Daniel Beaver

Daniel is the director of the Centre for Conservation Geography, and an adjunct research fellow at the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science at the University of Queensland.

He has over 20 years of experience in the theory and practice of systematic conservation planning both on land and in the ocean. Daniel’s primary research focus since 2004 has been planning for Australia’s marine protected area and marine sanctuary network.

Dr Anne Boothroyd

Anne is a Conservation Scientist at the Centre for Conservation Geography and Casual Staff Member in the School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences at the University of Tasmania. She holds a PhD in Conservation Planning from the University of Tasmania, where her research focused on advancing marine protection in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean in support of the Pew Charitable Trusts and Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition’s Antarctic marine protected area planning campaigns. Anne’s research uses spatial analysis to produce maps and reports that communicate the distribution of ecological values, human uses, and threats in marine environments, to support strategic campaign planning, stakeholder communication and informed decision-making to enhance Australian marine conservation.

Carol Booth

Carol is a science and nature writer and conservation policy adviser who has worked for the environmental NGO sector for more than 20 years, with a strong focus on nature conservation, invasive species and water issues. With doctorates in biology and environmental philosophy, Carol also has a keen research interest n the nature of motivations for nature conservation. She is proficient at both popular and technical writing and is accredited by the Institute of Professional Editors.

Lucinda Douglass

Lucinda Douglass is a senior conservation scientist at the Centre for Conservation Geography and an honorary fellow at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland. She has 20 years experience researching and advocating for effective biodiversity conservation. Her focus for the past decade has been marine protected area planning in the Southern Ocean and conservation research in outback Australia. She brings to the team GIS expertise, spatial planning, knowledge of Southern Ocean biogeography and ecology and experience within CCAMLR planning processes.