The University of Queensland

Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity

Sonter, Laura J., Dade, Marie C., Watson, James E. M. and Valenta, Rick K. (2020). Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4174, 4174. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17928-5

Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve no net loss goals

Sonter, Laura J., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Watson, James E. M., Jones, Julia P. G., Kiesecker, Joseph M., Costa, Hugo M., Bennun, Leon, Edwards, Stephen, Grantham, Hedley S., Griffiths, Victoria F., Jones, Kendall, Sochi, Kei, Puydarrieux, Philippe, Quétier, Fabien, Rainer, Helga, Rainey, Hugo, Roe, Dilys, Satar, Musnanda, Soares-Filho, Britaldo S., Starkey, Malcolm, ten Kate, Kerry, Victurine, Ray, von Hase, Amrei, Wells, Jessie A. and Maron, Martine (2020). Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve no net loss goals. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 2072, 2072. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in conservation science

Sonter, Laura J., Ali, Saleem H. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in conservation science. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285 (1892) 20181926, 20181926. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.1926

Carbon emissions due to deforestation for the production of charcoal used in Brazil's steel industry

Sonter, Laura J., Barrett, Damian J., Moran, Chris J. and Soares-Filho, Britaldo S. (2015). Carbon emissions due to deforestation for the production of charcoal used in Brazil's steel industry. Nature Climate Change, 5 (4), 359-363. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2515

Offsetting the impacts of mining to achieve no net loss of native vegetation

Sonter, L. J., Barrett, D. J. and Soares-Filho, B. S. (2014). Offsetting the impacts of mining to achieve no net loss of native vegetation. Conservation Biology, 28 (4), 1068-1076. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12260

Global demand for steel drives extensive land-use change in Brazil's Iron Quadrangle

Sonter, Laura J., Barrett, Damian J., Soares-Filho, Britaldo S. and Moran, Chris J. (2014). Global demand for steel drives extensive land-use change in Brazil's Iron Quadrangle. Global Environmental Change, 26 (1), 63-72. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.03.014

OVERLAPPING AND INTERACTING WATER AND LAND RISKS IN MINING REGIONS

Kunz, Nadja C., Sonter, Laura J. and Moran, Chris J. (2022). OVERLAPPING AND INTERACTING WATER AND LAND RISKS IN MINING REGIONS. Routledge Handbook of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development. (pp. 349-366) London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781003001317-22

Multiple facets of biodiversity are threatened by mining‐induced land‐use change in the Brazilian Amazon

Lloyd, Thomas J., Oliveira, Ubirajara, Soares‐Filho, Britaldo S., Fuller, Richard A., Butt, Nathalie, Ascher, John S., Barbosa, João Paulo Peixoto Pena, Batista, João Aguiar Nogueira, Brescovit, Antonio D., de Carvalho, Claudio J. B., De Marco, Paulo, Ferro, Viviane Gianluppi, Leite, Felipe Sá Fortes, Löwenberg‐Neto, Peter, Paglia, Adriano Pereira, de Rezende, Daniella Teixeira, Santos, Adalberto J., Silva, Daniel Paiva, de Vasconcelos, Marcelo Ferreira and Sonter, Laura J. (2023). Multiple facets of biodiversity are threatened by mining‐induced land‐use change in the Brazilian Amazon. Diversity and Distributions, 29 (9), 1190-1204. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13753

How to fuel an energy transition with ecologically responsible mining

Sonter, Laura J., Maron, Martine, Bull, Joseph W., Giljum, Stefan, Luckeneder, Sebastian, Maus, Victor, McDonald-Madden, Eve, Northey, Stephen A., Sánchez, Luis E., Valenta, Rick, Visconti, Piero, Werner, Tim T. and Watson, James E. M. (2023). How to fuel an energy transition with ecologically responsible mining. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (35) e2307006120, 1-3. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2307006120

