Emeritus Professor Marc Hockings
Emeritus Professor

Marc Hockings

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Background

Marc Hockings is an Emeritus Professor School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Queensland. He maintains an active research program on the management of protected areas with a particular focus on monitoring and evaluation in conservation management. He is a long-term member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) through its World Commission on Protected Areas where he leads the Specialist Group on the Green List and Management Effectiveness. He initiated and is leading the IUCN WCPA work on the Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas. He is also a member of the IUCN Species Survival and Ecosystem Management Commissions. Marc was the principal author of the IUCN’s best practice guidelines on evaluation of management effectiveness in protected areas. He is an honorary Fellow at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, UK. In 2008 he received the Kenton R. Miller Award for Innovation in Protected Area Sustainability for his work on management effectiveness.

Availability

Emeritus Professor Marc Hockings is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Environmental Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University

Research impacts

Professor Hockings has lead development of research on management effectiveness evaluation of protected areas. He has developed an approach to assessment of management effectiveness (IUCN WCPA Management Effectiveness Framework) that is now widely used around the world by governments and NGOs, has been adopted by the Global Environment Facility as a required element of assessment for all GEF funded projects in protected areas and incorporated into the Convention on Biological Diversity's Programme of Work on Protected Areas. Assessments based on this methodology have been conducted in more than 18000 protected areas in 180 countries.

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158 works between 1979 and 2023
All (158) Journal Article (103) Book Chapter (15) Conference Publication (21) Book (7) Other Outputs (12)

41 - 60 of 158 works

2017

Journal Article

Understanding the effects of different social data on selecting priority conservation areas

Karimi, Azadeh, Tulloch, Ayesha I., Brown, Greg and Hockings, Marc (2017). Understanding the effects of different social data on selecting priority conservation areas. Conservation Biology, 31 (6), 1439-1449. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12947

Understanding the effects of different social data on selecting priority conservation areas

2017

Journal Article

Assessing the internal consistency of management plans for the recovery of threatened species

Ortega-Argueta, Alejandro, Baxter, Greg, Hockings, Marc and Guevara, Roger (2017). Assessing the internal consistency of management plans for the recovery of threatened species. Biodiversity and Conservation, 26 (9), 2205-2222. doi: 10.1007/s10531-017-1353-5

Assessing the internal consistency of management plans for the recovery of threatened species

2017

Journal Article

Opportunities for modelling tools to support management decision-making in Australian Marine Parks

Punde, S. P., Laws, R., Bohensky, E. L., Skewes, T. D., Bustamante, R. H. and Hockings, M. (2017). Opportunities for modelling tools to support management decision-making in Australian Marine Parks. Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, 9 (2), 107-119. doi: 10.1080/18366503.2017.1279860

Opportunities for modelling tools to support management decision-making in Australian Marine Parks

2017

Journal Article

Biosphere reserves: attributes for success

Van Cuong, Chu, Dart, Peter and Hockings, Marc (2017). Biosphere reserves: attributes for success. Journal of Environmental Management, 188, 9-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.11.069

Biosphere reserves: attributes for success

2017

Journal Article

Defining marine protected areas: a response to Horta e Costa et al.

Dudley, Nigel, Day, Jon, Laffoley, Dan, Hockings, Marc and Stolton, Sue (2017). Defining marine protected areas: a response to Horta e Costa et al.. Marine Policy, 77, 191-192. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.11.024

Defining marine protected areas: a response to Horta e Costa et al.

2017

Journal Article

Use of freely available datasets and machine learning methods in predicting deforestation

Mayfield, Helen, Smith, Carl, Gallagher, Marcus and Hockings, Marc (2017). Use of freely available datasets and machine learning methods in predicting deforestation. Environmental Modelling and Software, 87, 17-28. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.10.006

Use of freely available datasets and machine learning methods in predicting deforestation

2017

Journal Article

Factors influencing successful implementation of biosphere reserves in Vietnam: challenges, opportunities and lessons learnt

Cuong, Chu Van, Dart, Peter, Dudley, Nigel and Hockings, Marc (2017). Factors influencing successful implementation of biosphere reserves in Vietnam: challenges, opportunities and lessons learnt. Environmental Science and Policy, 67, 16-26. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2016.10.002

Factors influencing successful implementation of biosphere reserves in Vietnam: challenges, opportunities and lessons learnt

2017

Book Chapter

Marine protected area governance and effectiveness across networks

Dudley, Nigel and Hockings, Marc (2017). Marine protected area governance and effectiveness across networks. Management of marine protected areas: a network perspective. (pp. 69-87) edited by Paul D. Goriup. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781119075806.ch4

Marine protected area governance and effectiveness across networks

2016

Journal Article

Wildlife population trends in protected areas predicted by national socio-economic metrics and body size

