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Associate Professor Pedro Fidelman
Associate Professor

Pedro Fidelman

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Overview

Background

Pedro Fidelman leads strategic projects in the Social and Environmental Sustainability theme at the UQ Centre for Policy Futures, including the Centre's contribution to the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program and Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre.

Pedro’s research focuses on environmental policy and governance with an emphasis on the role of institutions (e.g., regulations, norms, and decision-making processes) in addressing global environmental change (e.g., over-exploitation of natural resources, biodiversity loss and climate change). He is also interested in the process of policy making and associated social and political actors and contextual factors.

His research is predominantly empirical, drawing on case studies in the context of marine and coastal social-ecological systems, climate change adaptation and natural resources management in Australia, Southeast Asia and Brazil. Current research includes governance, policy and regulatory implications of using novel and emerging technologies for environmental outcomes, and policy and regulatory innovation in the context of environmental, social and technological change.

Prior to joining UQ, Pedro held research positions in Brazil (e.g., University of Brasilia) and Australia (e.g., ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and Sustainability Research Centre of the University of the Sunshine Coast).

Availability

Associate Professor Pedro Fidelman is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wollongong

Research interests

  • Environmental policy and governance

    Including, but not limited to, marine and coastal social-ecological systems, natural resource management, climate change and water management.

  • Policy and institutional analysis

    Policy and institutional analysis particularly in relation (but not limited) to global environmental change

  • Governance, policy and regulatory innovation

    Governance, policy and regulatory innovation in the context of environmental, technological and social change.

  • Policy and regulatory implications of emerging technologies

    Policy and regulatory implications of new and emerging technologies for environmental outcomes.

  • Climate change adaptation

    Policy and strategies to enhance the capacity of government, industry and community to respond and adapt to climate change.

  • Marine and coastal social-ecological systems

    Governance of marine and coastal social-ecological systems, biodiversity, conservation, restoration and blue economy.

  • Institutional theory

    New institutionalism, Ostrom's school of political economy, institutional analysis and development framework

Research impacts

Pedro Fidelman has contributed expertise to several national and international initiatives in his field, serving as cluster co-leader (climate change) for the Ocean Governance Taskforce of the Earth System Governance Project, theme co-leader (marine and coastal governance) for the Centre for Marine Socioecology, member of the Future Earth Australia Oceans and Coasts National Strategy Expert Working Group, lead author (oceans and coastal policy) for UNEP's Global Environment Outlook 6 and coordinating lead author (oceans and coasts) for the Global Environment Outlook 7.

Works

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136 works between 1992 and 2024

1 - 20 of 136 works

2024

Journal Article

Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations?

Bell‐James, Justine, Foster, Rose, Frohlich, Miguel, Archibald, Carla, Benham, Claudia, Evans, Megan, Fidelman, Pedro, Morrison, Tiffany, Rolim Baggio, Liza, Billings, Peter and Shumway, Nicole (2024). Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations?. Conservation Letters. doi: 10.1111/conl.13054

Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations?

2024

Conference Publication

Current state of knowledge and on-going developments regulating RNAi-based products for agriculture

Gunasekara, Sandya and Fidelman, Pedro (2024). Current state of knowledge and on-going developments regulating RNAi-based products for agriculture. 2024 Annual Meeting - ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 1-3 May 2024.

Current state of knowledge and on-going developments regulating RNAi-based products for agriculture

2024

Conference Publication

The role of regulatory and legal frameworks in enabling RNAi-based biopesticides

Gunasekara, Sandya and Fidelman, Pedro (2024). The role of regulatory and legal frameworks in enabling RNAi-based biopesticides. 10th Annual Frontiers in Environmental Law Colloquium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 8-9 February 2024.

The role of regulatory and legal frameworks in enabling RNAi-based biopesticides

2024

Other Outputs

Governance principles for novel reef interventions

Shumway, Nicole, Foster, Rose, Head, Brian and Fidelman, Pedro (2024). Governance principles for novel reef interventions. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program.

