Dr. Dean Ansell

Biography

Dean Ansell is an Associate Professor at the Australian National University, specializing in biodiversity conservation and environmental markets. He completed his Honours in animal behaviour and went on to pursue a PhD focused on the cost-effectiveness of biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes. His research involves macro-scale evaluations of incentive-based schemes aimed at conserving biodiversity and assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of typical approaches to conserving bird communities in farming systems. After finishing his PhD, he took on a senior role as a threatened species officer in the Saving Species program for NSW National Parks Wildlife. Ansell has also worked with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust, where he contributed to the design and evaluation of conservation tenders and incentive-based private land conservation programs. His professional journey includes extensive experience in the Murray-Darling Basin and engagements in the South Pacific and Africa, working closely with traditional owners on biodiversity conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and human-animal conflict issues.

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