By Dr Megan Evans

Reports

Evans M, 2024, Submission to Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024 [Provisions]

Evans M, 2023, Submission to the Draft National Environmental Standard for Matters of National Environmental Significance

Evans MC, 2023, Submission on the Nature Repair Market Exposure Draft Bill

Macintosh A; Larraondo P; Butler D; Ansell D; Waschka M; Evans M, 2022, Trends in forest and sparse woody cover inside ERF HIR project areas relative to those in surrounding areas, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28446

Evans M; Lewis A, 2022, Modelling pathways to a carbon neutral Queensland beef sector through policy and investment to drive transition from deforestation to reforestation, Canberra, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28445

Macintosh A; Butler D; Evans M, 2022, Australian National University (ANU)-University of New South Wales (UNSW) ERF research team submission to the Chubb Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28447, https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/independent-review-of-accu/submission/view/150

Evans M, 2022, Submission to a proposed National Biodiversity Market

Evans M, 2022, Submission to a proposed National Biodiversity Market

Evans M; Maron M, 2022, Submission on Draft Procedure for environmental offsets metric inputs

Macintosh A; Butler D; Evans M; Ansell D; Waschka M, 2022, Fixing the Integrity Problems with Australia’s Carbon Market, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28448

Macintosh A; Butler D; Evans M; Larraondo P; Ansell D; Waschka M, 2022, Integrity and the ERF’s Human-Induced Regeneration Method: The Additionality Problem Explained, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28450

Macintosh A; Butler D; Evans M; Larraondo P; Ansell D; Waschka M, 2022, Integrity and the ERF’s Human-Induced Regeneration Method: The Measurement Problem Explained, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28449

Maron M; Evans M; Mayfield H; Dutson G, 2022, Guidance for determining the availability or scarcity of environmental offsets under the EPBC Act 1999

Evans M, 2021, Nature as a Climate Solution, University of Melbourne, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28230, http://conservationfutures.org.au/publications/natureasaclimatesolution.pdf

Maron M; Evans M; Walsh J; Mayfield H; Nou T; Davies C; Balmford M; Bamford M; Barrett G; Davis R; Dawson R; Groome C; Johnstone R; Kirkby T; Mawson P; Mitchell D; Peck A; Riley K; Roper E; Rycken S; Saunders D; Shephard J; Stevenson S; Warren K, 2021, Better offsets for Western Australia’s black-cockatoos, NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Brisbane, Australia, https://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/publications-and-tools/better-offsets-for-western-australia-s-black-cockatoos

Nou T; Maron M; Evans M; Walsh J; Benshemesh J; Southwell D; Kington L; Bamford M; Bastow B; Jackson J; McWhinney K; Bannerman M; Copley P; Parsons B; Wheeler R, 2021, Lessons from using expert elicitation where scientific uncertainty is high: the case of the malleefowl, NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Brisbane, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28207, https://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/publications-and-tools/lessons-from-using-expert-elicitation-where-scientific-uncertainty-is-high-the-case-of-the-malleefowl

Maron M; Evans M; Nou T; Stone Z; Spillias S; Mayfield H; Walsh J, 2021, Guidance for estimating the benefits and costs of biodiversity offsets using expert elicitation, Brisbane, Australia, Project 5.1 report, https://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/publications-and-tools/guidance-for-estimating-biodiversity-offset-benefits-and-costs-using-expert-elicitation

Evans M; Maseyk F; Davitt G; Maron M, 2021, Typical offsets for threatened species, NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Brisbane, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28208, https://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/publications-and-tools/typical-offsets-for-threatened-species

Maron M; Evans M; Walsh J; Stone Z; Dunlop J; Ross B; Woinarski J; Bamford M; Radford I; Watson A; Moore H; Hernandez-Santin L; Cremona T; Davis R; Doherty T; Knuckey C; Cancilla D; Tuft K; Jackson M; Nou T; Spillias S; Davies C; Crossing K; Indigo N, 2021, Better offsets for the northern quoll, NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Brisbane, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28209, https://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/publications-and-tools/better-offsets-for-the-northern-quoll

Maron M; Evans M; Walsh J; Leseberg N; Burbidge A; Murphy S; Garnett S; Reid J; Kutt A; Kavanagh R; Davis R; Watson A; Read J; Bamford M; van Leeuwen S; Crossing K; Jackson M; Nou T; Spillias S; Stone Z, 2021, Better offsets for the night parrot, NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Brisbane, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28206, https://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/publications-and-tools/better-offsets-for-the-night-parrot

Mayfield H; Rhodes J; Evans M; Maron M, 2019, Guidelines for estimating and evaluating species’ response to management, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Sydney, Australia

Maseyk F; Evans M; Maron M, 2018, How much benefit do we get from ‘protection’? Guidance for biodiversity offsetting, NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Brisbane, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28212, https://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/publications-and-tools/how-much-benefit-do-we-get-from-protection-guidance-for-biodiversity-offsetting

Evans M; Maron M, 2018, Estimating the benefits of offsetting: Expert elicitation, NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Brisbane, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28211, https://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/publications-and-tools/estimating-the-benefits-of-offsetting-expert-elicitation

