Juliette Young

Current work

My work focuses on different aspects of biodiversity policy, from its development to its implementation, including associated conflicts. Within this context, I am very interested in understanding public attitudes towards biodiversity, including views on biodiversity management, conservation measures and the values associated with biodiversity through the use of qualitative and quantitative methods (e.g. ALTER-Net). I am also interested in understanding the barriers to effective communication of science to the public and policy-makers (RISK) and the role of interfaces between policy-makers and scientists (e.g. BioPlatform, BioStrat and EPBRS). Additionally, I have worked on projects addressing conflicts between biodiversity conservation and other human activities (e.g. BIOFORUM, Living with Environmental Change pilot review). I am currently doing a PhD (University of East Anglia) on “Nature conservation and public participation”, which aims to determine the extent to which democratic processes at the ground level contribute to the desired biodiversity outcomes of the Habitats Directive by evaluating the process and outcomes of participation in three spatially different sites in Scotland.

Research interests

My research interests are mainly focused around three main areas of science: environmental policy-making and implementation in the EU; interactions between scientists, policy-makers and local stakeholders; and public attitudes towards biodiversity.

Brief CV

• 2005- Part-time PhD on `Nature Conservation and public participation: case studies of biodiversity protection in the Natura 2000 network' (University of East Anglia)
• August 2002-present: Biodiversity and Conservation Research Officer - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Band 6(S)
• M.Sc. in Biodiversity and Conservation (University of Leeds)
• B.Sc. in Zoology from Queen Mary and Westfield University (University of London)

Selected publications

See also the NERC Open Research Archive.

Buijs, A., Fischer, A. Rink, D. and Young, J. (2008) Looking beyond superficial knowledge gaps: Understanding public representations of biological diversity. International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management 4: 65-80.

Henle, K., Alard, D., Clitherow, J., Cobb, P., Firbank, L., Kull, T., McCracken, D., Moritz, R.F.A., Niemelä, J., Rebane, M., Wascher, D., Watt, A., Young, J. (2008) Identifying and managing the conflicts between agriculture and biodiversity conservation in Europe – a review. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 124 (1-2): 60-71.

Young, J., Richards, C., Fischer, A., Halada, L., Kull, T., Kuzniar, A., Tartes, U., Uzunov, U. and Watt, A. (2007) Conflicts between biodiversity conservation and human activities in the Central and Eastern European Countries. Ambio 36(7): 545-550.

Fischer, A. & Young, J. (2007) Understanding mental constructs of biodiversity: implications for biodiversity management and conservation. Biological Conservation 136: 271-282.

Brooker, R., Young, J. and Watt, A. (2007) Climate change and biodiversity: impacts and policy development challenges - A European case study. International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management, 3(1): 12-30

Young, J., Watt, A., Nowicki, P., Alard, D., Clitherow, J., Henle, K., Johnson, R., Laczko, E., McCracken, D., Matouch, S., Niemelä, J. (2005) Towards sustainable land use: identifying and managing the conflicts between human activities and biodiversity conservation in Europe. Biodiversity and Conservation, 14(7): 1641-1661.

Niemelä, J., Young, J., Alard, D., Askasibar, M., Henle, K., Johnson, R., Kurttila, M., Larsson, T-B., Matouch, S., Nowicki, P., Paiva, R., Portoghesi, L., Smulders, R., Stevenson, A., Tartes, U. and Watt, A. (2005) Identifying and managing conflicts between forest conservation and other human activities in Europe. Forest Policy and Economics 7: 877-890.