Ocean Health Index provides first global assessment combining natural and human dimensions of sustainability Sustainable management of a huge, complex and valuable resource such as the ocean requires a comprehensive metric that did not exist until now. In the Aug. 16 edition of Nature a broad group of scientists including Heather Leslie, the Sharpe Assistant […]
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View Heather’s recent video on the importance of federal research funding for marine science. Thanks to The Science Coalition for inviting this contribution and Brown University’s Office of Public Affairs and University Relations for helping to make this possible.
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Heather Leslie, assistant professor of Environmental Studies and Biology at Brown University, was one of the featured speakers at the first of six sustainable seafood dinners held in the Providence area this year. Chef Derek and his crew at Nick’s on Broadway prepared an amazing meal of locally landed seafood, including hake, scallops, and hake, […]
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Heather Leslie, an interdisciplinary marine conservation scientist at Brown University, is investigating the importance of incorporating knowledge of humans’ varied connections to the marine environment, and integrating it into ocean policy and management. This post is based on her remarks at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Vancouver on […]
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Heather Leslie joined collaborators engaged in creating the first-ever ‘Ocean Health Index’ in Vancouver, BC last week. Heather was part of an interdisciplinary session describing the new tool for ocean management. See Nicola Jones’ report from Nature on the Index, and earlier coverage from Miller-McCune. Stay tuned for a description of Heather’s talk…
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A new movie from Greenfire Productions describes the changing landscape of ocean policy and stewardship in the US, with stories from the coast of Oregon to the Gulf of Mexico to Mass. Bay. Check in out at http://ocean-frontiers.org/.
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In January 2012, our research team also visited Cabo Pulmo, a Mexican national park south of La Paz where fish, sharks, and other marine species have made a tremendous comeback in the last decade, following the creation of a 72 km2 no-take marine reserve. While we know a great deal about the ecological success of […]
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Leslie Lab members Heather Leslie and Leila Sievanen traveled to La Paz, Mexico earlier this month for fieldwork and meetings with collaborators from Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Gulf of California Marine Program and The Nature Conservancy . The interdisciplinary research team, which includes experts in anthropology, ecology, economics, fisheries, and sustainability science, gathered in this […]
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On October 5, 2011, three members of our group – Marcy Cockrell, Kara Woo, and Bridgette Black – attended the second annual research conference held by the Research Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine (RARGOM) in Portsmouth, NH. The major theme for the conference was “The nexus between climate change and marine spatial […]
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Functioning coastal and marine ecosystems produce a wide array of benefits to society, including food production, protection from coastal storms, and opportunities for recreation and tourism. Stewardship to ensure continued provision of these benefits requires understanding the connections between ecosystems and the people who are part of them. Brown junior faculty Heather Leslie and Sri Nagavarpu […]
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