Tara Martin
Institution
Section titled “Institution”- University of British Columbia
Affiliations
Section titled “Affiliations”- Methods working group
- Professor, Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, UBC
- Liber Ero Chair in Conservation
- Founding Member, IBioS
- Leader, Conservation Decisions Lab
Tara Martin is a Professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences and the inaugural Liber Ero Chair in Conservation at UBC. She is a global leader in Conservation Decision Science, integrating predictive ecological models with decision theory to guide conservation action. Her team in the Conservation Decisions Lab collaborates closely with Indigenous communities, supporting research needs while centering Indigenous values, knowledge, and sovereignty. Her work focuses on restoring biodiversity and culture, understanding cumulative impacts, and driving transformational change in conservation.
Core work interests related to Solving FCB
Section titled “Core work interests related to Solving FCB”Applied conservation science; climate adaptation; land-use and biodiversity modeling; Indigenous-centered decision-making frameworks
Topics of interest
Section titled “Topics of interest”Biodiversity
Climate change and adaptation
Conservation
Ecology
Land-use change
Decision science
Restoration
Modelling
Role in Solving FCB
Section titled “Role in Solving FCB”Applies conservation decision science to support biodiversity and climate goals in partnership with Indigenous communities across multiple regions