Professor Martine Maron

Martine is Professor of Environmental Management at The University of Queensland, Brisbane. As human pressures on biodiversity increase, her research identifies ways to minimise the damage – through sound impact mitigation, and effective restoration of habitats – and seeks to embed this knowledge into policy. A particular focus is the design and consequences of policies intended to compensate for the loss of nature, such as biodiversity offsetting and, more recently, the internationally popular concept of ‘nature positive’. Martine’s research group also works extensively on the conservation and restoration of Australia's woodlands and woodland birds, and wildlife management in Africa.

"More than ever, Australia needs the voices of independent experts who can speak freely about the biodiversity crisis, and what we must to do address it. The Biodiversity Council is so important in making those voices heard." - Martine Maron