James Fitzsimons

Biographic Data

ID4786370
NAMEJames Fitzsimons
GIVEN NAMESJames
FAMILY NAMEFitzsimons
SIGNATUREFITZSIMONS J
AFFILIATIONSAustralian Wildlife Conservancy
ORCID0000-0003-4277-8040
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS22
TOTAL CITATIONS26
AUTHOR COUNT22
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1985
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX3

  • Protected and conversed areas in a changing world

    Open AccessMadhu Rao, James Fitzsimons et al.ARTICLEPARKS2025

    Much has changed in the ambition for and challenges to protected and conserved areas since the last IUCN World Parks Congress in 2014. As such, the IUCN World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress 2027 (WPC27) will be a critical milestone for global conservation, arriving at a time of ecological urgency and profound societal shifts. WPC27 will be organised around three integrated themes, each designed for their transformative potential: 1) Globa…

  • Reflections from interdisciplinary research on the social implications of implementing 30x30

    Open AccessJavier Fajardo, Javier Antonio Tamayo Fajardo et al.ARTICLEPARKS2025

    Area-based conservation is critical for conserving biodiversity, but its success depends on understanding and addressing its social dimensions. Here we share key reflections from an interdisciplinary working group studying the social implications of expanding area-based conservation under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s Target 3, also known as 30×30. Over two years, our interdisciplinary working group collaborated through wor…

  • Designing protected and conserved areas to support free-flowing rivers

    Open AccessTara Moberg, Natalie Shahbol et al.ARTICLEPARKS2025

    Rivers are not isolated features, they are lifelines, and less than one third of the world’s large rivers remain freeflowing. Protecting free-flowing rivers requires honouring the people who sustain them, and embracing conservation as a shared, relational practice rooted in connection, reciprocity and care. Free-flowing rivers support dynamic flow regimes, sediment transport, species diversity, migration, and the resilience of landscapes. They pr…

  • Clarifying ‘long-term’ for protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (Oecms)

    Open AccessJames Fitzsimons, Sue Stolton et al.ARTICLEPARKS2024

    The concept of ‘long-term’ is a key part of the definitions of both protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). Draft principles for OECMs in Australia developed by the Australian Government propose a minimum period for OECMs of 25 years, where a landholder is not able to commit to in-perpetuity conservation. The proposal suggests this is consistent with IUCN Guidelines for Privately Protected Areas. As authors o…

  • Clarifying 'long-term' for protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (Oecms)

    Open AccessJames Fitzsimons, Sue Stolton et al.ARTICLEPARKS2024

    The concept of 'long-term' is a key part of the definitions of both protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). Draft principles for OECMs in Australia developed by the Australian Government propose a minimum period for OECMs of 25 years, where a landholder is not able to commit to in-perpetuity conservation. The proposal suggests this is consistent with IUCN Guidelines for Privately Protected Areas. As authors o…

  • Optimal investments in private land conservation depend more on landholder preferences than climate change

    Open AccessBrooke A Williams, Carla L Archibald et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2024

    Effective private land conservation strategies that consider both landholder preferences and future climatic conditions are critical for preserving biodiversity and ecosystem services. Yet, the interaction and relative importance of these factors for conservation planning performance is unknown. Here, we assess the importance of considering landholder preferences and climate change for prioritising locations for conservation tenders to recruit la…

  • Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions

    Open AccessJustine Bell‐jame, Nicole Shumway et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2024References: 5

    There is a global imperative to upscale restoration in line with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Upscaling of marine and coastal restoration is hindered by legal and governance barriers. Identifying both the types of barriers and potential solutions from global ‘bright spots’ is a first step toward implementing legal and governance frameworks to facilitate upscaling of marine and coastal restoration. Here we identify five type…

  • A transformative mission for prioritising nature in Australian cities

    Open AccessNiki Frantzeskaki, Cathy Oke et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2022Cited by: 2References: 110

    Australia is experiencing mounting pressures related to processes of urbanisation, biodiversity loss and climate change felt at large in cities. At the same time, it is cities that can take the leading role in pioneering approaches and solutions to respond to those coupling emergencies. In this perspective piece we respond to the following question: What are the required transformations for prioritising, valuing, maintaining and embracing nature …

