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    UQ conservation scientist Dr. Kerrie Wilson won the 2013 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Young Researcher for her work showing that targeted conservation efforts provide more effective protection of threatened species. Her research has revolutionized approaches to conservation spending by developing new tools that incorporate ecological, economic, and social factors to prioritize conservation. Dr. Wilson's insights are already informing conservation decisions globally, nationally, and locally by identifying the most cost-effective ways to balance land use and environmental protection.

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    UQ conservation scientist Dr. Kerrie Wilson won the 2013 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Young Researcher for her work showing that targeted conservation efforts provide more effective protection of threatened species. Her research has revolutionized approaches to conservation spending by developing new tools that incorporate ecological, economic, and social factors to prioritize conservation. Dr. Wilson's insights are already informing conservation decisions globally, nationally, and locally by identifying the most cost-effective ways to balance land use and environmental protection.

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    UQ conservation scientist Dr. Kerrie Wilson won the 2013 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Young Researcher for her work showing that targeted conservation efforts provide more effective protection of threatened species. Her research has revolutionized approaches to conservation spending by developing new tools that incorporate ecological, economic, and social factors to prioritize conservation. Dr. Wilson's insights are already informing conservation decisions globally, nationally, and locally by identifying the most cost-effective ways to balance land use and environmental protection.

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    UQ conservation scientist Dr. Kerrie Wilson won the 2013 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Young Researcher for her work showing that targeted conservation efforts provide more effective protection of threatened species. Her research has revolutionized approaches to conservation spending by developing new tools that incorporate ecological, economic, and social factors to prioritize conservation. Dr. Wilson's insights are already informing conservation decisions globally, nationally, and locally by identifying the most cost-effective ways to balance land use and environmental protection.

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    9/8/13

    UQ conservation scientist wins Eureka Prize - UQ News Online - The University of Queensland

    Published:06September2013

    UQconservationscientistwinsEurekaPrize
    Smart,targetedspendingprovidesmorebang forthebuckinprotectingthreatenedspecies, researchbyTheUniversityofQueensland'sDr KerrieWilsonhasshown. DrWilsonthisweekwonthe2013Eureka PrizeforOutstandingYoungResearcher. Herinsightsarehelpingtoprioritise conservationeffortsinBorneoandelsewhere inawaythatbalancescompetinglanduse demandsandtheprotectionofforeststooffset greenhousegasemissions. Overthepastfiveyears,DrWilsonhas revolutionisedapproachestoconservation spending,saidFrankHowarth,directorofthe AustralianMuseum,whichrunstheEureka Prizes. She'scombinedherecologicalbackground withtheoryandcomputingtocreatenewtools forconservationplanning.

    DrKerrieWilson...revolutionising approachestoconservationspending

    UQPresidentandViceChancellor,Professor PeterHj,congratulatedDrWilsononthewelldeservedrecognitionofherambitious,practicaland novelapproachtoconservation. DrWilsonillustrateshowpublicandprivatefundingofhighqualityresearchisagreatinvestment fortheenvironmentandsociety,hesaid. Herworkhasrevealedhowhundredsofmillionsofdollarsofprivateandpublicfundingcanbe savedbychangingthedecisionmakingframeworkforbiodiversityprotectionandhabitatrestoration. Ithasinformedgovernmentandnongovernmentconservationspendingatglobal,national,and locallevels,ProfessorHjsaid.


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    UQ conservation scientist wins Eureka Prize - UQ News Online - The University of Queensland

    DrWilsonsaidthatinthepast,manyenvironmentalscienceproblemswereneitherrigorously defined,norsolved. Thetransparentframeworksandmethodologiesthatwehavedeveloped,andcontinuetodevelopas partofmyAustralianResearchCouncilFutureFellowship,incorporatecomplexissuesthat previouslywereseenasimportantbutwerenotexplicitlyaccountedfor. Thisincludestakingaccountofsocioeconomiccontext,habitatdynamicsandecosystemservices, suchascarbonstorageandsequestrationofcarbondioxide. ThisEurekaPrizeisagreatendorsementoftheinnovativeinvestmentmodelsthatareresultingfrom collaborativeresearchintoglobalconservationchallenges,shesaid. Iamthrilledtobeabletobringconservationissuestolightinthisway. Eurekajudgingcriteriaincludesoriginality,scientificrigourandpotentialimpacts. DrWilson,fromUQ'sSchoolofBiologicalSciences,ischiefinvestigatorandUQNodeDirectorofthe EnvironmentalDecisionsHub(aNationalEnvironmentalResearchCentre,fundedwith$12million overfouryears)andoftheARCCentreofExcellenceforEnvironmentalDecisions($12millionover sevenyears). From2009to2012,DrWilsonwaschiefinvestigatoronanAustralianResearchCouncilproject involvingthreeofAustralia'slargestnongovernmentconservationorganisations:TheNature Conservancy,TheWildernessSocietyandGreeningAustralia. HerresearchhasbeenpublishedinjournalsincludingNature,Science,PLoSBiology,and ProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences. ShehaswonAustralianAcademyofScienceawards,aEuropeanCommissionfellowship,aNorman WettenhallFoundationGrant,aMillenniumEcosystemAssessmentFellowship,anAustralian PostgraduateAwardandPostdoctoralFellowship,anAustralianBicentennialScholarship(Menzies CentreofAustralianStudies,London)andaUQUniversityMedalandDean'sCommendation. DrWilson's$10,000OutstandingYoungResearcherEurekaPrizeissponsoredbyMacquarie University. AnotherEurekaPrize,forInfectiousDiseasesResearchissponsoredbytheAustralianInfectious DiseasesResearchCentre,whichisbasedatUQandtheQueenslandInstituteforMedicalResearch. AshortvideoonDrWilson'sworkishere. Contact:DrKerrieWilson,k.wilson2@uq.edu.au,ph+61733652829,+61432844
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    UQ conservation scientist wins Eureka Prize - UQ News Online - The University of Queensland

    079.KarenGillow,ARCCentreofExcellenceforEnvironmentalDecisions, k.gillow@uq.edu.au,+61402674409.

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