Jacob Jones

Jacob is an environmental engineer with experience in both public and private industries. Jacob has previously worked in areas of contamination remediation, stormwater and flood management, waste management, coastal engineering, and environmental planning. During this career, Jacob became interested in the ‘human dimension’ of environmental management which eventually led to him joining the Conservation Science Research Group to pursue his PhD titled “The Politics of Biodiversity Conservation”. 

 

Jacob’s research is aiming to quantify how political beliefs and biodiversity conservation are connected among a variety of stakeholders including individuals, governments, and organisations. Jacob hopes to use his new knowledge and research skills to influence conservation policy and have a positive impact on Australia’s unique flora and fauna.