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Graham Epstein
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Latest papers
The Ocean Equity Index.
Nature · 2026
Assessing and strengthening community-based coastal governance.
Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2026
Shared governance increases marine protected area effectiveness
PLoS ONE · 2025
10 publications.
The Ocean Equity Index.
Blythe JL, Claudet J, Gill D, Ban NC, Epstein G, Gurney GG, Jupiter SD, Mahajan SL, Mangubhai S, Turner R, Bennett NJ, D'Agata S, Franks P, Lau J, Ahmadia G, Andrachuk M, Annasawmy P, Brun V, Darling ES, Di Franco A, Evans L, Lazzari N, Naggea J, Relano V, Pertuz MC, Villasante S, Zafra-Calvo N
Assessing and strengthening community-based coastal governance.
Andrachuk M, Epstein G, Mahajan S, Arnold Z, Junior S, Lovasoa D, Mabandla M, Maina GW, Njeri C, Obiene S, Odhiambo G, Ojwang L, Petersen S, Rakotondrazafy V, Rambahiniarison J, Rasolofomanana L, Rasolozaka T, Ravelona M, Smith C, Thoya P, Valdivia A, Xavier MJ
Shared governance increases marine protected area effectiveness
Andrea L. Mast, David Gill, Gabby N. Ahmadia, Emily S. Darling, Dominic A. Andradi‐Brown, Jonas Geldman, Graham Epstein, M. Aaron MacNeil
Advancing ocean equity at the nexus of development, climate and conservation policy.
Claudet J, Blythe J, Gill DA, Bennett NJ, Gurney GG, Evans L, Mahajan SL, Turner RA, Ahmadia GN, Ban NC, Epstein G, Jupiter SD, Lau J, Mangubhai S, Zafra-Calvo N, Lazzari N, Baggio JA, Bernard ML, Brun V, D'Agata S, Di Franco A, Horan R, Naggea J
Introducing Elinor for monitoring the governance and management of area-based conservation.
Mahajan SL, Obiene S, Ojwang L, Olwero N, Valdivia A, Wosu A, Adrid E, Andradi-Brown DA, Andriamalala G, Ban NC, Bennett NJ, Blythe J, Cheng SH, Darling E, De Nardo M, Drury O'Neill E, Epstein G, Fidler RY, Fisher K, Geldmann J, Gill DA, Kroner RG, Gurney G, Jagadish A, Jonas HD, Lazuardi ME, Petersen S, Ranarivelo VV, Rasoloformanana L, Rasolozaka TM, Read DJ, Mwaiteleke ES, Ahmadia G
Effects of management objectives and rules on marine conservation outcomes.
Ban NC, Darling ES, Gurney GG, Friedman W, Jupiter SD, Lestari WP, Yulianto I, Pardede S, Tarigan SAR, Prihatiningsih P, Mangubhai S, Naisilisili W, Dulunaqio S, Naggea J, Ranaivoson R, Agostini VN, Ahmadia G, Blythe J, Campbell SJ, Claudet J, Cox C, Epstein G, Estradivari, Fox M, Gill D, Himes-Cornell A, Jonas H, Mcleod E, Muthiga NA, McClanahan T
Governing offshore fish aggregating devices in the Eastern Caribbean: Exploring trade-offs using a qualitative network model.
Pittman J, Tam JC, Epstein G, Chan C, Armitage D
Governing evolution: A socioecological comparison of resistance management for insecticidal transgenic Bt crops among four countries.
Carrière Y, Brown ZS, Downes SJ, Gujar G, Epstein G, Omoto C, Storer NP, Mota-Sanchez D, Søgaard Jørgensen P, Carroll SP
Assessing trade-offs in large marine protected areas
Tammy E. Davies, Graham Epstein, Stacy E. Aguilera, Cassandra M. Brooks, Michael E. Cox, Louisa S. Evans, Sara M. Maxwell, Mateja Nenadović, Natalie C. Ban
Mainstreaming the social sciences in conservation.
Bennett NJ, Roth R, Klain SC, Chan KM, Clark DA, Cullman G, Epstein G, Nelson MP, Stedman R, Teel TL, Thomas RE, Wyborn C, Curran D, Greenberg A, Sandlos J, Veríssimo D
Frequent collaborators
- Derek Armitage and Jeremy Pittman: 18 shared papers
- Natalie Ban and Jessica Blythe: 14 shared papers
- Derek Armitage and Jessica Blythe: 13 shared papers
- Derek Armitage and Douglas Clark: 6 shared papers
- Natalie Ban and Derek Armitage: 5 shared papers
- Natalie Ban and Graham Epstein: 4 shared papers
- Deborah Curran and Douglas Clark: 4 shared papers
- Deborah Curran and John Sandlos: 4 shared papers
- Douglas Clark and John Sandlos: 4 shared papers
- Deborah Curran and Robin Roth: 3 shared papers
- Douglas Clark and Robin Roth: 3 shared papers
- Robin Roth and John Sandlos: 3 shared papers
- Jessica Blythe and Graham Epstein: 3 shared papers
- Jeremy Pittman and Jessica Blythe: 2 shared papers
- Natalie Ban and Jeremy Pittman: 1 shared paper
- Deborah Curran and Graham Epstein: 1 shared paper
- Michael MacNeil and Graham Epstein: 1 shared paper
- Derek Armitage and Graham Epstein: 1 shared paper
- Douglas Clark and Graham Epstein: 1 shared paper
- Jeremy Pittman and Graham Epstein: 1 shared paper
- Robin Roth and Graham Epstein: 1 shared paper
- John Sandlos and Graham Epstein: 1 shared paper
- Resources and Sustainability
- School of Environmental Studies
- School of Environment and Sustainability
- School of Planning
- Department of History
- Department of Biology
- Guelph Institute of Development Studies
- Other
Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Natalie Ban
School of Environmental Studies
4 shared papers, latest 2024
Jessica Blythe
Faculty
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Kai Chan
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Michael MacNeil
Department of Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Derek Armitage
Resources and Sustainability
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Douglas Clark
School of Environment and Sustainability
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Jeremy Pittman
School of Planning
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Robin Roth
Guelph Institute of Development Studies
1 shared papers, latest 2017
John Sandlos
Department of History
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Deborah Curran
School of Environmental Studies
1 shared papers, latest 2017
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