Centre for Innovative Conservation Strategies
The challenges facing biodiversity conservation are becoming increasingly complex. The Centre for Innovative Conservation Strategies was established in 2005 to facilitate scientific research and good conservation outcomes. We bring together leading researchers and scientists from a broad range of fields and disciplines, such as: ecology, conservation biology, wildlife management, genetics, planning, and the social sciences.
In this changing world, we need a fresh and innovative approach to protected areas and their role in broader conservation and development agendas. This approach demands the maintenance and enhancement of our core conservation goals, equitably integrating them with the interests of all affected people. In this way the synergy between conservation, the maintenance of life support systems and sustainable development is forged (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources World Parks Congress 2003)
Our researchers are actively engaged in cooperative partnerships: locally, nationally and internationally. Our goal is to assist with collaborative and engagement strategies that bring together researchers, policy makers, government agencies and the community to develop innovative ways to achieve biodiversity conservation.
The threats to biodiversity conservation include:
- The growth of urban and peri-urbanisation
- The clearing and alteration of habitats
- Invasive species, such as weeds and feral animals
- Climate change
- Fire
The scale, complexity and implication of these threats require the gathering of good ecological baseline data, along with changes over time, and the development of effective tools to enhance biodiversity outcomes.
