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Sarah Bekessy

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)

124 La Trobe Street

Melbourne, 3000

Australia

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

6

DOWNLOADS

657

TOTAL CITATIONS

4

Scholarly Papers (6)

1.

Flora, Fauna, and Finance: Assessing Biodiversity Risk in Investment Portfolios

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 20 May 2025
University of Melbourne - Department of Finance, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), University of Melbourne - School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Cambridge Judge Business School - Finance Subject Group, FTSE Russell, London Stock Exchange Group, SKEMA Business School and University of Melbourne
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JEL classification: G11, G32, Q57 Biodiversity, Environmental risk, Risk management

2.

Systematic Conservation Planning for Private Land can no Longer Overlook People

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 12 Nov 2025
Deakin University, University of Queensland - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Independent, Queensland University of Technology - School of Biology & Environmental Science, University of Queensland - Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland - Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Melbourne - Department of Agriculture & Food Systems, Independent, Independent, Independent, University of Queensland, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), The University of Sydney, University of Queensland - Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science and Queensland University of Technology
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Private land, conservation covenant, conservation easement, privately protected area, other effective conservation measure, stakeholders, biodiversity

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Can conservation covenants help sustain nature and livelihoods? Livelihood factors associated with conservation covenant adopters in Australia

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 11 Jul 2024
Deakin University, University of Queensland, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), affiliation not provided to SSRN, The University of Sydney, Independent, Independent and University of Queensland
Downloads 81 (803,225)
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Conservation covenant, Livelihood, Landholder Participation, Sustainability, Private land conservation, Sustainable livelihood, Privately protected area, Conservation easement

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Partnerships to protect nature: a Community of Practice approach to human behaviour change research and practice

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 May 2024
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Monash University, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Monash Sustainable Development Institute, RMIT, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, RMIT, Monash University, Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
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Transdisciplinary collaboration, science-policy interface, social learning, conservation social science, human-nature interactions, behaviour change, collective impact

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Demographic and Spatial Variables Associated with Spending Time in Nature During COVID-19 Lockdowns

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 07 Oct 2022
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Monash University and Monash University
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connection with nature, Green Space, nature-based solutions, urban greening

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Flora, Fauna, and Fairness: Reframing Financial Risk as Ecological Responsibility

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Mar 2026
University of Melbourne - Department of Finance, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), University of Melbourne - School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Cambridge Judge Business School - Finance Subject Group, FTSE Russell, London Stock Exchange Group, SKEMA Business School and University of Melbourne
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Biodiversity, Ethics of Metrics, Moral Decoupling, Corporate Accountability, Epistemic Clarity, Species Extinction