  • Policy solutions to facilitate restoration in coastal marine environments

    Open AccessNicole Shumway, Justine Bell‐jame et al.ARTICLEMarine Policy2021

  • Impacts of Covid-19 on protected and conserved areas

    Open AccessJohn Waithaka, Nicole Dudley et al.ARTICLEPARKS2021

    Protected and conserved areas (PCAs) throughout the world face huge challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.We give a global overview of impacts and responses.Protected area agencies, NGOs and research groups, together with the communities that support the management of PCAs, have conducted online studies to understand the overall impacts of COVID-19 containment measures on PCAs at regional and global levels.This paper summarises results …

  • Do conservation covenants consider the delivery of ecosystem services

    Open AccessCarla L Archibald, Marie C Dade et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2020Cited by: 1References: 1

  • Moving from reactive to proactive development planning to conserve Indigenous community and biodiversity values

    Open AccessMichael Heiner, David Hinchley et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Impact Assessment…2019Cited by: 7References: 52

  • Large‐scale expansion of marine protected area networks

    Open AccessJames Fitzsimons, James A Fitzsimons et al.ARTICLEPARKS2018

    © 2018, IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature. All rights reserved. Australia was one of the first countries to declare a marine protected area (MPA) in 1879, but it was not until the 1960s and 1970s, in efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef, that marine protection was considered in a concerted way. The more recent development of MPA networks (or systems) by governments in state, territory and national (Commonwealth) juris…

  • PPA or Oecm? Differentiating between privately protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures on private land

    Open AccessBrent A Mitchell, James Fitzsimons et al.ARTICLEPARKS2018

    Private land conservation has an increasingly important role in ensuring global conservation networks are comprehensive, adequate and representative. To contribute to the Convention on Biological Diversity's Aichi Target 11, areas on private land must be either privately protected areas (PPAs) or 'other effective area-based conservation measures' (OECMs) on private land. Here we compare PPAs to OECMs on private land, clarify misconceptions and pr…

  • Integrated Measures of Indigenous Land and Sea Management Effectiveness

    Open AccessBeauJ Austin, Cathy Robinson et al.ARTICLEConservation and Society2018

    As partnerships between Indigenous peoples and conservation practitioners mature, new methods are being sought to assess their effectiveness. The increasing diversity of income sources mobilised by Indigenous land and sea managers in Australia is intensifying the pressures on them to demonstrate their 'effectiveness' through a range of frameworks, tools and criteria. In this review, we use Indigenous land and sea management in Australia as a lens…

  • Framing the private land conservation conversation

    Open AccessAlexander M Kusmanoff, Mathew J Hardy et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2016Cited by: 3References: 5

  • Lessons from large-scale conservation networks in Australia

    Open AccessJames Fitzsimons, Ian Pulsford et al.ARTICLEPARKS2013

    Australia has seen a rapid growth in the establishment of networks of lands managed for connectivity conservation across tenures, at landscape and sub-continental scales. Such networks go under a variety of names, including biosphere reserves, biolinks, wildlife corridors and conservation management networks. Their establishment has varied from state government-led initiatives to those initiated by non-government organizations and interested land…

  • Subjective risk assessment for planning conservation projects

    Open AccessEdward T Game, James Fitzsimons et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2013

    n \t\t\tConservation projects occur under many types of uncertainty. Where this uncertainty can affect achievement of a project's objectives, there is risk. Understanding risks to project success should influence a range of strategic and tactical decisions in conservation, and yet, formal risk assessment rarely features in the guidance or practice of conservation planning. We describe how subjective risk analysis tools can be framed to facilitate…

  • Strategic public land use assessment and planning in Victoria, Australia

    Open AccessBrandon Coffey, Brian Coffey et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2011Cited by: 2References: 27

  • History and Attributes of Selected Australian Multi-tenure Reserve Networks

    James Fitzsimons, James A Fitzsimons et al.ARTICLEAustralian Geographer2005Cited by: 5References: 22

    The need for conservation planning across the landscape, regardless of tenure, is widely recognised. In Australia, attempts to coordinate the management of conservation lands are characterised by models such as Biosphere Reserves and Conservation Management Networks. This paper outlines the history behind the formation and development of three networks in Australia—the Bookmark Biosphere Reserve, the Gippsland Plains Conservation Management Netwo…

  • The classification of lands managed for conservation

    Open AccessJames Fitzsimons, James A Fitzsimons et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2004Cited by: 6References: 2

  • The Impact of River Channelization

    Pjl Wyllie, P J Wyllie et al.ARTICLEGeographical Journal1985