Dr Joanna Smallwood receiving her award with Professor Fiona Matthews

A big congratulations to Dr Joanna Smallwood, Professor Fiona Matthews, Dr Evan Killick, Dr Maria Clara Castellanos and Dr Alexander Antonarakis, who won the 'Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Award' at the University's Research Culture and Research Impact Awards ceremony.

The Fellows were recognised for their work in implementing the rights of nature, the rights of the Andean bear, and the rights of local communities to land titles in the Ecuadorian Andes. 

Professor Joseph Alcamo, SSRP Director, congratulated the Fellows "on their award for this excellent sustainability research which combines critical issues of biodiversity conservation and land tenure rights for low income people."

Read about the awards and find out more about the collaborative research project.