Evaluating the impact of biodiversity offsetting on native vegetation

zu Ermgassen, Sophus O. S. E., Devenish, Katie, Simmons, B. Alexander, Gordon, Ascelin, Jones, Julia P. G., Maron, Martine, Schulte to Bühne, Henrike, Sharma, Roshan, Sonter, Laura J., Strange, Niels, Ward, Michelle and Bull, Joseph W. (2023). Evaluating the impact of biodiversity offsetting on native vegetation. Global Change Biology, 29 (15), 4397-4411. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16801

Retaining natural vegetation to safeguard biodiversity and humanity

Simmonds, Jeremy S., Suarez‐Castro, Andres Felipe, Reside, April E., Watson, James E.M., Allan, James R., Atkinson, Scott C., Borrelli, Pasquale, Dudley, Nigel, Edwards, Stephen, Fuller, Richard A., Game, Edward T., Linke, Simon, Maxwell, Sean L., Panagos, Panos, Puydarrieux, Philippe, Quétier, Fabien, Runting, Rebecca K., Santini, Talitha, Sonter, Laura J. and Maron, Martine (2023). Retaining natural vegetation to safeguard biodiversity and humanity. Conservation Biology, 37 (3) e14040, 1-16. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14040

Optimal allocation of nature‐based solutions to achieve climate mitigation and adaptation goals

Villarreal‐Rosas, Jaramar, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Sonter, Laura J., Possingham, Hugh P. and Vogl, Adrian L. (2023). Optimal allocation of nature‐based solutions to achieve climate mitigation and adaptation goals. People and Nature, 5 (3), 1034-1045. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10481

Global assessment of the biodiversity safeguards of development banks that finance infrastructure

Narain, Divya, Sonter, Laura J., Lechner, Alex Mark, Watson, James E.M., Simmonds, Jeremy S. and Maron, Martine (2023). Global assessment of the biodiversity safeguards of development banks that finance infrastructure. Conservation Biology, 37 (4) e14095, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14095

Assessing impacts of mining on provisioning ecosystem services in a culturally diverse landscape of Western Cape York, Australia

Boldy, Robyn, Annandale, Mark, Erskine, Peter D. and Sonter, Laura J. (2023). Assessing impacts of mining on provisioning ecosystem services in a culturally diverse landscape of Western Cape York, Australia. Landscape Ecology. doi: 10.1007/s10980-023-01745-4

Conservation implications and opportunities of mining activities for terrestrial mammal habitat

Sonter, Laura J., Lloyd, Thomas J., Kearney, Stephen G., Di Marco, Moreno, O'Bryan, Christopher J., Valenta, Richard K. and Watson, James E. M. (2022). Conservation implications and opportunities of mining activities for terrestrial mammal habitat. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (12) e12806, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/csp2.12806

A pantropical assessment of deforestation caused by industrial mining

Giljum, Stefan, Maus, Victor, Kuschnig, Nikolas, Luckeneder, Sebastian, Tost, Michael, Sonter, Laura J. and Bebbington, Anthony J. (2022). A pantropical assessment of deforestation caused by industrial mining. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119 (38) e2118273119, 1-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2118273119

Strategic planning to mitigate mining impacts on protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon

Siqueira-Gay, Juliana, Metzger, Jean Paul, Sánchez, Luis E. and Sonter, Laura J. (2022). Strategic planning to mitigate mining impacts on protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon. Nature Sustainability, 5 (10), 853-860. doi: 10.1038/s41893-022-00921-9

Quantifying the “avoided” biodiversity impacts associated with economic development

Bull, Joseph W, Sonter, Laura J, Gordon, Ascelin, Maron, Martine, Narain, Divya, Reside, April E, Sánchez, Luis E, Shumway, Nicole, von Hase, Amrei and Quétier, Fabien (2022). Quantifying the “avoided” biodiversity impacts associated with economic development. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 20 (6), 370-378. doi: 10.1002/fee.2496

