Laura Veverka
A5088662668- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
- Coastal and Marine Management
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Marine and fisheries research
- Agricultural and Environmental Management
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability
- International Development and Aid
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Marine animal studies overview
World Wildlife Fund
2021-2024
In a marine environment that is rapidly changing due to anthropogenic activities and climate change, area-based management tools are often used mitigate threats conserve biodiversity. Marine protected areas (MPAs) amongst the most widespread recognized conservation worldwide, however, MPAs alone inadequate address environmental crisis. The promotion of other effective measures (OECMs) under draft Target 3 Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, i.e., conserving 30% by 2030, holds promise...
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely used for ocean conservation, yet the relative impacts of various types MPAs poorly understood. We estimated on fish biomass from no-take and multiple-use (fished) MPAs, employing a rigorous matched counterfactual design with global dataset >14,000 surveys in around 216 MPAs. Both generated positive conservation outcomes to no protection (58.2% 12.6% increases, respectively), smaller differences between two MPA when controlling additional confounding...
Globally, marine protected area (MPA) objectives have increasingly shifted from a primary focus on maintaining ecosystems through prohibiting extractive activities, to more equitable approaches that address the needs of both people and nature. This has led MPAs with diverse array fisheries restrictions recent debate type contribute achieving biodiversity goals. Here we use global dataset 172 (representing 31 nations) alongside nine detailed case study (from Australia, Belize, Cambodia,...
Despite increasing recognition of the need for more diverse and equitable representation in sciences, it is unclear whether measurable progress has been made. Here, we examine trends authorship coral reef science from 1,677 articles published over past 16 years (2003–2018) find that while authors are women (from 18 to 33%) non-OECD nations 4 13%) have increased time, slow achieving representation. For example, at current rate, would take two decades female reach 50%. Given there countries,...
The intersection of potential global targets and commitments for ocean conservation with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has resulted an opportunity to rethink future marine area-based tools, particularly protected conserved areas (MPCAs).As MPCAs continue provide essential ecological, social economic services, current approaches establishing managing these require understanding factors that drive pressures they face.We briefly review their status pre-pandemic overview impacts informed...
Mangrove forests are increasingly recognized as a natural bulwark against the impacts of climate change. They provide an array ecosystem services, including coastal protection, fishery enhancement, and carbon storage. Yet, over one million hectares have been lost since 1990 (FAO, 2020). To reverse this decline, mangrove restoration conservation key.
Restoration is a key component of global and national efforts to combat ecosystem degradation, reduce biodiversity loss, adapt climate change, there currently an impetus scale-up restoration efforts. However, our ability track progress towards targets limited by the lack consistent standardized data on objectives, interventions, outcomes. To address this, collaboration conservation practitioners scientists from around world have developed The Mangrove Tracker Tool (MRTT), application record...