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Dr. Lydia E.S. Cole is a Lecturer in Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews, where she also serves as Deputy Director of the postgraduate programme Data Literacy for Social and Environmental Justice. She is Chair of the British Ecological Society’s Conservation Ecology Special Interest Group and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Peatland Society. Her research focuses on sustainable management of peatlands under global pressures, including remote monitoring tools, human-peatland interactions, and restoration challenges. Notably, she explores interdisciplinary solutions to environmental and social challenges in regions like Scotland, Malaysia, India, and the Peruvian Amazon. Her work bridges ecological science with policy, emphasizing co-designed solutions and equity.
Key research themes include peatland restoration barriers (e.g., private finance impacts), tropical peatland vulnerability to extractive industries, and Indigenous knowledge systems in Amazonia. She advocates for policy frameworks that align climate goals with community needs.
Scientific contributions span over 30 publications since 2019, addressing peatland mapping, carbon dynamics, and socio-ecological resilience. She presents her findings in interdisciplinary venues, including policy briefings for the Scottish Parliament. Current projects include analyzing Scotland’s Western Isles peatland carbon frontier and global peatland management trajectories.
No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided information. Her advising and grant activities are not detailed here, but her leadership roles highlight collaborative research and training initiatives.
Lydia’s work extends to public engagement, such as podcast appearances and project websites launching new research directions. She actively promotes data literacy as a tool for environmental justice.