The impacts of land use change on flood protection services among multiple beneficiaries

Villarreal-Rosas, Jaramar, Wells, Jessie A., Sonter, Laura J., Possingham, Hugh P. and Rhodes, Jonathan R. (2022). The impacts of land use change on flood protection services among multiple beneficiaries. Science of the Total Environment, 806 (Pt 2) 150577, 150577. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150577

Aligning ecological compensation policies with the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to achieve real net gain in biodiversity

Simmonds, Jeremy S., Hase, Amrei, Quétier, Fabien, Brownlie, Susie, Maron, Martine, Possingham, Hugh P., Souquet, Mathieu, zu Ermgassen, Sophus O. S. E., ten Kate, Kerry, Costa, Hugo M. and Sonter, Laura J. (2022). Aligning ecological compensation policies with the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to achieve real net gain in biodiversity. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (3) e12634. doi: 10.1111/csp2.12634

Trade-offs between efficiency, equality and equity in restoration for flood protection

Villarreal-Rosas, Jaramar, Vogl, Adrian L, Sonter, Laura J, Possingham, Hugh P and Rhodes, Jonathan R (2022). Trade-offs between efficiency, equality and equity in restoration for flood protection. Environmental Research Letters, 17 (1) 014001, 014001. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac3797

Understanding the impacts of mining on ecosystem services through a systematic review

Boldy, Robyn, Santini, Talitha, Annandale, Mark, Erskine, Peter D. and Sonter, Laura J. (2021). Understanding the impacts of mining on ecosystem services through a systematic review. Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal, 8 (1), 457-466. doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2020.12.005

Increasing decision relevance of ecosystem service science

Mandle, Lisa, Shields-Estrada, Analisa, Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Mitchell, Matthew G. E., Bremer, Leah L., Gourevitch, Jesse D., Hawthorne, Peter, Johnson, Justin A., Robinson, Brian E., Smith, Jeffrey R., Sonter, Laura J., Verutes, Gregory M., Vogl, Adrian L., Daily, Gretchen C. and Ricketts, Taylor H. (2021). Increasing decision relevance of ecosystem service science. Nature Sustainability, 4 (2), 161-169. doi: 10.1038/s41893-020-00625-y

Do conservation covenants consider the delivery of ecosystem services?

Archibald, Carla L., Dade, Marie C., Sonter, Laura J., Bell-James, Justine, Boldy, Robyn, Cano, Beatriz, Friedman, Rachel S., Siqueira, Flavia Freire, Metzger, Jean Paul, Fitzsimons, James A. and Rhodes, Jonathan R. (2021). Do conservation covenants consider the delivery of ecosystem services?. Environmental Science and Policy, 115, 99-107. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.08.016

Reflections on solid Earth research

Kodaira, Shuichi, Seton, Maria, Sonter, Laura J., Till, Christy B. and Williams, Helen M. (2021). Reflections on solid Earth research. Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, 2 (1), 21-25. doi: 10.1038/s43017-020-00127-7

Advancing systematic conservation planning for ecosystem services

Villarreal-Rosas, Jaramar, Sonter, Laura J., Runting, Rebecca K., López-Cubillos, Sofía, Dade, Marie C., Possingham, Hugh P. and Rhodes, Jonathan R. (2020). Advancing systematic conservation planning for ecosystem services. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 35 (12), 1129-1139. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.08.016

Proposed legislation to mine Brazil's Indigenous lands will threaten Amazon forests and their valuable ecosystem services

Siqueira-Gay, Juliana, Soares-Filho, Britaldo, Sanchez, Luis E., Oviedo, Antonio and Sonter, Laura J. (2020). Proposed legislation to mine Brazil's Indigenous lands will threaten Amazon forests and their valuable ecosystem services. One Earth, 3 (3), 356-362. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.08.008

Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity

Sonter, Laura J., Dade, Marie C., Watson, James E. M. and Valenta, Rick K. (2020). Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4174, 4174. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17928-5

