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E.J. Milner-Gulland is the Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity at the University of Oxford's Department of Biology, where she also serves as Section Director of Graduate Studies. She leads the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS), an academic research group focused on addressing challenges in halting global biodiversity decline through interdisciplinary approaches at the interface of social and ecological systems.
Professor Milner-Gulland completed her first degree in Pure and Applied Biology at Oxford and earned her PhD at Imperial College London on the exploitation of elephants, rhinos and saigas. Before joining Oxford in 2015, she was Professor of Conservation Science at Imperial College London for 15 years, with previous positions in Resource Economics and Mathematical Ecology at Oxford, Imperial and Warwick Universities.
Her research focuses on developing methods for understanding human behavior in local resource use contexts, particularly in developing countries. She works on improving incentive-based conservation mechanisms like payment for ecosystem services and biodiversity offsetting in both marine and terrestrial environments. She also researches the illegal wildlife trade and designs, monitors, and evaluates conservation interventions for greater effectiveness. A particular passion is the conservation ecology of the saiga antelope in Central Asia, for which she co-founded the Saiga Conservation Alliance in 2006.
Professor Milner-Gulland's group operates under three research themes: Understanding natural resource users; Exploring social-ecological systems; and Managing human-nature interactions. Their work spans both terrestrial and marine realms, collaborating closely with practitioners to ensure conservation interventions are designed, implemented, and monitored effectively from both conservation and social justice perspectives.
As Section Director of Graduate Studies, she oversees admissions and progression for graduate students. Her research group includes several graduate students and senior researchers working on various conservation projects. The Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science, which she directs, works with NGOs, government agencies, and businesses to develop practical conservation approaches across all biomes.
The ICCS research group is based in the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford and is committed to bridging the gap between academic research and practical conservation implementation. Their vision is a nature-rich and just world where everyone can thrive, using cutting-edge science to inspire societal transformation toward a sustainable future.
