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DR TOM LLOYD

Tom is a conservation scientist specialising in the use of geospatial data to inform conservation policy and solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation (Macquarie University, 2014), a Master of Conservation Science (University of Queensland, 2018), and a PhD in Conservation Science (University of Queensland, 2025). His research spans applied biogeography, impact mitigation and ecological compensation, protected and conserved area effectiveness and resourcing, and spatial conservation planning. His PhD examined the risks and opportunities that industrial mining poses for biodiversity and conservation, regionally and globally.

Tom's past experience includes working in the Peruvian Amazon as a macaw researcher, New South Wales Parliament as a secretary and research assistant, The Centre for Conservation Geography as a geospatial analyst, and The Biodiversity Consultancy as a Research and Development Consultant. His work in the Global Ecology Lab focuses on developing downstream applications of the Global Ecosystems Atlas, supporting the synthesis workstream of the Atlas, developing and documenting data standards for the Atlas, and compiling the best available global data representing non-natural ecosystems.

Email: tom.lloyd@jcu.edu.au

Publications: Google Scholar link

ORCID iD:  Tom Lloyd

LinkedIn: Tom Lloyd

Blue Sky: ‪@tomlloydnature.bsky.social‬ 

Instagram: @tomlloydnature 

Office: The Science Place (142) Level 2. College of Science and Engineering, Bebegu Yumba Campus, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.