Exploring potential impacts of mining on forest loss and fragmentation within a biodiverse region of Brazil's northeastern Amazon

Siqueira-Gay, Juliana, Sonter, Laura J. and Sánchez, Luis E. (2020). Exploring potential impacts of mining on forest loss and fragmentation within a biodiverse region of Brazil's northeastern Amazon. Resources Policy, 67 101662, 101662. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101662

Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat

Ward, Michelle, Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Radford, James Q., Williams, Brooke A., Reside, April E., Macdonald, Stewart L., Mayfield, Helen J., Maron, Martine, Possingham, Hugh P., Vine, Samantha J., O’Connor, James L., Massingham, Emily J., Greenville, Aaron C., Woinarski, John C. Z., Garnett, Stephen T., Lintermans, Mark, Scheele, Ben C., Carwardine, Josie, Nimmo, Dale G., Lindenmayer, David B., Kooyman, Robert M., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Sonter, Laura J. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (10), 1321-1326. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1251-1

Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve no net loss goals

Sonter, Laura J., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Watson, James E. M., Jones, Julia P. G., Kiesecker, Joseph M., Costa, Hugo M., Bennun, Leon, Edwards, Stephen, Grantham, Hedley S., Griffiths, Victoria F., Jones, Kendall, Sochi, Kei, Puydarrieux, Philippe, Quétier, Fabien, Rainer, Helga, Rainey, Hugo, Roe, Dilys, Satar, Musnanda, Soares-Filho, Britaldo S., Starkey, Malcolm, ten Kate, Kerry, Victurine, Ray, von Hase, Amrei, Wells, Jessie A. and Maron, Martine (2020). Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve no net loss goals. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 2072, 2072. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

Effects of spatial autocorrelation and sampling design on estimates of protected area effectiveness

Negret, Pablo J., Di‐Marco, Moreno, Sonter, Laura J., Rhodes, Jonathan, Possingham, Hugh P. and Maron, Martine (2020). Effects of spatial autocorrelation and sampling design on estimates of protected area effectiveness. Conservation Biology, 34 (6) cobi.13522, 1452-1462. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13522

Conserving ecosystem services and biodiversity: measuring the tradeoffs involved in splitting conservation budgets

Watson, Keri B., Galford, Gillian L., Sonter, Laura J. and Ricketts, Taylor H. (2020). Conserving ecosystem services and biodiversity: measuring the tradeoffs involved in splitting conservation budgets. Ecosystem Services, 42 101063, 101063. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101063

Renewable energy development threatens many globally important biodiversity areas

Rehbein, Jose A., Watson, James E. M., Lane, Joe L., Sonter, Laura J., Venter, Oscar, Atkinson, Scott C. and Allan, James R. (2020). Renewable energy development threatens many globally important biodiversity areas. Global Change Biology, 26 (5) gcb.15067, 3040-3051. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15067

Global no net loss of natural ecosystems

Maron, Martine, Simmonds, Jeremy S., Watson, James E. M., Sonter, Laura J., Bennun, Leon, Griffiths, Victoria F., Quétier, Fabien, von Hase, Amrei, Edwards, Stephen, Rainey, Hugo, Bull, Joseph W., Savy, Conrad E., Victurine, Ray, Kiesecker, Joseph, Puydarrieux, Philippe, Stevens, Todd, Cozannet, Naïg and Jones, Julia P. G. (2019). Global no net loss of natural ecosystems. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (1), 46-49. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-1067-z

Moving from biodiversity offsets to a target-based approach for ecological compensation