Evans M; Maron M; Maseyk F, 2017, Guidance for deriving ‘Risk of Loss’ estimates when evaluating biodiversity offset proposals under the EPBC Act, NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Brisbane, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28210, https://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/publications-and-tools/guidance-for-deriving-risk-of-loss-estimates-when-evaluating-biodiversity-offset-proposals-under-the-epbc-act

Software / Code

Evans M, 2021, Analysis of forest extent and change in Australia, OSF, Published: 20 August 2021, Software / Code, https://osf.io/j237a/

Theses / Dissertations

Evans M, 2017, Public policy for biodiversity conservation: evaluating outcomes, opportunities and risks

Working Papers

Macintosh A; Butler D; Evans M; Larraondo P; Ansell D; Gibbons P, 2022, The ERF’s Human-induced Regeneration (HIR): What the Beare and Chambers Report Really Found and a Critique of its Method, Australian National University, http://dx.doi.org, https://law.anu.edu.au/sites/all/files/what_the_beare_and_chambers_report_really_found_and_a_critique_of_its_method_16_march_2022.pdf

Media

Evans M, 2023, What are biodiversity credits and how do they work?, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-10/what-are-bio-diversity-credits-and-how-do-they-work/101839880

Evans M; Maron M, 2022, The government hopes private investors will help save nature. Here’s how its scheme could fail, https://theconversation.com/the-government-hopes-private-investors-will-help-save-nature-heres-how-its-scheme-could-fail-193010

Ritchie E; Evans M; En Chee Y, 2022, Labor’s plan to save threatened species is an improvement – but it’s still well short of what we need, https://theconversation.com/labors-plan-to-save-threatened-species-is-an-improvement-but-its-still-well-short-of-what-we-need-191845

Macintosh A; Butler D; Evans M, 2022, Australia’s central climate policy pays people to grow trees that already existed. Taxpayers – and the environment – deserve better

Macintosh A; Butler D; Evans M, 2022, We blew the whistle on Australia’s central climate policy. Here’s what a new federal government probe must fix, https://theconversation.com/we-blew-the-whistle-on-australias-central-climate-policy-heres-what-a-new-federal-government-probe-must-fix-185894

Evans M, 2021, National cabinet just agreed to big changes to environment law. Here’s why the process shouldn’t be rushed, http://theconversation.com/national-cabinet-just-agreed-to-big-changes-to-environment-law-heres-why-the-process-shouldnt-be-rushed-143136

Evans M, 2021, Taking care of business: the private sector is waking up to nature’s value, http://theconversation.com/taking-care-of-business-the-private-sector-is-waking-up-to-natures-value-153786

Evans M, 2021, It’s not too late to save them: 5 ways to improve the government’s plan to protect threatened wildlife, http://theconversation.com/its-not-too-late-to-save-them-5-ways-to-improve-the-governments-plan-to-protect-threatened-wildlife-147669

Evans M, 2020, Why Biodiversity Loss Is A Growing Risk For Business, https://soundcloud.com/unsw-canberra-podcasts/navigating-uncertainty-s01e12-why-biodiversity-loss-is-a-growing-risk-for-business?in=unsw-canberra-podcasts/sets/navigating-uncertainty

Evans M, 2020, Why ignoring biodiversity loss is an increasingly risky business, https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6937770/why-ignoring-biodiversity-loss-is-an-increasingly-risky-business/

Evans M, 2020, The magic of the market won’t help the environment unless government also takes responsibility, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/21/the-magic-of-the-market-wont-help-the-environment-unless-government-also-takes-responsibility

Preprints

Wunder S; Fraccaroli C; Bull JW; Dutta T; Eyres A; Evans MC; Thorsen BJ; Jones JPG; Maron M; Muys B; Pacheco A; Olesen AS; Swinfield T; Tegegne YT; White TB; Zhang H; zu Ermgassen S, Biodiversity credits: learning lessons from other approaches to incentivize conservation, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/qgwfc_v1

Wunder S; Fraccaroli C; Bull JW; Dutta T; Eyres A; Evans MC; Thorsen BJ; Jones JPG; Maron M; Muys B; Pacheco A; Olesen AS; Swinfield T; Tegegne YT; White TB; Zhang H; zu Ermgassen S, Biodiversity credits: learning lessons from other approaches to incentivize conservation, http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/qgwfc

Anantharajah K; Evans M, Biodiversity finance as a technology of power: Discourses of innovation and regulation in an Australian case study, http://dx.doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/ep8zr

Anantharajah K; Evans MC, Biodiversity finance as a technology of power: Discourses of innovation and regulation in an Australian case study, http://dx.doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/ep8zr_v3

Anantharajah K; Evans MC, Biodiversity finance as a technology of power: Discourses of innovation and regulation in an Australian case study, http://dx.doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/ep8zr_v1

zu Ermgassen S; Swinfield T; Bull JW; Duffus N; Macintosh A; Maron M; Theis S; White TB; Evans MC, Five golden rules for scientifically-credible nature markets, http://dx.doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/37w8p_v1

zu Ermgassen S; Swinfield T; Bull JW; Duffus N; Macintosh A; Maron M; Theis S; White TB; Evans MC, Five golden rules for scientifically-credible nature markets, http://dx.doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/37w8p_v2

Evans MC; Barnes S; Bui HT; Nepal D; Bazbauers AR; zu Ermgassen S, Trends in biodiversity finance terminology, actors and networks over two decades, http://dx.doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/awqzp_v1

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