Alison Fairbrass

Dr. Alison Fairbrass is a Research Fellow in Natural Capital for Marine and Coastal Ecosystems at University College London's Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources, affiliated with the Institute for Sustainable Resources. She holds a PhD in Urban Sustainability & Resilience from UCL (2017), an MSc in Conservation Science from Imperial College London, and a BSc in Environmental Management from Birmingham University.

Her research focuses on quantifying natural environments through innovative methods, including:

• Developing multi-scale monitoring systems for biodiversity and ecosystems
• Creating international frameworks for natural capital accounting
• Analyzing environmental-economic decision-making processes
• Implementing technical tools like ecoacoustic assessment and IoT biodiversity monitoring

Recent publications demonstrate strong emphasis on:

• Natural capital indicators and reporting frameworks
• Sustainability policy effectiveness and SDG limitations
• Marine conservation evidence gaps
• Urban ecological monitoring technologies
• Tropical ecosystem management (Brazilian Pantanal focus)

Teaching activities include lectureship roles in sustainable resources economics, risk management, and scientific programming (Python/R) across UCL graduate programs since 2013.

Additional professional roles include serving as part-time Principal Consultant at Greengage Environmental Consultancy Ltd. since 2023.