Barnes, Megan D., Craigie, Ian D., Harrison, Luke B., Geldmann, Jonas, Collen, Ben, Whitmee, Sarah, Balmford, Andrew, Burgess, Neil D., Brooks, Thomas, Hockings, Marc and Woodley, Stephen (2016). Wildlife population trends in protected areas predicted by national socio-economic metrics and body size. Nature Communications, 7 (1) 12747, 12747. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12747

Wildlife population trends in protected areas predicted by national socio-economic metrics and body size

2016

Journal Article

Queensland land clearing is undermining Australia’s environmental progress

Maron, Martine, Laurance, Bill, Pressey, Bob, Catterall, Carla P., McAlpine, Clive, Possingham, Hugh, Watson, James, Rhodes, Jonathan, Wilson, Kerrie and Hockings, Marc (2016, 02 22). Queensland land clearing is undermining Australia’s environmental progress

Queensland land clearing is undermining Australia’s environmental progress

2016

Journal Article

Bolder science needed now for protected areas

Watson, James E. M., Darling, Emily S., Venter, Oscar, Maron, Martine, Walston, Joe, Possingham, Hugh P., Dudley, Nigel, Hockings, Marc, Barnes, Megan and Brooks, Thomas M. (2016). Bolder science needed now for protected areas. Conservation Biology, 30 (2), 243-248. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12645

Bolder science needed now for protected areas

2016

Book Chapter

Towards understanding drivers of wildlife population trends in terrestrial protected areas

Barnes, M., Craigie, I. D. and Hockings, M. (2016). Towards understanding drivers of wildlife population trends in terrestrial protected areas. Protected areas: are they safeguarding biodiversity?. (pp. 134-149) edited by Lucas N. Joppa, Jonathan E. M. Baillie and John G. Robinson. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118338117.ch8

Towards understanding drivers of wildlife population trends in terrestrial protected areas

2015

Journal Article

Changes in protected area management effectiveness over time: a global analysis

Geldmann, Jonas, Coad, Lauren, Barnes, Megan, Craigie, Ian D., Hockings, Marc, Knights, Kathryn, Leverington, Fiona, Cuadros, Ivon C., Zamora, Camilo, Woodley, Stephen and Burgess, Neil D. (2015). Changes in protected area management effectiveness over time: a global analysis. Biological Conservation, 191, 692-699. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.08.029

Changes in protected area management effectiveness over time: a global analysis

2015

Journal Article

Editorial: To go, or not to go? what are business attitudes to the philosophy of no-go policies and protected areas?

Dudley, Nigel, Hockings, Marc and Verschuuren, Bas (2015). Editorial: To go, or not to go? what are business attitudes to the philosophy of no-go policies and protected areas?. Parks, 21 (2), 7-10. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.CH.2014.PARKS-21-1ND.en

Editorial: To go, or not to go? what are business attitudes to the philosophy of no-go policies and protected areas?

2015

Journal Article

Methods and participatory approaches for identifying social-ecological hotspots

Karimi, Azadeh, Brown, Greg and Hockings, Marc (2015). Methods and participatory approaches for identifying social-ecological hotspots. Applied Geography, 63, 9-20. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.06.003

Methods and participatory approaches for identifying social-ecological hotspots

2015

Journal Article

Measuring impact of protected area management interventions: current and future use of the Global Database of Protected Area Management Effectiveness

Coad, Lauren, Leverington, Fiona, Knights, Kathryn, Geldmann, Jonas, Eassom, April, Kapos, Valerie, Kingston, Naomi, de Lima, Marcelo, Zamora, Camilo, Cuardros, Ivon, Nolte, Christoph, Burgess, Neil D. and Hockings, Marcus (2015). Measuring impact of protected area management interventions: current and future use of the Global Database of Protected Area Management Effectiveness. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B - Biological Sciences, 370 (1681) 20140281, 20140281. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2014.0281

Measuring impact of protected area management interventions: current and future use of the Global Database of Protected Area Management Effectiveness

2015

Journal Article

Using Melaleuca fences as soft coastal engineering for mangrove restoration in Kien Giang, Vietnam

Van Cuong, Chu, Brown, Sharon, To, Huynh Huu and Hockings, Marcus (2015). Using Melaleuca fences as soft coastal engineering for mangrove restoration in Kien Giang, Vietnam. Ecological Engineering, 81, 256-265. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.04.031

Using Melaleuca fences as soft coastal engineering for mangrove restoration in Kien Giang, Vietnam

2015

Journal Article

Nature and extent of human–elephant Elephas maximus conflict in central Nepal

Pant, Ganesh, Dhakal, Maheshwar, Pradhan, Narendra Man Babu, Leverington, Fiona and Hockings, Marc (2015). Nature and extent of human–elephant Elephas maximus conflict in central Nepal. ORYX, 50 (4), 1-8. doi: 10.1017/S0030605315000381

