented as coordinator of a successful ITN application, illustrating the process underpinning the consortium creation and project construction. [Oral Presentation] Rodrigues, ASL (2017) Inspire4Nature
- [Workshop on writing a MSCA-ITN project](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/workshop-on-writing-a-msca-itn-project-montpellier-december-2017/) - Ana Rodrigues participated in a practical workshop on writing a MSCA-ITN project, for coordinators of future applications to MSCA-ITN projects, organised by the CNRS and the University of Montpellier, on the 18 December 2017. She presented as scientific coordinator of a successful ITN application, illustrating the process underpinning the consortium creation and project construction. [Oral
- [Information session on European funding sources](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/3379-2/) - Ana Rodrigues (scientific coordinator) and Pauline Roger (project manager) presented the Inspire4Nature at an information session on European funding sources, for researchers of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Montpellier, organised by the Doctoral School on Economics and Management. During this session, which took place in Montpellier on the 21 June 2018, Inspire4Nature
- [Inspire4Nature at European Researchers' Night](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/i4n_european_researchers_night/) - Inspire4Nature fellows and supervisors participated in a set of three panel discussions open to the public as part of 2019 European Researchers' Night. Under the theme Talking conservation: how to design a better future for the world's biodiversity, and followed by a Biodiversity Happy Hour, this event was organised by the Global Mammal Assessment lab
- [2nd Inspire4Nature Supervisory Board Meeting](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/2nd-i4n-supervisory-board-meeting/) - The second meeting of Inspire4Nature's Supervisory Board took place on the 28th September 2019 in Rome, hosted by Sapienza Università di Roma. The Supervisory Board is the decision-making body governing the Inspire4Nature Consortium, responsible for the overall management and monitoring of the project. It is composed of one member of each participant organisation, as well
- [Inspire4Nature Kick-Off Meeting](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/kick-off-meeting/) - Our first project meeting took place on March 20-21, Cambridge, UK. Great discussions about project governance, the ongoing recruitment of 15 PhD students, and the project’s ambitious training programme. Next meeting: France, in October.

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- [Home](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/) - New paper & Dataset: Quantifying annual spatial consistency in chick-rearing seabirds to inform important site identification Fellow Martin Beal led a new paper that investigates the importance of analysing individual movement data over spatial multiple years for informing area-based conservation measures at sea for seabird species. …Read More » Bravo to Carmen Soria, for her
- [Databases](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/outputs/databases/) - [Inspire4Nature authors in bold, fellows underlined] Albaladejo-Robles, G. (2022), Temperature and land-use rates of change for populations of fast and slow species in the LPD, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w3p → Open Access Repository Amano, T., […] Rouyer, M. et al (2021) Data and Code for “Tapping into non-English-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity” (published
- [Publications](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/outputs/publications/) - List of publications of the Inspire4Nature project
- [Shawn Dove](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/shawndove/) - Shawn has a Masters in biological oceanography from the University of Kiel, Germany, where he studied the distribution and ecology of midwater fish larvae in the northeast Atlantic. He also holds a BSc in biology from Simon Fraser University, located on the beautiful west coast of Canada, near his hometown of Vancouver. He developed an
- [Konstantina Spiliopoulou](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/konstantinaspiliopoulou/) - I am a conservation biologist with a wider focus on macroecology and biogeography. I am particularly interested in the potential and limitations of area-based conservation tools, such as protected areas and key biodiversity areas. The years prior to my PhD, I worked on spatial biodiversity patterns, connectivity and endangered species. PhD Project
- [Inspire4Nature Fellows](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/) - Prabhat Raj Dahal Production and validation of Area of Habitat maps for terrestrial birds and mammals Ivon Cuadros Casanova How will halting biodiversity loss affect the achievement of other Sustainable Development Goals? Gonzalo Albaladejo Understanding how terrestrial vertebrate life-history shape responses to climatic seasonality and landscape heterogeneity Carmen Soria Projected effect
- [About](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/about/) - Inspire4Nature: International training at the Science-Policy Interface for Researchers in Europe, for Nature Inspire4Nature was a unique international research training programme on biodiversity conservation. Over a period of 4 years (2018-2022), we trained 15 Fellows, each one working on an individual research project at the interface between science and policy in the field of the
- [Marie-Morgane Rouyer](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/mariemorganerouyer/) - My long-life passion for the natural world and particularly the oceans has led me to study ecology and engage with biodiversity conservation from the local to the continental scale, in various places in the world. Interested in the applied side of conservation, I graduated from an international master’s in applied ecology during which I worked
- [Martin Beal](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/martinbeal/) - I am a Swedish-American nature enthusiast with an educational background in Animal Ecology. I grew up in the United States, where I spent much of my time playing sports, learning the birds and exploring the vast diversity of North America’s natural places. I also spent time in Brazil in the Atlantic Rainforest region as both
- [João L. Guilherme](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/joaoguilherme/) - I enjoy watching birds and studying their amazing migrations. I am a biologist with a background in conservation and ecology and had the opportunity to collaborate with different projects in Portugal, Africa and Central Asia. I am particularly interested in animal movement, the role of common species in modified ecosystems and conservation biogeography.
