Alex Caruana

Alex Caruana
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University of Oxford | OX · Department of Biology

Doctor of Philosophy
DPhil Student | Conservation Biology | alexcaruana.com

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Introduction
I'm a doctorate student at Oxford's Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science, interested in further understanding whether conservation initiatives and programmes are working around the world.
Education
September 2024 - September 2027
University of Oxford
Field of study
  • Conservation Biology
September 2021 - September 2023
University of Copenhagen
Field of study
  • Sustainable Forests and Nature Management, specialized in Conservation Biology and Land Management
October 2018 - June 2021
Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology
Field of study
  • Environmental Engineering

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Publications (5)
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For conservation to be based on evidence, the outcomes of conservation actions need to be shared. The European Union (EU) is a major funder of conservation action in Europe through the well‐studied LIFE program. Less well‐known, but also funding substantial conservation action, is the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Through a systematic...
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1. Invasive crayfish are an important ecological concern in many freshwater eco-systems. Many efforts have been made to eradicate them, but there is very little documentation of the effectiveness of these efforts. Between 2019 and 2020, a restoration project funded by the European Regional Development Fund tried to eradicate invasive American red s...
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Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, reverse desertification and secure livelihoods for the two billion people who live in these areas. Bold global targets have been set for dryland restoration to restore millions of hectares of degraded land. These targets have been questioned as overly ambitious, but wit...
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A full list of affiliations appears at the end of the paper. R estoration ecology is rapidly advancing in response to the ever-expanding global decline in ecosystem integrity and its associated socioeconomic repercussions 1-4. Nowhere are these dynamics more evident than in drylands, which help sustain 39% of the world's human population 5 but rema...

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