Claire Vincent
@clairevin.bsky.social
Postdoc @globalmammal.bsky.social researching protected area effectiveness and links to policy decisions. I share about #Italy #SierraLeone #Canada #ImpactEvaluation #ConservationOptimism #GIS
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Claire Vincent
@clairevin.bsky.social
· Nov 26
The war in Ukraine is changing plausible future socioeconomic scenarios leading to an unexplored outlook for biodiversity
We discuss how recent policy changes to global trade routes, agriculture, and energy production in response to the escalation of the war in Ukraine are impacting socioeconomic scenarios used to set a...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Wondering how recent geopolitical changes may be effecting SSPs and global biodiversity? A transition from one SSP to another usually require a period that is chaotic & turbulent before arriving at a new normal. Are we in the midst of a change in our trajectory?
Full paper➡️ doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
Full paper➡️ doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
Reposted by Claire Vincent
🎉 Congratulations to the GMA Lab on the publication of “The Environmental Cost of Development in a Biodiversity Hotspot” in Conservation Letters!
Congratulations to Michela Pacifici and the whole team for this excellent group work!👏🌿
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/con4...
#GMALab #Biodiversity #Conservation
Congratulations to Michela Pacifici and the whole team for this excellent group work!👏🌿
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/con4...
#GMALab #Biodiversity #Conservation
The Environmental Cost of Development in a Biodiversity Hotspot
Global infrastructure development is reshaping tropical environments, yet its biodiversity consequences remain poorly quantified. We assess the ecological implications of Mexico's Interoceanic Corrid...
doi.org
September 26, 2026 at 6:14 AM
🎉 Congratulations to the GMA Lab on the publication of “The Environmental Cost of Development in a Biodiversity Hotspot” in Conservation Letters!
Congratulations to Michela Pacifici and the whole team for this excellent group work!👏🌿
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/con4...
#GMALab #Biodiversity #Conservation
Congratulations to Michela Pacifici and the whole team for this excellent group work!👏🌿
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/con4...
#GMALab #Biodiversity #Conservation
Reposted by Claire Vincent
Last week, our postdoc @clairevin.bsky.social was in Lagos, Nigeria, for #ACCB2026 leading a workshop on Impact Evaluation for Conservation🌍
The session brought together students and conservation practitioners from across Africa. We hope these connections lead to future collaborations! 🤝🌱
#ACCB2026
The session brought together students and conservation practitioners from across Africa. We hope these connections lead to future collaborations! 🤝🌱
#ACCB2026
September 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Last week, our postdoc @clairevin.bsky.social was in Lagos, Nigeria, for #ACCB2026 leading a workshop on Impact Evaluation for Conservation🌍
The session brought together students and conservation practitioners from across Africa. We hope these connections lead to future collaborations! 🤝🌱
#ACCB2026
The session brought together students and conservation practitioners from across Africa. We hope these connections lead to future collaborations! 🤝🌱
#ACCB2026
Are you at #ACCB2026? Join me for "An Introduction to Impact Evaluation for Conservation"
🗓️ Wed, Sept 2 2:30 PM
📍 FSS 1
Learn counterfactual thinking with @idoimpact.bsky.social to evaluate what's really driving conservation outcomes with tools you can bring back to evaluate your own projects.
🗓️ Wed, Sept 2 2:30 PM
📍 FSS 1
Learn counterfactual thinking with @idoimpact.bsky.social to evaluate what's really driving conservation outcomes with tools you can bring back to evaluate your own projects.
August 31, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Are you at #ACCB2026? Join me for "An Introduction to Impact Evaluation for Conservation"
🗓️ Wed, Sept 2 2:30 PM
📍 FSS 1
Learn counterfactual thinking with @idoimpact.bsky.social to evaluate what's really driving conservation outcomes with tools you can bring back to evaluate your own projects.
🗓️ Wed, Sept 2 2:30 PM
📍 FSS 1
Learn counterfactual thinking with @idoimpact.bsky.social to evaluate what's really driving conservation outcomes with tools you can bring back to evaluate your own projects.
Reposted by Claire Vincent
Venerdì 30 gennaio 2026 alla Sapienza (Edificio di Zoologia), si terrà una tavola rotonda sull’eredità di Jane Goodall tra ricerca sul campo, #etologia ed etica della #conservazione 🐒
Un confronto aperto al pubblico tra esperti di diversi settori e studenti 🌱
Un confronto aperto al pubblico tra esperti di diversi settori e studenti 🌱
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Venerdì 30 gennaio 2026 alla Sapienza (Edificio di Zoologia), si terrà una tavola rotonda sull’eredità di Jane Goodall tra ricerca sul campo, #etologia ed etica della #conservazione 🐒
Un confronto aperto al pubblico tra esperti di diversi settori e studenti 🌱
Un confronto aperto al pubblico tra esperti di diversi settori e studenti 🌱
Reposted by Claire Vincent
🚨 Protected Planet has launched the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas (WDPCA) - a new and unified database, merging the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM).
