Overview
Background
Nicki is a marine conservation scientist in the Centre for Policy Futures and an Adjunt in the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, where she focuses on how conservation and biodiversity outcomes can be improved by interfacing science with policy using novel approaches and decision-support tools. Her expertise is in coastal and marine restoration planning and policy, conservation and impact mitigation at the land-sea interface, and marine biodiversity offsets and net gain policy. She is currently the Regulatory Lead for the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP), a partnership between the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), funded by the Commonwealth Reef Trust. She co-leads a National Environmental Science Program (NESP) on de-risking nature repair in Australia. She previously co-led another National Environmental Science Program (NESP) project on identifying and overcoming the legal barriers to marine and coastal restoration.
Availability
- Dr Nicole Shumway is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Journal Article
The Global Biodiversity Framework’s ecosystem restoration target requires more clarity and careful legal interpretation
Bell-James, Justine, Foster, Rose, Shumway, Nicole, Lovelock, Catherine E., Villarreal-Rosas, Jaramar, Brown, Christopher J., Andradi-Brown, Dominic A., Saunders, Megan I., Waltham, Nathan J. and Fitzsimons, James A. (2024). The Global Biodiversity Framework’s ecosystem restoration target requires more clarity and careful legal interpretation. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 8 (5), 840-841. doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02389-6
2023
Journal Article
The permitting process for marine and coastal restoration: A barrier to achieving global restoration targets?
Bell‐James, Justine, Foster, Rose and Shumway, Nicole (2023). The permitting process for marine and coastal restoration: A barrier to achieving global restoration targets?. Conservation Science and Practice, 5 (12) e13050. doi: 10.1111/csp2.13050
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
2022
Journal Article
Exploring the risks and benefits of flexibility in biodiversity offset location in a case study of migratory shorebirds
Shumway, Nicole, Saunders, Megan I., Nicol, Sam, Fuller, Richard A., Ben‐Moshe, Noam, Iwamura, Takuya, Kim, Sun W., Murray, Nicholas J., Watson, James E. M. and Maron, Martine (2022). Exploring the risks and benefits of flexibility in biodiversity offset location in a case study of migratory shorebirds. Conservation Biology, 37 (2) e14031, e14031. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14031
2022
Conference Publication
Exploring the human dimensions of assisted adaptation and restoration of coral reefs
Erin Bohensky, Victoria Graham, Gillian Paxton, Umberto Baresi, Annah Piggot-McKellar, Taryn Kong, Lintje Siehoyono Sie and Nicole Shumway (2022). Exploring the human dimensions of assisted adaptation and restoration of coral reefs. Sustainability Research + Innovation 2022, Oceania Satellite Event, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 June - 01 July 2022. Future Earth and the Belmont Forum .
2022
Journal Article
Quantifying the “avoided” biodiversity impacts associated with economic development
Bull, Joseph W, Sonter, Laura J, Gordon, Ascelin, Maron, Martine, Narain, Divya, Reside, April E, Sánchez, Luis E, Shumway, Nicole, von Hase, Amrei and Quétier, Fabien (2022). Quantifying the “avoided” biodiversity impacts associated with economic development. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 20 (6), 370-378. doi: 10.1002/fee.2496
2022
Journal Article
Rolling covenants to protect coastal ecosystems in the face of sea‐level rise
Bell‐James, Justine, Fitzsimons, James A., Gillies, Chris L., Shumway, Nicole and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2022). Rolling covenants to protect coastal ecosystems in the face of sea‐level rise. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (1) e593. doi: 10.1111/csp2.593
2021
Journal Article
Policy solutions to facilitate restoration in coastal marine environments
Shumway, Nicole, Bell-James, Justine, Fitzsimons, James A., Foster, Rose, Gillies, Chris and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2021). Policy solutions to facilitate restoration in coastal marine environments. Marine Policy, 134 104789, 104789. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104789
2020
Other Outputs
Impact mitigation in marine and coastal environments: policy challenges and shortfalls
Shumway, Nicole R. (2020). Impact mitigation in marine and coastal environments: policy challenges and shortfalls. PhD Thesis, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/58c58ae
2018
Journal Article
The location and protection status of earth's diminishing marine wilderness
Jones, Kendall R., Klein, Carissa J., Halpern, Benjamin S., Venter, Oscar, Grantham, Hedley, Kuempel, Caitlin D., Shumway, Nicole, Friedlander, Alan M., Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). The location and protection status of earth's diminishing marine wilderness. Current Biology, 28 (15), 2506-2512.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.010
2018
Journal Article
A global mitigation hierarchy for nature conservation
Arlidge, William N. S., Bull, Joseph W., Addison, Prue F. E., Burgass, Michael J., Gianuca, Dimas, Gorham, Taylor M., Jacob, Céline, Shumway, Nicole, Sinclair, Samuel P., Watson, James E. M., Wilcox, Chris and Milner-Gulland, E. J. (2018). A global mitigation hierarchy for nature conservation. BioScience, 68 (5), 336-347. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biy029
2018
Journal Article
Opportunities for biodiversity conservation as cities adapt to climate change
Butt, Nathalie, Shanahan, Danielle F., Shumway, Nicole, Bekessey, Sarah A., Fuller, Richard A., Watson, James E. M., Maggini, Ramona and Hole, David G. (2018). Opportunities for biodiversity conservation as cities adapt to climate change. Geo: geography and environment, 5 (1) e00052, e00052. doi: 10.1002/geo2.52
2018
Journal Article
The risks and opportunities of translating terrestrial biodiversity offsets to the marine realm
Shumway, Nicole, Watson, James E. M., Saunders, Megan I. and Maron, Martine (2018). The risks and opportunities of translating terrestrial biodiversity offsets to the marine realm. Bioscience, 68 (2), 125-133. doi: 10.1093/biosci/bix150
2017
Journal Article
Australia needs a wake-up call
Shumway, Nicole, Maron, Martine and Watson, James E. M. (2017). Australia needs a wake-up call. Science, 355 (6328), 918-918. doi: 10.1126/science.aam8945
2015
Journal Article
Saving our national icon: An ecological analysis of the 2011 Australian Senate inquiry into status of the koala
Shumway, Nicole, Lunney, Daniel, Seabrook, Leonie and McAlpine, Clive (2015). Saving our national icon: An ecological analysis of the 2011 Australian Senate inquiry into status of the koala. Environmental Science and Policy, 54, 297-303. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.07.024
2015
Journal Article
The use of Senate inquiries for threatened species conservation
Shumway, Nicole and Seabrook, Leonie (2015). The use of Senate inquiries for threatened species conservation. Ecological Management and Restoration, 16 (3), 196-198. doi: 10.1111/emr.12178
2014
Journal Article
A mismatch of community attitudes and actions: a study of koalas
Shumway, Nicole, Seabrook, Leonie, McAlpine, Clive and Ward, Patrick (2014). A mismatch of community attitudes and actions: a study of koalas. Landscape and Urban Planning, 126, 42-52. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.03.004
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving the capacity of legislative frameworks to facilitate marine restoration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Pedro Fidelman, Associate Professor Justine Bell-James
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