UNEP-WCMC · Cambridge

Fundamental and applied research to inform global conservation science and public policy.

I'm Calum Maney. I work as a Senior Scientist at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC); I'm also a visiting researcher at the University of Cambridge. With 8 years' experience in research for intergovernmental biodiversity decision-making, my current work focuses on informing decision-making with geospatial technology, environmental futures modelling, and artificial intelligence.

Selected publications

  • National commitments to Aichi Targets and their implications for monitoring the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

    Calum Maney, Daniela Guaras, Jerry Harrison, Alejandro Guizar-Coutiño, Michael B. J. Harfoot, Samantha L. L. Hill, Neil D. Burgess, William Sutherland · npj Biodiversity · 2024

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  • Modelling biodiversity responses to land use in areas of cocoa cultivation

    Calum Maney, Marieke Sassen, Samantha L.L. Hill · Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment · 2022

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Recent talks

  • Foundation models in Earth Engine for biodiversity indicators

    Earth Observation for Monitoring and Reporting of Ecosystems & Biodiversity: Implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework · Bogotá, Colombia · Jul 2026

  • From Pixels to Protection: Mapping Nature's Present and Future

    Geo for Good Singapore · Singapore · Sept 2025

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Affiliations

UNEP-WCMC Science team University of Cambridge Department of Zoology