Prioritising habitat restoration for biodiversity and ecosystem service outcomes

Abstract:: Global declines in biodiversity and degradation of ecosystem services will increase with climate change. The costs and benefits of integrating the protection of biodiversity and the mitigation of climate change are poorly understood. We need to identify where habitat should be restored at regional, national, and global scales to cost-effectively sequester and store carbon and also conserve biodiversity. New theory and decision support tools will be developed to inform where and when habitat restoration should occur. The cost-savings from safeguarding ecosystem services and biodiversity simultaneously will be determined, along with new science to inform climate change and biodiversity conservation policies.
Grant type:: ARC Future Fellowships
Funded by:: Australian Research Council

The University of Queensland