Nature and extent of human–elephant Elephas maximus conflict in central Nepal

2015

Book Chapter

Terrestrial protected areas of Australia

Craigie, Ian D., Grech, Alana, Pressey, Robert L., Adams, Vanessa M., Hockings, Marc, Taylor, Martin and Barnes, Megan (2015). Terrestrial protected areas of Australia. Austral ark: the state of wildlife in Australia and New Zealand. (pp. 560-581) edited by Adam Stow, Norman Maclea and Gregory I. Holwell. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781139519960.028

Terrestrial protected areas of Australia

2015

Book Chapter

Protected area management effectiveness

Hockings, Marc, Leverington, Fiona and Cook, Carly (2015). Protected area management effectiveness. Protected area governance and management. (pp. 889-928) edited by Graeme L. Worboys, Michael Lockwood, Ashish Kothari, Sue Feary and Ian Pulsford. Canberra, ACT, Australia: ANU Press.

Protected area management effectiveness

Past funding

  • 2016 - 2017
    Enhancing Institutional Capacities within the Directorate General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation (KSDAE) of the MoEF in Protected Area Management Effectiveness Assessment
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Analysis of the public protected area framework in NSW and future opportunities
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    BIOPAMA Protected Area Management Effectiveness Data Management
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    2015 State of the Environment Report
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    What could World Heritage listing deliver for Indigenous people? The Australian experience in global context.
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Assessment of Management Effectiveness by Independent Experts for the 23014 Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Integrating measures of Indigenous land management effectiveness (ARC Linkage Project Administered by CDU)
    Charles Darwin University
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Analysis of Parks Victoria State of the Parks data (2010)
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Marine World Heritage site management effectiveness preliminary study
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Protected areas management effectiveness assessments in Europe: a review of data, methods and results
    Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University of Greifswald
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    2010 Biodiversity Indicator Partnership Project - Protected Area Management Effectiveness Indicator
    United Nations Environment Programme ¿ World Conservation Monitoring Centre
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Enhancing our Heritage: Monitoring and managing for success in world natural heritage sites - Stage 3
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Building Capacity For Adaptive Management In Protected Areas Through Improved Systems For Monitoring And Evaluation
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Protected Area Management Effectiveness
    The Nature Conservancy
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Enhancing our Heritage: Monitoring and Managing for Success in World Natural Heritage Sites - Stage 2
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    A Global Analysis of Protected Area Management
    World Wildlife Fund, Inc
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Developing a Monitoring and Assessment Culture for Protected Areas- Linking assessment to adaptive management in management agencies
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Developing a Monitoring and Assessment Culture for Protected Areas - Linking Assessment to Adaptive Management in Management Agencies
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Conducting a survey of delegates attending the Vth World Parks Congress
    The World Conservation Union
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Preparatory activities related to the Management Effectiveness Stream workshops and related events to be convened as the World Park Congress, Durban, South Africa, September 2003
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Preparatory Workshop on Management Effectiveness for World Park Congress
    World Wildlife Fund, Inc
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    Extending the Implementation of the Enhancing our Heritage Project to all the Natural World Heritage Sites in Latin America
    United States Forest Service
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    Enhancing our Heritage: Monitoring and Managing for success in World Natural Heritage Sites
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Review of Management Effectiveness Framework and Guidelines - World Bank Funded Project
    World Bank Group
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Conserving World Natural Heritage sites through effective monitoring and partnerships - project initiation phase
    United States Forest Service
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2005
    The Development of a standardised methodology for improving the management of visitors to natural areas
    Department of Natural Resources and Mines
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2005
    The development of a standardised methodology for improving the management of visitors to natural areas
    NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    The development of a standardised methodology for improving the management of visitors to natural areas
    Queensland National Parks & Wildlife Service
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2005
    The development of a standardised methodology for improving the management of visitors to natural areas
    Department Tourism, Sport & Racing - Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    The development of A Standardised Methodology for Improving the Management of Visitors to Natural Areas
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2000
    To review the Management Effectiveness (WCPA) Framework and Guideline document
    WWF International
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Management effectiveness of Protected Areas: the case of the World Natural Heritage
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2000
    Review of methodologies for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
    Equilibrium
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Travel grant for World Conservation Congress in Montreal.
    Potter Foundation
    Open grant
  • 1995
    Evaluating the effectiveness of conservation management
    University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
    Open grant

Availability

Emeritus Professor Marc Hockings is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Emeritus Professor Marc Hockings directly for media enquiries about:

  • Enviornmental conservation
  • Environmental management
  • Environmental policy
  • Environmental resource assessment
  • Marine park management
  • National park management
  • Nature reserves - effectiveness
  • Policy - environment
  • Protected areas - for wildlife

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