I am an interdisciplinary conservation scientist working both as a researcher and a science-policy interfacer in the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (Ispra, Italy).
As a researcher, I have a background in ecology, evolution and conservation biology. Between 2009 and 2019, I focused on the investigation of biodiversity patterns and the processes that shape them to guide conservation strategies.
I have been addressing these issues on a variety of groups (seaweeds, invertebrates, fishes, and mammals), ecosystems (marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems), spatial scales (from the local to the global scale) and biodiversity facets (genetic diversity, taxonomic diversity, trait diversity and phylogenetic diversity). Since I joined the Joint Research Centre in December 2019, I am now combining this biogeographical approach to identify conservation priorities with a political sciences approach to better highlight, understand and overcome the gaps between research-based conservation recommendations and their uptake in biodiversity policies.
As a science-policy interfacer, I am coordinating the work on tools and indicators to follow the implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 within the new European Commission’s Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity.
Over the years, I have also been sharing my scientific knowledge and research experience through teaching and supervising activities and through knowledge dissemination for the general public.
Marine Robuchon 