Charles van Rees
Charles van Rees is an interdisciplinary conservation scientist and interpretive naturalist. He combines a broad background in field ecology, evolutionary biology, natural history, and wildlife management with training in water resources management and transdisciplinary environmental research. Charles' research focuses on the complex interactions between water-related societal risks, water security, and biodiversity conservation. Most recently, he has designed frameworks for better including ecological knowledge into Integrated Water Resources Management. His past work has focused on Hawaii's endangered wetland bird species, the impacts of rice agriculture practices on waterbirds in Spanish rice fields, data-driven methods for proactive management of freshwater invasive species, and on setting continental and global freshwater biodiversity conservation priorities for the European Union and United Nations Environment Programme.
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