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Anni
Arponen

University Lecturer, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
PhD, docent
I am currently leading the project The role of the individual in transforming biodiversity policy (INBIPOL) funded by the Kone foundation.

Contact

+358 29 450 2277
+358 50 320 0880
Vesilinnantie 5
20500
Turku

Links

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Areas of expertise

biodiversity policy
conservation biology
conservation social science
transformative change

Biography

  • Title of Docent in Ecology, University of Helsinki 2013
  • PhD University of Helsinki  2009
  • MSc University of Helsinki 2005


  • Kone foundation: 2023 – 2027 The role of the individual in transformation of biodiversity policy
  • Kone foundation:  Development of the protected area network, cost-effectiveness and impact of ecological knowledge on conservation policy 2018 – 2023
  • University lecturer in conservation biology, University of Helsinki 2014 – 2017
  • Kone foundation: Developing tools for farmland biodiversity conservation 2013 – 2017
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: Knowledge, communication and targeting of biodiversity conservation 2013 – 2016
  • Post-doctoral Researcher, Research Council of Finland, University of Helsinki 2011 – 2014
  • Post-doctoral Researcher EU FP7 SCALES-project, University of Helsinki 2009 – 2011



Research

My research interests span a broad spectrum of issues related to biodiversity and sustainability. My background in ecology helps with understanding the challenges we are facing from a natural science perspective, but my current research topics focus on biodiversity policies, human behavior and transformative change, drawing from policy research, conservation psychology, philosophy as well as sustainability science more broadly. Current issues of interest include e.g. nature restoration and the EU’s Nature Restoration Regulation and the role of science and scientists at the science-policy-practice interface and in advancing transformation.

Publications

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Strengthening responsibilities to face global crises: A call to ecologists, environmental scientists and their societies (2026)

People and Nature
Arnillas, Carlos Alberto; Stotz, Gisela C.; Ortiz, Andrea Monica D.; Chinga, Chamorro Javiera Beatriz; Chiuffo, Mariana C.; Collinge, Sharon K.; Kariuki, Rebecca W.; Norman, Hazel; Regan, Helen M.; Visakorpi, Kristiina; Devarajan, Kadambari; Klein, Alexandra‐Maria; Schnabel, Florian; Arponen, Anni; Cadotte, Marc W.; Cousens, Roger; Ehrlich, Ken; Grell‐Brisk, Marilyn; Hughes, Lesley; Kharouba, Heather M.; Martin, Tara G.; Prado‐Valladares, Ana Carolina; Rumpff, Libby; Soares, Bruno E.; Williams, Michael; Winter, Marten; Yannelli, Florencia A.; Beyene, Menilek; Fernando, Sula; Hart, Thomas; Santaoja, Minna; Santos, Domínguez Nicolás
(B1 Vertaisarvioitu muu artikkeli (esim. pääkirjoitus, letter, comment) tieteellisessä lehdessä)

An interoperable and standardized protocol for reporting systematic conservation planning projects (2025)

Conservation Science And Practice
Jung, Martin; Adams, Vanessa M.; Alagador, Diogo; Álvarez‐Romero, Jorge G.; Araujo, Miguel B.; Arponen, Anni; Beger, Maria; Beher, Jutta; Carvalho, Silvia B.; Giakoumi, Sylvaine; Hanson, Jeffrey O.; Hermoso, Virgilio; Jantke, Kerstin; Kujala, Heini; McGowan, Jennifer; