
Courtney Morgans
@c_l_morgans
Conservation Ecologist and Postdoc @UQ_CBCS @UQ_SEES | Interested in sustainability, social-ecological well-being, and impact evaluation.
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22-01-2014 03:47:11
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Closing our session today will be Dr Helen O'Neill on the “Ethical considerations in natural history film production and the need for industry-wide best practice”. Take it away Helen! #ValHWB #DICECON22

Potential negative effects of wildlife film production can be reduced by following some simple steps. Great presentation from Dr Helen O'Neill #DICECON22 #ValHWB

This brings the #ValHWB session to a close. Special thanks to all of our incredible presenters @lililutra , @fxzmra , Dr Jess C Fisher, Lindsey West , Michaela lo , Katherine McKee She/Her & Dr Helen O'Neill 👏 Stay tuned for a wrap up of #DICECON22 day 1 with Bob Smith at 16:00 BST

Engaging new video on the value of riparian buffers 🌳🌊🌳for tropical biodiversity 🌳🦧🪲🐘 based off our new paper led by Nick Deere . Spot the dung beetle on the river bank and the shout out to my own research on buffer microclimates 🔥💧! Papers 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=5BsdsA…

Really excited to share details of this Postdoc opportunity in my group Oxford Biology to assess the impact of seals on UK fisheries and using drones to examine population dynamics. All details in the link, please share, and contact me if interested. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…


Looking forward to this training workshop led by Nick Deere at UniversitasIndonesia in 2 weeks. Friends in Indonesia, please spread the word - 30 free places available.

Call for research collaborators: A systematic map of literature to examine local community participation in protected area law enforcement Suitable for MSc or PhD students, with availability between October 2022 and February 2023. Contact: [email protected]


Want to study a PhD on tropical biodiversity conservation issues in Indonesia? Two fully-funded @ARIES_DTP studentships are available to join my amazing Tropical Defaunation Hub team DICE Kent in 2023. International students welcome. Deadline 11th Jan 2023. 1/ aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships/?…


The SCB Social Science Working Group SCB Student Affairs Committee is hosting a webinar on Best Practices for Effective ScienceCommunication among Conservation Professionals. The speakers are stellar Kai Chan, Alia Dietsch & EJ Milner-Gulland. Register here eventbrite.com.au/e/best-practic…



PhD on “Role of marine ornamental fisheries in achieving net positive outcomes for nature and people” with @DrDavidLRoberts, Mahesh Poudyal, Joanna Murray, Matthew Bond and Donna Snellgrove. Submit by 11th Jan. Details here: findaphd.com/phds/project/r… Funded by @ARIES_DTP


If you're curious about the conceptual connections between the Doughnut, the Thriving Places Index, Seed Model, the SDGs and more. . . this #WellbeingEconomy report is just for you - really valuable work by Centre for Thriving Places (inactive) Carnegie UK centreforthrivingplaces.org/wp-content/upl…


In the lead up to the March 25th NSW state election the political debate has focused largely on PA expansion - but an effective koala conservation strategy must include regulation and private land conservation Jonathan Rhodes Courtney Morgans. Link to our letter: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…


In NSW the expansion of protected areas has helped to secure koala habitat but continued deforestation outside of PAs has counteracted these gains. In our new letter in Science Magazine, we discuss what needs to happen outside PAs to save the koala. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…



Glad to see our paper "Replanting unproductive palm oil with smallholder plantations can help achieve Sustainable Development Goals in Sumatra, Indonesia" now published in Communications Earth & Environment (nature.com/articles/s4324…). We respond to key questions related to Palm Oil production & SDGs 1/


Protected areas can lead to mixed outcomes for people 👩👩👧👦& forests🌳 in tropical countries. See our latest evaluation of >31,000 Indonesian villages 🌏in Conservation Letters , led by the amazing Courtney Morgans & Sophie Jago. DICE Kent UniversitasIndonesia Tropical Defaunation Hub 🧵/1


