Emily NICHOLSON

Biographie

Professor Emily Nicholson is a conservation scientist whose work has impacts on conservation policy and practice at global and local levels. Her research interests include biodiversity monitoring and risk assessment, conservation decision-making, and ecosystem conservation science. She co-leads the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems thematic group in the Commission on Ecosystem Management, and co-chairs the Ad Hoc Scientific and Technical Advisory Group on the global review of progress towards the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. She has >100 scientific publications, including in Nature and Science, cited over 8800 times, and has been awarded >$10M in external competitive grants, including several prestigious research fellowships including an Australia Research Council Future Fellowship.

Speaking at

Nature Positive: Delivering species and ecosystem contributions to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

oct 09 2025 (14:00 - 16:00)

Room: Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
Nature Positive: Delivering species and ecosystem contributions to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Designing a Nature Positive Future: Converging Perspectives across Business, Science and Finance sectors

oct 09 2025 (17:00 - 18:00)

Room: IUCN Business Pavilion
Designing a Nature Positive Future: Converging Perspectives across Business, Science and Finance sectors
Maintaining, enhancing and restoring ecological integrity in conservation planning and action

oct 10 2025 (17:00 - 17:45)

Room: IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Maintaining, enhancing and restoring ecological integrity in conservation planning and action
Knowledge products and Global Standards: Insights and impacts into CEM’s work

oct 10 2025 (18:00 - 18:45)

Room: IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub
Knowledge products and Global Standards: Insights and impacts into CEM’s work
IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: from theory to practice. Step by step training

oct 11 2025 (08:30 - 10:30)

Room: Conference Hall B: Session Room 10
IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: from theory to practice. Step by step training
IUCN Red Lists – Celebrating Partnerships for Species and Ecosystems [Event starts at 7:30pm]

oct 11 2025 (20:00 - 21:00)

Room: IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3
IUCN Red Lists – Celebrating Partnerships for Species and Ecosystems [Event starts at 7:30pm]
Capacity building for the GBF with the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology

oct 12 2025 (13:30 - 15:30)

Room: Conference Hall B: Session Room 8
Capacity building for the GBF with the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology