Overview
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
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.
Works
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2005
Conference Publication
Sense of place: A tool to assist the meaningful engagement of communities in protected area management
Axford, J. and Hockings, M. T. (2005). Sense of place: A tool to assist the meaningful engagement of communities in protected area management. International Conference on Engaging Communities, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 14-17 August 2005. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Department of Main Roads.
2005
Conference Publication
Management Response to the Tsunami, Surin Marine National Park, Thailand
Worachananant, Suchai, Carter, R. W., Hockings, Marc, Reopanichkul, Pasinee and Thamrongnawasawat, Thon (2005). Management Response to the Tsunami, Surin Marine National Park, Thailand. The First International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC 1), Waterfront Campus, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, 23-28 October, 2005.
2005
Conference Publication
Evaluation of indigenous co-management of natural resources
Ross, A. H., Robinson, C. J. and Hockings, M. T. (2005). Evaluation of indigenous co-management of natural resources. CIRM Social Dimensions of NRM Working Group, Brisbane, Australia, 15 October 2004. Indooroopilly, Qld., Australia: Department of Natural Resources and Mines.
2005
Book Chapter
Evaluating management effectiveness
Hockings, Marc, Leverington, Fiona and James, Robyn (2005). Evaluating management effectiveness. Protected area management: Principles and practices. (pp. 553-568) edited by Graeme L. Worboys, Michael Lockwood and Terry De Lacy. Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press.
2005
Conference Publication
Workshop Stream 5 Evaluating Management Effectiveness
Hockings, M. T. (2005). Workshop Stream 5 Evaluating Management Effectiveness. Vth World Parks Congress: Benefits beyond boundaries, Durban, South Africa, 8-17 September 2003. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN The World Conservation Union.
2005
Other Outputs
Developing indicators for the sustainable management of visitor use of protected areas in Australia
Tonge, J., Moore, S., Hockings, M. T., Worboys, G. and Bridle, K. (2005). Developing indicators for the sustainable management of visitor use of protected areas in Australia. Technical reports (Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism) Gold Coast, Qld, Australia: CRC for Sustainable Tourism.
2004
Conference Publication
Summary of Final Discussions - Vicenza Monitoring Workshop
Hockings, M. T. (2004). Summary of Final Discussions - Vicenza Monitoring Workshop. World Heritage 2002 - Shared Legacy, Common Responsibility, Vicenza, Italy, 11-12 November 2002. Paris: UNESCO World Heritage Centre and ICCROM.
2004
Book Chapter
Com s’ha d’avaluar l’efectivitat? Pautes per al disseny de polítiques i la gestió d’espais naturals protegits
Hockings, M., Stolton, S. A. and Dudley, N. (2004). Com s’ha d’avaluar l’efectivitat? Pautes per al disseny de polítiques i la gestió d’espais naturals protegits. El PEIN deu anys després: Balanç i perspectives. (pp. 29-40) edited by Josep Maria Mallarach i Carrera, Josep Vila and Diego Varga. Girona, Spain: Universitat de Girona, Cátedra de Geografia i Pensament Territorial.
2004
Book Chapter
Evaluating the effectiveness of protected area management: The challenge of change
Leverington, F. and Hockings, M. T. (2004). Evaluating the effectiveness of protected area management: The challenge of change. Securing protected areas in the face of global change: Issues and strategies. (pp. 169-212) edited by C V Barber and K R Miller and M Boness. Gland, Switzerland ; Cambridge, U.K.: IUCN Publications Services Unit.
2004
Other Outputs
Cooloola : Assessment of potential outstanding universal value
Ingram, G. J., Brown, T. J., Hegerl, E., Hockings, M. T., Lamb, D., Thompson, C. H. and Haig, J. (2004). Cooloola : Assessment of potential outstanding universal value. Australia: Queensland. Environment Protection Agency.
2004
Conference Publication
The WCPA Management Effectiveness Evaluation Framework - a basis for developing monitoring and evaluation programs to assess management of protected areas
Hockings, M. T. (2004). The WCPA Management Effectiveness Evaluation Framework - a basis for developing monitoring and evaluation programs to assess management of protected areas. Monitoring World Heritage, Vicenza, Italy, 11-12 November 2002. Paris, France: UNESCO World Heritage Centre and ICCROM.
2004
Other Outputs
Are protected areas working? An analysis of forest protected areas by WWF
Dudley, N., Belokurov, A., Borodin, O., Higgins-Zogib, L., Hockings, M. T., Lacerda, L. and Stolton, S. (2004). Are protected areas working? An analysis of forest protected areas by WWF. Switzerland: WWF International.
