About
Dr. Jake Bicknell is a Senior Lecturer in Biodiversity Conservation at the University of Kent, affiliated with the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE). His research focuses on tropical forest conservation, including responses to logging, mining, climate change, and habitat fragmentation. He emphasizes degraded forest restoration, biodiversity-carbon linkages, and policy-driven conservation strategies. He teaches courses on conservation science, field methods, and data analysis for ecologists.
Dr. Bicknell advises multiple PhD students researching topics like gold mining impacts, UK rewilding, and primate conservation in Kenya. His work integrates machine learning for environmental monitoring and advocates for community-led tropical forest protection. Notable contributions include demonstrating the ecological benefits of reduced-impact logging and riparian buffers in oil palm landscapes.
Publications span 20+ years, with recent emphasis on robotics in biodiversity monitoring, conservation policy efficacy, and tropical land-use trade-offs. He actively engages with policymakers and the public through talks and media commentary on sustainable resource management.
