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Dr Amelia Wenger
Dr

Amelia Wenger

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Overview

Background

I hold a joint position with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as the Lead of the Water Pollution Program ( wcs.org/water-pollution) and with UQ as a Senior Research Fellow within the School of the Environment and the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (https://cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/). My role at WCS involves co-developing strategic approaches to pollution assessment, monitoring, and management that integrate scientific insights to guide country programs effectively. My research at UQ identifies and critically assesses management gaps and conservation solutions to address water pollution and deliver co-benefits for nature and people. Paramount to all of my research is an interdisciplinary approach that emphasises the ecological and social connectivity of systems and the need for cross-sector collaboration.

Availability

Dr Amelia Wenger is:
Not available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University

Research interests

  • Wastewater pollution mangament

  • Integrated watershed management

  • Water pollution management

  • Coral reef conservation

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    Mitigating Marine Debris to Enhance Fisheries Productivity in the Java's Northern Coasts
    BRIN-KONEKSI Joint Call for Proposals
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Delivering co-benefits for climate resilience, biodiversity, health, and well-being through nature-based solutions in Melanesian watersheds
    Wildlife Conservation Society (USA)
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    CLEAN REEFS: a dynamic pollution mapping and risk assessment tool for global coral reefs
    Coral Accelerator Program
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Effects of TSS on key fish species
    Curtin University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    SNAPP - Improving human and coastal ecosystem health through better wastewater pollution management
    The Nature Conservancy Limited
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Dr Amelia Wenger - AQ WRAP
    Advance Queensland Women's Research Assistance Program
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Improving human and coastal ecosystem health through better wastewater pollution management
    The Nature Conservancy
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Improving marine ecosystem health through better wastewater pollution management
    Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Integrated land-sea conservation planning for human and ecosystem health
    Wildlife Conservation Society (USA)
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Amelia Wenger is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Media

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