2004
Other Outputs
Fraser Island World Heritage Area: Review of outstanding universal value
Ingram, G. J., Brown, T. J., Hegerl, E., Hockings, M. T., Lamb, D., Thompson, C. H. and Haig, J. (2004). Fraser Island World Heritage Area: Review of outstanding universal value. Brisbane, Australia: TQueensland Government, Environmental Protection Agency.
2004
Journal Article
Assessing the management of protected areas: The work of the World Parks Congress before and after Durban
Hockings, M. T., Ervin, J. and Vincent, G. (2004). Assessing the management of protected areas: The work of the World Parks Congress before and after Durban. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 7 (1-2), 31-42. doi: 10.1080/13880290490480130
2004
Conference Publication
Tourism Management in Surin Marine National Park, Thailand
Worachananant, Suchai, Carter, R.W., Hockings, Marc, Reopanichkul, Pasinee and Thamrongnawasawat, Thon (2004). Tourism Management in Surin Marine National Park, Thailand. Coastal Zone Asia Pacific (CZAP) 2004, Brisbane, Australia, 5-9 September, 2004.
2003
Journal Article
Systems for assessing the effectiveness of management in protected areas
Hockings, Marc (2003). Systems for assessing the effectiveness of management in protected areas. Bioscience, 53 (9), 823-832. doi: 10.1641/0006-3568(2003)053[0823:SFATEO]2.0.CO;2
2003
Book Chapter
Indicators
Hockings, M. T. (2003). Indicators. An assessment of the values of Kosciuszko National Park. (pp. 287-294) Fyshwick, ACT: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
2003
Conference Publication
Measuring Effectiveness in Marine Protected Areas - Principles and practice
Day, J., Hockings, M. T. and Jones, G. (2003). Measuring Effectiveness in Marine Protected Areas - Principles and practice. World Congress on Aquatic Protected areas, Cairns, Queensland, 14-17 August 2002. Brisbane, Queensland: Australian Society for Fish Biology.
2002
Book
Monitoring visitors to natural areas : A manual with standard methodological guidelines
Horneman, L. N, Beeton, R.J.S., Hockings, M. and Queensland Government, Sport and Recreation Queensland (2002). Monitoring visitors to natural areas : A manual with standard methodological guidelines. Brisbane Qld Australia:
2002
Conference Publication
Management Effectiveness - assessing management of protected areas?
Hockings, M. T., Stolton, S. and Dudley, N. (2002). Management Effectiveness - assessing management of protected areas?. Global Challenges of Parks & Protected Area Management Symposium, La Maddalena National Park, Sardinia, Italy, 10-13 October 2002.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Marc Hockings is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Biophysical and social measures of conservation effectiveness: Using the lens of Indigenous and local land and sea management in protected areas as an evidence base
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hugh Possingham
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Decision Modelling in the management of Australian Marine Protected Areas
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Spatially Explicit Approach to Operationalising Social-Ecological Systems to Inform Land-Use Planning; Case study: Baffle Basin, Australia
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Factors influencing the management effectiveness of the biosphere reserve model: The case of Vietnam
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Dart
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Participatory Wetland Conservation in Yok Don National Park, Vietnam
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Protected area management under climate change: A framework for decision making.
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Making the most of machine learning and freely available datasets: A deforestation case study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Marcus Gallagher
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Protected area effectiveness: evaluation of biological outcomes in protected areas
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hugh Possingham
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Cape Town's informal economy of wild harvested resources and traditional medicine
Principal Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Protecting naturally restricted species in a fragmented landscape.- A case study from the Brigalow Belt South bioregion, Queensland, Australia.
Principal Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Analysis of protected area management effectiveness evaluation data and its application for increasing understanding of management
Principal Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Constraints and Enabling Factors for Effective Conservation in Vietnam: Cat Ba Island Case Study.
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Validating management effectiveness evaluations of protected areas in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hugh Possingham
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the Management of Threatened Species in Australia: The Recovery Planning Strategy
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation framework for collaborative management of protected areas: a cross-cultural case study in Queensland, Australia
Principal Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
MANAGEMENT APPROACHES IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS: THE CASE OF SURIN MARINE NATIONAL PARK, THAILAND
Principal Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
What Constitutes Success in pacific Island Comunity Conserved Areas?
Principal Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
EVALUATING MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Bob Beeton
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
THE IMPACT OF GOVERNANCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES IN AUSTRALIAN NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Neil Sipe
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation in conservation decision making
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hugh Possingham
Media
Enquiries
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- 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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