Simmonds, Jeremy S., Sonter, Laura J., Watson, James E. M., Bennun, Leon, Costa, Hugo M., Dutson, Guy, Edwards, Stephen, Grantham, Hedley, Griffiths, Victoria F., Jones, Julia P. G., Kiesecker, Joseph, Possingham, Hugh P., Puydarrieux, Philippe, Quetier, Fabien, Rainer, Helga, Rainey, Hugo, Roe, Dilys, Savy, Conrad E., Souquet, Mathieu, ten Kate, Kerry, Victurine, Ray, von Hase, Amrei and Maron, Martine (2019). Moving from biodiversity offsets to a target-based approach for ecological compensation. Conservation Letters, 13 (2) e12695. doi: 10.1111/conl.12695

Net gain: seeking better outcomes for local people when mitigating biodiversity loss from development

Jones, Julia Patricia Gordon, Bull, Joseph William, Roe, Dilys, Baker, Julia, Griffiths, Victoria Frances, Starkey, Malcolm, Sonter, Laura Jane and Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2019). Net gain: seeking better outcomes for local people when mitigating biodiversity loss from development. One Earth, 1 (2), 195-201. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2019.09.007

Offsetting impacts of development on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Sonter, Laura J., Gordon, Ascelin, Archibald, Carla, Simmonds, Jeremy S., Ward, Michelle, Metzger, Jean Paul, Rhodes, Jonathan R. and Maron, Martine (2019). Offsetting impacts of development on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Ambio, 49 (4), 892-902. doi: 10.1007/s13280-019-01245-3

Emerging evidence that armed conflict and coca cultivation influence deforestation patterns

Negret, Pablo Jose, Sonter, Laura, Watson, James E.M., Possingham, Hugh P., Jones, Kendall R., Suarez, Cesar, Ochoa-Quintero, Jose Manuel and Maron, Martine (2019). Emerging evidence that armed conflict and coca cultivation influence deforestation patterns. Biological Conservation, 239 108176, 108176. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.07.021

Who benefits from ecosystem services? Analysing recreational moose hunting in Vermont, USA

Grima, Nelson, Fisher, Brendan, Ricketts, Taylor H. and Sonter, Laura J. (2019). Who benefits from ecosystem services? Analysing recreational moose hunting in Vermont, USA. Oryx, 53 (4), 1-9. doi: 10.1017/s003060531800145x

The climate sensitivity of carbon, timber, and species richness covaries with forest age in boreal–temperate North America

Thom, Dominik, Golivets, Marina, Edling, Laura, Meigs, Garrett W., Gourevitch, Jesse D., Sonter, Laura J., Galford, Gillian L. and Keeton, William S. (2019). The climate sensitivity of carbon, timber, and species richness covaries with forest age in boreal–temperate North America. Global Change Biology, 25 (7), 2446-2458. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14656

Effects of human demand on conservation planning for biodiversity and ecosystem services

Watson, Keri B., Galford, Gillian L., Sonter, Laura J., Koh, Insu and Ricketts, Taylor H. (2019). Effects of human demand on conservation planning for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Conservation Biology, 33 (4), 942-952. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13276

Quantifying habitat losses and gains made by U.S. Species Conservation Banks to improve compensation policies and avoid perverse outcomes

Sonter, Laura J., Barnes, Megan, Matthews, Jeffrey W. and Maron, Martine (2019). Quantifying habitat losses and gains made by U.S. Species Conservation Banks to improve compensation policies and avoid perverse outcomes. Conservation Letters, 12 (3) e12629, e12629. doi: 10.1111/conl.12629

Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in conservation science

Sonter, Laura J., Ali, Saleem H. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in conservation science. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285 (1892) 20181926, 20181926. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.1926

Biodiversity offsets may miss opportunities to mitigate impacts on ecosystem services

Sonter, Laura J., Gourevitch, Jesse, Koh, Insu, Nicholson, Charles C., Richardson, Leif L., Schwartz, Aaron J., Singh, Nitin K., Watson, Keri B., Maron, Martine and Ricketts, Taylor H. (2018). Biodiversity offsets may miss opportunities to mitigate impacts on ecosystem services. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 16 (3), 143-148. doi: 10.1002/fee.1781

