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SUMMARY:~ From Carrots to Sticks ~   Conserving threatened avifauna with e
 cosystem management and market-based instruments - Alexandra Bell\, 1st yr
  grad
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CONTACT:Megan Cooper
DESCRIPTION:Market and policy failures are leading to an overexploitation 
 and degradation of ecosystems\, thereby constituting one of the primary re
 asons for species loss. In response to this problem\, governments are fost
 ering conservation activities that go beyond the creation of protected are
 as. This is done by ecosystem management approaches\, which aim to address
  biodiversity loss by targeting species habitats and stressors. In this co
 ntext\, market-based instruments (MBIs) that are economic incentives and d
 isincentives\, such as agri-environmental schemes or taxes\, are used to e
 ncourage conservation activities and internalize the cost of biodiversity 
 use. MBIs have the advantage of addressing the core of the problem\, namel
 y that biodiversity is currently traded as a free good. They provide a mor
 e cost-efficient way for reaching conservation objectives in contrast to t
 raditional top-down Command-And-Control regulations\, such as laws. Noneth
 eless\, the outcome of these instruments is currently difficult to predict
  and how different MBIs can be combined to gain the best possible conserva
 tion outcome remains unknown. Moreover\, it is not always clear how differ
 ent levels of management in forestry and agriculture actually impact habit
 at structure and thus species diversity. Thus\, there is a pressing need t
 o measure and predict management outcomes and success for effective conser
 vation policy. \nDuring my PhD\, I will test how different MBIs conserve a
 vifauna in agricultural and forest landscapes. I intend to understand how 
 (1) woodland management grants can maximize outcomes for bird conservation
  and simultaneously benefit local communities in the UK\; (2) increases in
  monetized government investments into subsidies for biodiversity will act
 ually lead to an increase in biodiversity conservation\; (3) ways in which
  different MBIs can be combined to better promote biodiversity conservatio
 n. My approach will be to collect field data in an existing woodland exper
 iment setup by the Forestry Commission England and the RSPB\, mine governm
 ent databases for economic and biodiversity data\, and draw upon remote-se
 nsing technology to measure management outcomes.\n
LOCATION:Sainsbury Laboratory
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