Conservation Innovation Lab
A “data-for-decisions” management system to facilitate cost-efficiency in conservation interventions
A new publication in Conservation Science and Practice by Conservation Innovation Lab graduate Dr. Camila Guerrero Pineda, current PhD candidate Paola Sangolqui, Galapagos National Park director Javier Chafla, and Center
Highlights from Bloom 24 and COP16
CBO Director Leah Gerber had an amazing time at COP16 and Bloom 24 in Cali, Colombia! Leah spoke on the positive impact of mindfulness and self care when it comes to scientists
CBO’s 10th anniversary celebration
The Center for Biodiversity Outcomes held our 10-year anniversary event this April! We celebrated our decade of success, as well as developed plans for future work and the new needs
Prioritizing resource allocation to reduce adverse effects of pesticide risk for endangered species
Camila Guerrero-Pineda, a PhD candidate in the Conservation Innovation Lab, CBO faculty Gwen Iacona, Leah Gerber, and Steffen Eikenberry, and corporate partners from Bayer and Compliance Services International, recently published
Assisting adaptation in a changing world
Rebecca Snyder, a PhD student in the Conservation Innovation Lab, recently co-authored on a paper published in Frontiers in Environmental Science. The publication highlights assisted adaptation as a promising approach
A multi-taxonomic, trait-based framework for assessing macroplastic vulnerability
Recent Conservation Innovation Lab graduate Dr. Erin Murphy published a paper in Science of the Total Environment about plastic pollution and species vulnerability. Currently, little is known about the higher
Tradeoffs between mating effort and parenting effort in a polygynandrous mammal
Graduate student Caitlin Hawley has published her master's research on mating and parenting behavior dynamics in olive baboons. She found that male baboons experience a trade-off between courting sexually receptive
Wildlife should always be treated with caution and respect
Conservation Innovation Lab PhD candidate Katie Surrey was interviewed for an article on Outdoors.com regarding the recent boat attacks by orcas off the coast of Spain. Katie's dissertation focuses on
The plastic-scape: Applying seascape ecology to marine plastic pollution
Erin Murphy, Beth Polidoro, and Leah Gerber published a new manuscript in Frontiers in Marine Science that explores how principles from seascape ecology—a discipline that examines the spatial patterns and
Conservation awareness through social media
Social media has emerged as a powerful tool to inspire younger generations to value conservation. In their article in Springer Nature, recent graduates and Leah Gerber sought to understand the
Three ways to protect biodiversity today
The ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, in collaboration with the Conservation International Lab at ASU and Sustainable Earth, recently published a comprehensive article for conservationists of all ages and all places to help provide greater understanding of what they can do to be a protector of our planet’s biodiversity.
The complexity of the conservation-development nexus in Central African national parks and the perceptions of local populations
Dr. Simon Lhoest, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Conservation Innovation Lab, recently co-authored an article published in the Journal for Nature Conservation on the perceptions of national parks by local residents.