Profiles
Dr Holly Niner
Global Challenge Research Fellow: Blue finance for nature-based solutions
School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Biography
Biography
Research & Knowledge Exchange Fellow
Qualifications
Research positions
- Postdoctoral research fellow (2019-2020), Centre for Blue Governance, Aalborg University, Denmark
Education
- PhD (2019), University College London (Adelaide, Australia) - Aligning economic development and conservation through marine biodiversity offsetting: An analysis of perspectives, policy and practice in Australia.
- MSci Oceanography (2007), National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS), UK.
Professional experience
- HiDef Aerial Surveying (2013-2014), Consenting project manager, Aberdeen UK.
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (2010-2013), Offshore industries advisor, Aberdeen, UK.
- Natural England (2009-2010), Planning & land use advisor, Lyndhurst, UK.
Roles on external bodies
2017-2020 International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC6), Chair
2016-2018 International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC5), CoChair
2016-2017 International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB), Education Vice-Chair
2015-2019 Society for Conservation Biology (SCB), Marine Section Secretary,Executive Committee Member
2014-2018 Australian Marine Science Association (AMSA), Member
2014-2016 Conservation Council of South Australia, Secretary, Board of Directors
2016-2018 International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC5), CoChair
2016-2017 International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB), Education Vice-Chair
2015-2019 Society for Conservation Biology (SCB), Marine Section Secretary,Executive Committee Member
2014-2018 Australian Marine Science Association (AMSA), Member
2014-2016 Conservation Council of South Australia, Secretary, Board of Directors
Research
Research
Research interests
Through my research I seek to support the sustainable, equitable and just use of marine and coastal resources and space. I am interested in how information and knowledge is incorporated into decision-making and the governance of marine and coastal resources and exploring how these processes might be altered to improve outcomes for sustainability and equity.
Areas of recent interest include: the governance of deep-sea mining in the areas beyond national jurisdiction, marine biodiversity offsetting and marine no net loss, instilling equity and social justice in the blue economy and corporate engagement in marine management (e.g. social licence to operate).
Areas of recent interest include: the governance of deep-sea mining in the areas beyond national jurisdiction, marine biodiversity offsetting and marine no net loss, instilling equity and social justice in the blue economy and corporate engagement in marine management (e.g. social licence to operate).
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2024) 'A risk assessment for the remote ocean: the case of the South East Atlantic' Frontiers in Marine Science 10, , DOI Open access
(2023) 'Ocean-based Climate Action and Human Rights Implications under the International Climate Change Regime' The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 38, (3) 411-446 , DOI Open access
(2023) 'Addressing the Ocean-Climate Nexus in the BBNJ Agreement: Strategic Environmental Assessments, Human Rights and Equity in Ocean Science' The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 38, (3) 447-479 , DOI Open access
(2023) 'A standardised ecosystem services framework for the deep sea' Frontiers in Marine Science 10, , DOI Open access
(2023) 'Deep seabed mining lacks social legitimacy' npj Ocean Sustainability 2, (1) , DOI Open access
(2023) 'A two way process – Social capacity as a driver and outcome of equitable marine spatial planning' Marine Policy 149, , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Transdisciplinarity in transformative ocean governance research—reflections of early career researchers' ICES Journal of Marine Science 79, (8) 2163-2177 , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Issues of context, capacity and scale: Essential conditions and missing links for a sustainable blue economy' Environmental Science and Policy 130, 25-35 , DOI Open access
(2022) 'The need, opportunities, and challenges for creating a standardized framework for marine restoration monitoring and reporting' Biological Conservation 266, , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Exploring the practical implementation of marine biodiversity offsetting in Australia' Journal of Environmental Management 295, , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Better for Whom? Leveling the Injustices of International Conferences by Moving Online' Frontiers in Marine Science 8, , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Good enough for governance? Audit and marine biodiversity offsetting in Australia' Geoforum 120, 38-45 , DOI Open access
(2020) 'The pandemic push: can COVID-19 reinvent conferences to models rooted in sustainability, equitability and inclusion?' Socio-ecological practice research 2, (3) 253-256 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'From Science to Evidence – How Biodiversity Indicators Can Be Used for Effective Marine Conservation Policy and Management' Frontiers in Marine Science , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Corrigendum: Deep-Sea Mining With No Net Loss of Biodiversity—An Impossible Aim' Frontiers in Marine Science 5, , DOI
(2018) 'Deep-Sea Mining With No Net Loss of Biodiversity—An Impossible Aim' Frontiers in Marine Science 5, , DOI
(2017) 'Realising a vision of no net loss through marine biodiversity offsetting in Australia' Ocean & Coastal Management 148, 22-30 , DOI