- [Maria Lumbierres](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/marialumbierres/) - Maria was a Ph.D. fellow at the Global Mammal Assessment lab, Sapienza Università di Roma. Her research interests include strategic conservation planning, spatial analysis, time series analysis and remote sensing. PhD project: Where will further Key Biodiversity Areas be identified? A modelling approach to focus efforts Life on Earth is facing
- [Clare Lewis](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/clarelewis/) - I have diverse research interests around the central theme of biodiversity conservation and its relationship with society, and an interest in applying interdisciplinary approaches to understanding this subject. I completed my undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences (Zoology) at the University of Cambridge and then went on to study a Master’s in Environment, Politics and Development
- [Scott Ford](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/scottford-2/) - Scott holds a B.S. in environmental geosciences from the University at Buffalo, and a M.S. in geography from the University of Alabama. Prior to his PhD, he led applied conservation projects in the eastern United States, the cloud forests of Peru, and the Ecuadorian Amazon. PhD project [completed]: Protected-Area Dynamics: Patterns, drivers,
- [Matt Ford](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/mattford/) - Freshwater conservation biologist and member of the IUCN Freshwater Fish Specialist Group. My Inspire4Nature project aims to strengthen understanding and application of the IUCN Red list Index (RLI) as a policy-relevant indicator of progress towards international biodiversity commitments, in particular leading to new recommendations at the national level. It will first involve a comprehensive Red
- [Kathrin Holenstein](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/kathrinholenstein/) - PhD project [completed]: Permeability of European Protected Areas in the face of Invasive Alien Species Protected areas are among the key elements of global biodiversity conservation strategies and aim to conserve native species, habitats and ecosystems. Globalisation has led to increased introductions of species outside their natural range. In their new environment, some of these
- [Sean Jellesmark](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/seanjellesmark/) - I did my Bachelor degree in Natural Resources at the University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science. Here I worked with quantifying the effect sociodemographic variables have on nature management and hunting preferences among Danish hunters. My Master thesis was done on the same faculty in collaboration with the Mara Conservancy in Kenya. Field studies
- [Carmen Soria](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/carmensoria/) - PhD Project [completed]: Projected effect of global change on species' change in extinction risk Climate change has become one of the major drivers of biodiversity loss, its effects are not only already evident across all levels of biological organization (from genes to ecosystems) but are projected to increase in the coming decades. The probability of
- [Gonzalo Albaladejo](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/gonzaloalbaladejo/) - I am a biologist and passionate naturalist from the Canary Islands (Spain) interested in biology, conservation and management of endangered species and also in biogeography, statistics, ornithology, new technologies (such as the use of drones and telemetry for ecological and species monitoring studies) and how all these different techniques and disciplines can be combined and
- [Ivon Cuadros Casanova](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/ivoncuadroscasanova/) - I have worked for scientific institutions and NGOs, in Colombia, Australia, Germany and Kenya which has enriched my understanding on the biological and socioeconomic aspects influencing biodiversity conservation outcomes under different scenarios, mainly in marine and terrestrial protected areas. By practical experience and field work, I have advanced knowledge in the design of ecological assessment
- [Prabhat Raj Dahal](https://www.inspire4nature.eu/fellows/prabhatrajdahal/) - PhD project [completed]: Production and validation of Area of Habitat maps for terrestrial birds and mammals An accurate representation of the geographical distribution of species is central to ecological research and conservation science and practice. Species’ distributions can be represented using a variety of approaches: geographical ranges, which represent the geographical limits of distributions; point
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