Governance principles for novel reef interventions

2023

Journal Article

Policy solutions needed for the future of coral reefs

Shumway, Nicole, Foster, Rose, Head, Brian and Fidelman, Pedro (2023). Policy solutions needed for the future of coral reefs. BioScience, 73 (11), 1-3. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biad092

Policy solutions needed for the future of coral reefs

2023

Journal Article

Co-designing a multi-criteria approach to ranking hazards to and from Australia’s emerging offshore blue economy

Turschwell, Mischa P., Brown, Christopher J., Lacharité, Myriam, Melbourne-Thomas, Jess, Hayes, Keith R., Bustamante, Rodrigo H., Dambacher, Jeffrey M., Evans, Karen, Fidelman, Pedro, Hatton MacDonald, Darla, Van Putten, Ingrid, Wood, Graham, Abdussamie, Nagi, Bates, Mathilda, Blackwell, Damien, D’Alessandro, Steven, Dutton, Ian, Ericson, Jessica A., Frid, Christopher LJ, McDougall, Carmel, Lea, Mary-Anne, Rissik, David, Trebilco, Rowan and Fulton, Elizabeth A. (2023). Co-designing a multi-criteria approach to ranking hazards to and from Australia’s emerging offshore blue economy. Environmental Science and Policy, 147, 154-168. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.06.008

Co-designing a multi-criteria approach to ranking hazards to and from Australia’s emerging offshore blue economy

2023

Journal Article

A synthesis of approaches to support integrated assessments of hazards for the emerging Blue Economy

Turschwell, M. P., Fulton, E. A., Melbourne-Thomas, J., Lacharité, M., Hayes, K. R., Wood, G., Evans, K., Hatton MacDonald, D., Dambacher, J., Bustamante, R. H., Abbassi, R., Fidelman, P. and Brown, C. J. (2023). A synthesis of approaches to support integrated assessments of hazards for the emerging Blue Economy. Marine Policy, 155 105696, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105696

A synthesis of approaches to support integrated assessments of hazards for the emerging Blue Economy

2023

Journal Article

A network approach to analyse Australia’s blue economy policy and legislative arrangements

Frohlich, Miguel, Fidelman, Pedro, Dutton, Ian, Haward, Marcus, Head, Brian W., Maynard, Dianne, Rissik, David and Vince, Joanna (2023). A network approach to analyse Australia’s blue economy policy and legislative arrangements. Marine Policy, 151 105588, 105588. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105588

A network approach to analyse Australia’s blue economy policy and legislative arrangements

2023

Book

SM Bay City - Sustainability Framework: pathways for achieving sustainability outcomes in Manila Bay

Maher, Ray, Ahmad, Mubeen, Fidelman, Pedro, Franks, Daniel, Fuller, Richard, Hyland, Peter, Junior, Patrick, Kenway, Steven, Ly, Leo, Molyneaux, Lynette, Sharma, Rahul, Sipe, Neil, Sochacka, Beata, Sockhill, Nicola and Webster-Mannison, Marci (2023). SM Bay City - Sustainability Framework: pathways for achieving sustainability outcomes in Manila Bay. Manila, The Phillipines: SM Prime.

SM Bay City - Sustainability Framework: pathways for achieving sustainability outcomes in Manila Bay

2023

Journal Article

Global governance for pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade

Gallo-Cajiao, Eduardo, Lieberman, Susan, Dolšak, Nives, Prakash, Aseem, Labonté, Ronald, Biggs, Duan, Franklin, Christine, Morrison, Tiffany H., Viens, A. M., Fuller, Richard A., Aguiar, Raphael, Fidelman, Pedro, Watson, James E. M., Aenishaenslin, Cécile and Wiktorowicz, Mary (2023). Global governance for pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade. The Lancet Planetary Health, 7 (4), e336-e345. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00029-3

Global governance for pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade

2022

Other Outputs

Policy futures: a reform agenda

Yarnold, Jennifer , Brown, Prue, Fidelman, Pedro , Guster, Kirsty , Davey, Adam and Cain, Tracey (2022). Policy futures: a reform agenda. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.