Mining drives extensive deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Sonter, Laura J, Herrera, Diego, Barrett, Damian J, Galford, Gillian L, Moran, Chris J and Soares-Filho, Britaldo S (2017). Mining drives extensive deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 1013, 1-7. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00557-w

Biodiversity offsetting in dynamic landscapes: influence of regulatory context and counterfactual assumptions on achievement of no net loss

Sonter, L. J., Tomsett, N., Wu, D. and Maron, M. (2017). Biodiversity offsetting in dynamic landscapes: influence of regulatory context and counterfactual assumptions on achievement of no net loss. Biological Conservation, 206, 314-319. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.11.025

Multi-site interactions: understanding the offsite impacts of land use change on the supply and use of ecosystem services

Sonter, Laura J., Johnson, Justin A., Nicolson, Charles C., Richardson, Leif L., Watson, Keri B. and Ricketts, Taylor H. (2017). Multi-site interactions: understanding the offsite impacts of land use change on the supply and use of ecosystem services. Ecosystem Services, 23, 158-164. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.12.012

Disaggregating the evidence linking biodiversity and ecosystem services

Ricketts, Taylor H., Watson, Keri B., Koh, Insu, Ellis, Alicia M., Nicholson, Charles C., Posner, Stephen, Richardson, Leif L. and Sonter, Laura J. (2016). Disaggregating the evidence linking biodiversity and ecosystem services. Nature Communications, 7 (13106) 13106. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13106

Spatial and temporal dynamics and value of nature-based recreation, estimated via social media

Sonter, Laura J., Watson, Keri B., Wood, Spencer A. and Ricketts, Taylor H. (2016). Spatial and temporal dynamics and value of nature-based recreation, estimated via social media. PLoS One, 11 (9) e0162372, e0162372. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162372

Review of Modeling of Land-Use and Ecological Dynamics, edited by Dan Malkinson, Danny Czamanski,and Itzhak Benenson. 2013. Series: Cities and Nature. Heidelberg, Germany and New York: Springer. 193 + viii. ISBN: 978-3-642-40198-5

Sonter, Laura J. (2015). Review of Modeling of Land-Use and Ecological Dynamics, edited by Dan Malkinson, Danny Czamanski,and Itzhak Benenson. 2013. Series: Cities and Nature. Heidelberg, Germany and New York: Springer. 193 + viii. ISBN: 978-3-642-40198-5. Journal of Regional Science, 55 (4), 679-681. doi: 10.1111/jors.12214

Will passive protection save Congo forests?

Galford, Gillian L., Soares-Filho, Britaldo S., Sonter, Laura J. and Laporte, Nadine (2015). Will passive protection save Congo forests?. PLos One, 10 (6) e0128473, e0128473.1-e0128473.19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128473

Carbon emissions due to deforestation for the production of charcoal used in Brazil's steel industry

Sonter, Laura J., Barrett, Damian J., Moran, Chris J. and Soares-Filho, Britaldo S. (2015). Carbon emissions due to deforestation for the production of charcoal used in Brazil's steel industry. Nature Climate Change, 5 (4), 359-363. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2515

Processes of land use change in mining regions

Sonter, Laura J., Moran, Chris J., Barrett, Damian J. and Soares-Filho, Britaldo S. (2014). Processes of land use change in mining regions. Journal of Cleaner Production, 84 (1), 494-501. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.084

Offsetting the impacts of mining to achieve no net loss of native vegetation

Sonter, L. J., Barrett, D. J. and Soares-Filho, B. S. (2014). Offsetting the impacts of mining to achieve no net loss of native vegetation. Conservation Biology, 28 (4), 1068-1076. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12260

Global demand for steel drives extensive land-use change in Brazil's Iron Quadrangle

Sonter, Laura J., Barrett, Damian J., Soares-Filho, Britaldo S. and Moran, Chris J. (2014). Global demand for steel drives extensive land-use change in Brazil's Iron Quadrangle. Global Environmental Change, 26 (1), 63-72. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.03.014

A Land System Science meta-analysis suggests we underestimate intensive land uses in land use change dynamics

Sonter, L. J., Barrett, D. J., Moran, C. J. and Soares-Filho, B. S. (2013). A Land System Science meta-analysis suggests we underestimate intensive land uses in land use change dynamics. Journal of Land Use Science, 10 (2), 191-204. doi: 10.1080/1747423X.2013.871356

Modeling the impact of revegetation on regional water quality: a collective approach to manage the cumulative impacts of mining in the Bowen Basin, Australia

Sonter, L. J., Moran, C. J. and Barrett, D. J. (2013). Modeling the impact of revegetation on regional water quality: a collective approach to manage the cumulative impacts of mining in the Bowen Basin, Australia. Resources Policy, 38 (4), 670-677. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2013.02.007

Using the multiple capitals framework to connect indicators of regional cumulative impacts of mining and pastoralism in the Murray Darling Basin, Australia

Moran, C. J., Franks, D. M. and Sonter, L. J. (2013). Using the multiple capitals framework to connect indicators of regional cumulative impacts of mining and pastoralism in the Murray Darling Basin, Australia. Resources Policy, 38 (4), 733-744. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2013.01.002

Assessing rainforest restoration: the value of buffer strips for the recovery of rainforest remnants in Australia’s wet tropics

Sonter, Laura J., Metcalfe, Daniel and Mayfield, Margaret M. (2011). Assessing rainforest restoration: the value of buffer strips for the recovery of rainforest remnants in Australia’s wet tropics. Pacific Conservation Biology, 16 (4), 274-288.

Do we underestimate intensive drivers of land use land cover change?

Sonter, Laura J., Barrett, Damian J., Moran, Chris J. and Soares-Filho, Britaldo (2013). Do we underestimate intensive drivers of land use land cover change?. AAG Annual Meeting 2013, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 9-13 April 2013.

Mining, deforestation and conservation opportunities: a case study of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero land use change dynamics

Sonter, Laura Jane, Barrett, Damian, Moran, Chris and Soares-Filho, Britaldo (2013). Mining, deforestation and conservation opportunities: a case study of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero land use change dynamics. XVI Simpósio Brasileiro de Sensoriamento Remoto, Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil, 13-18 April 2013. São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil: INPE.

Environmental offsets: understanding cost/benefit trade-offs at the landscape scale

Barrett, D. J., Wettle, M., Sonter, L. J., Franks, D. M. and Almarza, A. (2011). Environmental offsets: understanding cost/benefit trade-offs at the landscape scale. Sustainable Development Conference 2011 (SD2011), Mackay, Australia, 24-26 October 2011.

Renewable energy can save the natural world – but if we’re not careful, it will also hurt it

Sonter, Laura, Watson, James and Valenta, Richard (2020, 09 02). Renewable energy can save the natural world – but if we’re not careful, it will also hurt it The Conversation

Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke

Ward, Michelle, Greenville, Aaron, Reside, April, Tulloch, Ayesha, Williams, Brooke, Massingham, Emily, Mayfield, Helen, Possingham, Hugh, Watson, James, Radford, Jim and Sonter, Laura (2020, 01 19). Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke The Conversation

Global driving forces of intensive land use change from steel production in Brazil’s Iron Quadrangle

Sonter, Laura J. (2014). Global driving forces of intensive land use change from steel production in Brazil’s Iron Quadrangle. PhD Thesis, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.1034

Quantitative approach to improving the business of biodiversity investment: final report

Barrett, Damian, Sonter, Laura, Almarza, Anthony, Franks, Daniel M., Moran, Chris, Cohen, Tamar and Hedemann, Chris (2011). Quantitative approach to improving the business of biodiversity investment: final report. ACARP Project Number: C17030 Brisbane, Australia: Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry, Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland.