Professor Jonathan Rhodes
Faculty of Science,
School of Biology & Environmental Science
Biography
Jonathan is an environmental scientist who works on identifying policy and planning solutions to global, regional, and national biodiversity conservation and sustainability challenges. He tackles these problems using spatial mathematical models and decision analysis and draws on his expertise in ecology, mathematics, and economics to integrate across disciplines. Jonathan is particularly interested in research that informs policy to achieve environmental, social, and economic outcomes. His work has made major contributions to our understanding of the effect of landscape change and climate change on biodiversity and ecosystem services and the policy responses required, including protected area planning, incentives for private land conservation, and biodiversity offsets. He has also played a significant role in improving our understanding of the value of monitoring to inform environmental decision making. He currently holds an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship where he is working on the implications of globalisation, through processes such as international trade, on policy solutions for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Prior to joining the Queensland University of Technology in 2024 Jonathan was at the University of Queensland for 15 years.Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Personal details
Positions
- Professor in Applied Ecology/ Capacity Building Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Biology & Environmental Science
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Queensland)
Experience
Jonathan’s work in highly applied and he works extensively with end-users of research to co-develop and implement policy-relevant research. He works extensively with Federal, State, and Local Governments and Non-Governmental Organisations. He has particularly had significant impacts on koala conservation policy in Australia. This includes Chair of the Queensland Koala Expert Panel that led to substantial policy reforms for koala conservation in South East Queensland. Jonathan also contributes to international environmental policy processes and is currently a Lead Author on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Nexus Assessment. Policy references to Jonathan’s publications can be seen here.
Publications
Research outputs by year
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