Jessica is an interdisciplinary conservation scientist, with a focus onÌýevaluating the effectiveness of conservation actions to inform environmental management and policyÌýdecisions. She draws on ...
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ CEM Green Status of Ecosystems Task Force
Vue d'ensemble et description
Description:
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green Status of Ecosystems, which will provide an assessment of past, current and future recovery of ecosystems. In 2012, a resolution at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress called for a ...
Leadership de groupe
Jessica WALSH
Jessica is an interdisciplinary conservation scientist, with a focus on evaluating the effectiveness of conservation actions to inform environmental management and policy decisions. She draws on techniques from evidence-based conservation, systematic conservation planning, ecological modelling and social science to quantify the cost-effectiveness of actions and develop decision support tools to improve outcomes for biodiversity and ecosystems.
Her research has ranged from identifying barriers and solutions to knowledge exchange between conservation scientists and practitioners, invasive species management, data-limited fisheries and conservation of threatened birds, mammals and fish.
She is passionate about research that is useful and relevant to conservation policy and practice and has collaborated with conservation decision makers in the Australia, UK, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.
Measuring recovery is an essential aspect of ecosystem restoration, yet no standardized method to do this exists. This Task Force is working to develop the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green Status of Ecosystems, which will provide an assessment of past, current and future recovery of ecosystems.
Overview
In 2012, a resolution at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress called for a method to systematically assess successful conservation of species, ecosystems and protected areas (). The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ (GSS) have already been developed. Now, in the , is the perfect time to complete the resolution, by developing the methods for an Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green Status of Ecosystems (GSE).
The aims of the GSE Task Force is to:
- Develop a method to assess the current recovery status of an ecosystem;
- Develop a method to assess past conservation success and recovery potential for ecosystems which will form the basis for the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ GSE guidelines;
- Test and refine the proposed approach with 20+ case study ecosystems across terrestrial, freshwater and marine realms, from a spectrum of data-rich to data-limited examples.
The GSE would complement the Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) and the GSS. The intention would be to align the GSE as much as possible with the objectives, assessment methods and outputs of the GSS (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ 2021) but modified as required to address recovery of ecosystems.
Projects and Initiatives
Green Status of Ecosystem project: The task force is working to develop the Green Status of Ecosystems assessment methods, through workshops, expert consultations and case studies.
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Credit: Jessica Walsh, Eucalyptus Forest, Mount Cole State Forest, Victoria, Australia
Credit: Jess Rowland, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Credit: Jess Rowland, Bogong High Plains, Victoria, Australia
Photo: Jess Rowland