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/mr649ywy
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/mr649ywy
January 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM
🚨 Protected Planet has launched the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas (WDPCA) - a new and unified database, merging the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM).
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/mr649ywy
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/mr649ywy
Reposted by Claire Vincent
A data collection mission that began in 2012 is finally released as AVONICHE.
Designed as a companion to AVONET bird trait database and updated to Avilist taxonomy, it’s an Open Access dataset providing updated diets and a detailed breakdown of foraging behaviours used by all bird species.
🪶🌐
Designed as a companion to AVONET bird trait database and updated to Avilist taxonomy, it’s an Open Access dataset providing updated diets and a detailed breakdown of foraging behaviours used by all bird species.
🪶🌐
New paper out! 🐦📊
We realease AVONICHE, a global dataset with detailed information on the proportional use of 32 foraging niches, combining dietary categories with the behaviours and substrates used to access resources.
Openly access the paper and data in GEB: doi.org/10.1111/geb....
We realease AVONICHE, a global dataset with detailed information on the proportional use of 32 foraging niches, combining dietary categories with the behaviours and substrates used to access resources.
Openly access the paper and data in GEB: doi.org/10.1111/geb....
January 8, 2026 at 11:22 AM
A data collection mission that began in 2012 is finally released as AVONICHE.
Designed as a companion to AVONET bird trait database and updated to Avilist taxonomy, it’s an Open Access dataset providing updated diets and a detailed breakdown of foraging behaviours used by all bird species.
🪶🌐
Designed as a companion to AVONET bird trait database and updated to Avilist taxonomy, it’s an Open Access dataset providing updated diets and a detailed breakdown of foraging behaviours used by all bird species.
🪶🌐
The second @idoimpact.bsky.social Research Brief has been published ✨ It highlights papers that show the growing potential of counterfactual approaches to improve conservation. Check it out here 👉
scb-impact.org/iewg-researc...
Did we miss an important paper? Share it with me for the next issue
scb-impact.org/iewg-researc...
Did we miss an important paper? Share it with me for the next issue
IEWG – Research Briefing #2 (December 2025) - SCB Impact Evaluation Working Group (IEWG)
Dear Counterfactual Enthusiasts, Welcome to the second edition of the bi-annual SCB IEWG Research Briefings, where we explore the latest insights in
scb-impact.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The second @idoimpact.bsky.social Research Brief has been published ✨ It highlights papers that show the growing potential of counterfactual approaches to improve conservation. Check it out here 👉
scb-impact.org/iewg-researc...
Did we miss an important paper? Share it with me for the next issue
scb-impact.org/iewg-researc...
Did we miss an important paper? Share it with me for the next issue
Yesterday I attended a conference in memory of my husbands grandmother, Gloria Campos Venuti, and her scientific legacy. She published over 300 papers that shaped our understanding of the health impacts of radiation - which shaped European regulations and the nuclear energy landscape #WomeninSTEM
December 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Yesterday I attended a conference in memory of my husbands grandmother, Gloria Campos Venuti, and her scientific legacy. She published over 300 papers that shaped our understanding of the health impacts of radiation - which shaped European regulations and the nuclear energy landscape #WomeninSTEM
The @conservationsp.bsky.social Special Issue on Impact Evaluation for Conservation is now out!
This issue has lots of guidance and examples on how to advance IE in our field - something I have become very passionate about ✨
Check it out 👉 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/25784854...
This issue has lots of guidance and examples on how to advance IE in our field - something I have become very passionate about ✨
Check it out 👉 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/25784854...
Special Issue: Impact Evaluation for Conservation: Bridging Research and Practice: Conservation Science and Practice: Vol 7, No 11
<em>Conservation Science and Practice</em> journal publishes papers related to the science, policy, planning, and practical aspects of conserving biological diversity.
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The @conservationsp.bsky.social Special Issue on Impact Evaluation for Conservation is now out!
This issue has lots of guidance and examples on how to advance IE in our field - something I have become very passionate about ✨
Check it out 👉 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/25784854...
This issue has lots of guidance and examples on how to advance IE in our field - something I have become very passionate about ✨
Check it out 👉 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/25784854...
