Emma Cary – SAGES

Theme: Transformations in Society and Environmental Policy

Department / group: School of Geosciences

Institution URL: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/

Personal URL: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/people/e.cary.22

Google Scholar URL: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=YVfXsV8AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&gmla=AJsN-F7g2-ZEOvfoGSiKNdBDYHNQKbBno5_WsWNy9X7zHD6X6PH0N82jOOCqg8vs71dMo_EqyCV2uwoYaAyw8cVUc9j1HEtSL4QJ8_EaDxocMSZTSH_O5SY

Research interests:

Biodiversity conservation
Social-ecological systems
The interaction between science, policy and discourse
Using social science to improve conservation outcomes

Career history:

Current – Doctoral Researcher, QUADRAT DTP, Geography & Environment / School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen
2021-2022 – Policy Advisor (UK government), Agricultural Transition
2017-2021 – Environmental Policy Analyst
2014-2017 – Conservation Officer, UK Overseas Territories

2012 – 2013 MSC CONSERVATION BIOLOGY (DISTINCTION), DURRELL INSTITUTE OF CONSERVATION & ECOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF KENT

2005 – 2009 MA(HONS) SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY WITH DEVELOPMENT (FIRST CLASS), UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

Active research projects:

Title: ‘Understanding stakeholder decision-making for restoration and rewilding initiatives in the UK’

Rewilding, restoration, social-ecological system

Recent publications:

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