Policy futures: a reform agenda

2022

Journal Article

The principles driving gene drives for conservation

Hartley, Sarah, Taitingfong, Riley and Fidelman, Pedro (2022). The principles driving gene drives for conservation. Environmental Science and Policy, 135, 36-45. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2022.04.021

The principles driving gene drives for conservation

2022

Journal Article

Towards adaptive coastal management law: lessons from Australia and Brazil

Frohlich, Miguel, Smith, Timothy F., Fidelman, Pedro, Baldwin, Claudia, Jacobson, Chris and Carter, R.W. (Bill) (2022). Towards adaptive coastal management law: lessons from Australia and Brazil. Ocean and Coastal Management, 219 106057, 106057. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106057

Towards adaptive coastal management law: lessons from Australia and Brazil

2022

Book Chapter

Coral reefs: the case for ecological reflexivity

Fidelman, Pedro (2022). Coral reefs: the case for ecological reflexivity. Routledge handbook of marine governance and global environmental change. (pp. 175-182) edited by Paul G. Harris. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge/Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315149745-19

Coral reefs: the case for ecological reflexivity

2021

Other Outputs

The future of sustainability solutions

Franco, Isabel B., Fidelman, Pedro, Maher, Ray, Ritchie, Brent, Yarnold, Jennifer, Derbyshire, Ellen, Foster, Rose and Ulhmann, Kora (2021). The future of sustainability solutions. Conversation Series Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.

The future of sustainability solutions

2021

Other Outputs

Sustainable oceans and coasts national strategy 2021-2030

Laubenstein, Taryn , O'Donnell, Tayanah, Evans, Karen, Fidelman, Pedro, Fulton, Beth, Gillanders, Bronwyn, Harvey, Nick, Nakata, Martin, Norman, Barbara, Nursey-Bray, Melissa and Smith, Tim (2021). Sustainable oceans and coasts national strategy 2021-2030. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Future Earth Australia, The Australian Academy of Science.

Sustainable oceans and coasts national strategy 2021-2030

2021

Journal Article

Legal barriers to adaptive coastal management at a coastal erosion hotspot in Florianópolis, Brazil

Frohlich, Miguel F., Smith, Timothy F., Fidelman, Pedro, Baldwin, Claudia, Jacobson, Chris and Carter, R.W. (Bill) (2021). Legal barriers to adaptive coastal management at a coastal erosion hotspot in Florianópolis, Brazil. Marine Policy, 127 104436, 104436. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104436

Legal barriers to adaptive coastal management at a coastal erosion hotspot in Florianópolis, Brazil

2021

Other Outputs

Mapping and analysis of blue economy policy and legislative arrangements

Fidelman, Pedro, Frohlich, Miguel, Head, Brian, Haward, Marcus, Vince, Joanna, Rissik, David, Dutton, Ian and Maynard, Dianne (2021). Mapping and analysis of blue economy policy and legislative arrangements. Launceston, TAS Australia: Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre.

Mapping and analysis of blue economy policy and legislative arrangements

2021

Other Outputs

Review of monitoring, evaluation and reporting approaches and outcomes in Parks Australia

Jacobson, Chris, Hockings, Marc, Watson, James, Head, Brian and Fidelman, Pedro (2021). Review of monitoring, evaluation and reporting approaches and outcomes in Parks Australia . Online: University of Queensland.

Review of monitoring, evaluation and reporting approaches and outcomes in Parks Australia

2021

Book Chapter

Assessing the adaptive capacity of collaborative governance institutions

Fidelman, Pedro (2021). Assessing the adaptive capacity of collaborative governance institutions. Adaptiveness: changing earth system governance. (pp. 69-82) edited by Riyanti Djalante and Bernd Siebenhüner. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108782180.006

Assessing the adaptive capacity of collaborative governance institutions

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024
    Development of a governance monitoring framework, applying the framework in the Richmond River catchment NSW
    NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Pre-conditions for the development of offshore wind energy in Australia (Blue Economy CRC project led by Uni Tasmania)
    Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Control Innovation Program
    Great Barrier Reef Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection
    ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Pasay 360 Sustainability Framework
    SM Smart City Infrastructure and Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Environmental indicators for tracking environmental condition and trend in Queensland
    Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Risks & Opportunities for the Blue Economy
    Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Mapping and analysis of blue economy policy and legislative arrangements
    Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Stakeholder Network Analysis (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority grant led by James Cook University)
    James Cook University
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Developing a policy and regulatory research plan for Australia's emerging Blue Economy
    Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2019
    RRAP - Regulatory Approvals and Developmental Evaluation
    Great Barrier Reef Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2024
    CSIRO-UQ Collaboration on Responsible Innovation
    CSIRO
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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Enquiries

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  • climate change adaptation
  • environmental policy
  • global environmental change
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • marine and coastal systems
  • natural resource management

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