Reposted by Claire Vincent
A few shots from our GMA Lab trek in the Monti Amerini during our LabRetreat in Umbria — stunning trails, great company, and plenty of inspiration from the landscape. 🌿⛰️✨
#ConservationBiology #WildlifeResearch #TerrestrialMammals #FieldWork #ResearchLife #Ecology #Biodiversity #ScienceCommunity
#ConservationBiology #WildlifeResearch #TerrestrialMammals #FieldWork #ResearchLife #Ecology #Biodiversity #ScienceCommunity
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
A few shots from our GMA Lab trek in the Monti Amerini during our LabRetreat in Umbria — stunning trails, great company, and plenty of inspiration from the landscape. 🌿⛰️✨
#ConservationBiology #WildlifeResearch #TerrestrialMammals #FieldWork #ResearchLife #Ecology #Biodiversity #ScienceCommunity
#ConservationBiology #WildlifeResearch #TerrestrialMammals #FieldWork #ResearchLife #Ecology #Biodiversity #ScienceCommunity
Reposted by Claire Vincent
A huge thank you 🫶 to everyone who joined “Aperitivi di Biodiversità” 🍻! Such an inspiring discussion on how wildlife strives to adapt in a rapidly urbanizing world. Special thanks to @davidemirante.bsky.social for the engaging conversation🎤
#ConservationBiology #SCBItaly #Wildlife
#ConservationBiology #SCBItaly #Wildlife
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A huge thank you 🫶 to everyone who joined “Aperitivi di Biodiversità” 🍻! Such an inspiring discussion on how wildlife strives to adapt in a rapidly urbanizing world. Special thanks to @davidemirante.bsky.social for the engaging conversation🎤
#ConservationBiology #SCBItaly #Wildlife
#ConservationBiology #SCBItaly #Wildlife
Just wrapped up our @globalmammal.bsky.social second annual lab retreat in the Umbrian countryside! 3 days, 18 people, a hike through the countryside, and lots of great discussions. Feeling lucky to be part of such a welcoming and creative group. Very motivated to bring our new ideas to fruition!
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Just wrapped up our @globalmammal.bsky.social second annual lab retreat in the Umbrian countryside! 3 days, 18 people, a hike through the countryside, and lots of great discussions. Feeling lucky to be part of such a welcoming and creative group. Very motivated to bring our new ideas to fruition!
#PhDone 🍾
🎓👏Huge congratulations to @clairevin.bsky.social ([email protected]) on her PhD defense: Improving indicators for measuring species threat reduction by 2030 and implications for the 2030 targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity!
Supervised by prof.Carlo Rondinini
#PhDLife
Supervised by prof.Carlo Rondinini
#PhDLife
September 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#PhDone 🍾
Reposted by Claire Vincent
Congrats to @clairevin.bsky.social, PhD at our Global Mammal Assessment Lab, for reaching the finals of the Best Oral Presentation Award at #ECR2025 with talk: 'Assessing the IUCN Red List threats inside the global network of protected areas'👏🌍
#Conservation #IUCN #Biodiversity
#Conservation #IUCN #Biodiversity
May 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Congrats to @clairevin.bsky.social, PhD at our Global Mammal Assessment Lab, for reaching the finals of the Best Oral Presentation Award at #ECR2025 with talk: 'Assessing the IUCN Red List threats inside the global network of protected areas'👏🌍
#Conservation #IUCN #Biodiversity
#Conservation #IUCN #Biodiversity
Excited to see new research moving towards improved indicators for the GBF 🌍 The study highlights how combining complementary measures of ecological integrity can better guide Biodiversity conservation under the GBF. Honored to be cited in this important work!🌱 Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/conl...
Reconciling Different Forms of Ecological Integrity to Aid the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
With the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), the international community has committed to retaining ecosystems of high ecological integrity. Monitoring progress toward this target r...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Excited to see new research moving towards improved indicators for the GBF 🌍 The study highlights how combining complementary measures of ecological integrity can better guide Biodiversity conservation under the GBF. Honored to be cited in this important work!🌱 Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/conl...
Reposted by Claire Vincent
Climate, global changes and biodiversity. How can we manage the challenges associated with the evolution of the world’s climate? Today's inspiring conference with paleobotanist
@LSadori and nature conservation expert @carlo_rondinini
#inpraiseofdiversity at @esposizioni with @nbfc_italy
@LSadori and nature conservation expert @carlo_rondinini
#inpraiseofdiversity at @esposizioni with @nbfc_italy
January 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Climate, global changes and biodiversity. How can we manage the challenges associated with the evolution of the world’s climate? Today's inspiring conference with paleobotanist
@LSadori and nature conservation expert @carlo_rondinini
#inpraiseofdiversity at @esposizioni with @nbfc_italy
@LSadori and nature conservation expert @carlo_rondinini
#inpraiseofdiversity at @esposizioni with @nbfc_italy
Reposted by Claire Vincent
Are you interested in Biodiversity Credits? Read the inaugral Georgina Mace Review in @royalsociety.org: 'What is a unit of nature? Measurement challenges in the emerging biodiversity credit market' out today.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
What is a unit of nature? Measurement challenges in the emerging biodiversity credit market | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Bending the curve of biodiversity loss requires the business and financial sectors to disclose and reduce their biodiversity impacts and help fund nature recovery. This has sparked interest in developing generalizable, standardized measurements of ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
December 11, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Are you interested in Biodiversity Credits? Read the inaugral Georgina Mace Review in @royalsociety.org: 'What is a unit of nature? Measurement challenges in the emerging biodiversity credit market' out today.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
The first Global Mammal Assessment lab retreat has kicked off in Pescasseroli 🐻🐺
December 10, 2024 at 2:05 PM
The first Global Mammal Assessment lab retreat has kicked off in Pescasseroli 🐻🐺
✴️ The dilemma of conserving invasive species that are threatened in their native range. What implications could this have on international policy?
Read the new paper by my clever colleagues here ▶️
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Read the new paper by my clever colleagues here ▶️
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Threatened Mammals With Alien Populations: Distribution, Causes, and Conservation
Many alien species are safe in their native ranges, but some are threatened. This creates a conundrum for conservation and invasion science. We analyzed the distributions, introduction pathways, thre...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:16 AM
✴️ The dilemma of conserving invasive species that are threatened in their native range. What implications could this have on international policy?
Read the new paper by my clever colleagues here ▶️
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Read the new paper by my clever colleagues here ▶️
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
There is still time to apply! Abstract deadline is Thursday December 5th ⏰
Are you an Early Career Research in Conservation science? 🌍🌱🦅 Come to L'Aquilla for the next SCB Italy ERC Conference. Act fast, because abstract submission is Dec 1st!
scbitaly.org/ecr-2025/
scbitaly.org/ecr-2025/
December 2, 2024 at 10:14 AM
There is still time to apply! Abstract deadline is Thursday December 5th ⏰
Reposted by Claire Vincent
I made this starter pack to connect all early career researchers (ECR) interested in conservation biology topics! 🌍🌱🐼
If you would like to be added DM me or comment! 🔊
Let's grow it to increase connections 🌐
go.bsky.app/KXiSj3j
#ConservationBiology
#EarlyCareerResearchers
#Conservationists
If you would like to be added DM me or comment! 🔊
Let's grow it to increase connections 🌐
go.bsky.app/KXiSj3j
#ConservationBiology
#EarlyCareerResearchers
#Conservationists
November 26, 2024 at 4:41 PM
I made this starter pack to connect all early career researchers (ECR) interested in conservation biology topics! 🌍🌱🐼
If you would like to be added DM me or comment! 🔊
Let's grow it to increase connections 🌐
go.bsky.app/KXiSj3j
#ConservationBiology
#EarlyCareerResearchers
#Conservationists
If you would like to be added DM me or comment! 🔊
Let's grow it to increase connections 🌐
go.bsky.app/KXiSj3j
#ConservationBiology
#EarlyCareerResearchers
#Conservationists
Wondering how recent geopolitical changes may be effecting SSPs and global biodiversity? A transition from one SSP to another usually require a period that is chaotic & turbulent before arriving at a new normal. Are we in the midst of a change in our trajectory?
Full paper➡️ doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
Full paper➡️ doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
The war in Ukraine is changing plausible future socioeconomic scenarios leading to an unexplored outlook for biodiversity
We discuss how recent policy changes to global trade routes, agriculture, and energy production in response to the escalation of the war in Ukraine are impacting socioeconomic scenarios used to set a...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Wondering how recent geopolitical changes may be effecting SSPs and global biodiversity? A transition from one SSP to another usually require a period that is chaotic & turbulent before arriving at a new normal. Are we in the midst of a change in our trajectory?
Full paper➡️ doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
Full paper➡️ doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
Are you an Early Career Research in Conservation science? 🌍🌱🦅 Come to L'Aquilla for the next SCB Italy ERC Conference. Act fast, because abstract submission is Dec 1st!
scbitaly.org/ecr-2025/
scbitaly.org/ecr-2025/
November 26, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Are you an Early Career Research in Conservation science? 🌍🌱🦅 Come to L'Aquilla for the next SCB Italy ERC Conference. Act fast, because abstract submission is Dec 1st!
scbitaly.org/ecr-2025/
scbitaly.org/ecr-2025/