Georgina Mace
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Professor Georgina Mace, CBE
, FRS
is Professor of Conservation Science and Director of the Natural Environment Research Council
(NERC) Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London
.
She was the winner of the 2007 International Cosmos Prize
. She has been a Vice President of the British Ecological Society
, President of the Society for Conservation Biology
, a member of the Science Committee of Diversitas
and editor of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
(Series B.)
Professor Mace was instrumental in developing the criteria for listing species in the IUCN Red List
, the most comprehensive inventory on the conservation status of the world's species species conservation
contributing to the maintenance of global biodiversity and managed by IUCN. Many Regional Red List
publications are now increasingly based on the same criteria.
She was actively involved in the biodiversity sections of the “Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
” which was conducted from 2002 through 2005.
Since 2002 she and hercolleagues have worked to establish methods for evaluating biodiversity
and the ecosystem services it provides, and changes in biodiversity that have been provisionally measured by the Red List Index
.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, FRS
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
is Professor of Conservation Science and Director of the Natural Environment Research Council
Natural Environment Research Council
The Natural Environment Research Council is a British research council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences.-History:...
(NERC) Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
.
She was the winner of the 2007 International Cosmos Prize
International Cosmos Prize
The International Cosmos Prize was established in 1993, commemorating Expo 90 in Osaka, Japan.The objective of the prize is to develop the basic concept of Expo 90, "The Harmonious Coexistence between Nature and Mankind."...
. She has been a Vice President of the British Ecological Society
British Ecological Society
The British Ecological Society is a learned society in the field of ecology that was founded in 1913. It was the first ecological society in the world. The society's original objective was "to promote and foster the study of Ecology in its widest sense" and this remains the central theme guiding...
, President of the Society for Conservation Biology
Society for Conservation Biology
The Society for Conservation Biology is an 5013 non-profit international professional organization devoted to scientific study of the "maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity." There are 10,000 members worldwide, including students and those in related non-academic sectors. ...
, a member of the Science Committee of Diversitas
Diversitas
Diversitas is an international programme on biodiversity science. It is one of four such programmes that collectively come under the Earth System Science Partnership...
and editor of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society of London. It was established in 1665, making it the first journal in the world exclusively devoted to science, and it has remained in continuous publication ever since, making it the world's...
(Series B.)
Professor Mace was instrumental in developing the criteria for listing species in the IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
, the most comprehensive inventory on the conservation status of the world's species species conservation
Conservation biology
Conservation biology is the scientific study of the nature and status of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction...
contributing to the maintenance of global biodiversity and managed by IUCN. Many Regional Red List
Regional Red List
A Regional Red List is a report of the threatened status of species within a certain country or region. It is based on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, an inventory of the conservation status of species on a global scale...
publications are now increasingly based on the same criteria.
She was actively involved in the biodiversity sections of the “Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, released in 2005, is an international synthesis by over 1000 of the world's leading biological scientists that analyses the state of the Earth’s ecosystems and provides summaries and guidelines for decision-makers...
” which was conducted from 2002 through 2005.
Since 2002 she and hercolleagues have worked to establish methods for evaluating biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions...
and the ecosystem services it provides, and changes in biodiversity that have been provisionally measured by the Red List Index
Red List Index
The Red List Index , based on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, is an indicator of the changing state of global biodiversity. It defines the conservation status of major species groups, and measures trends in extinction risk over time...
.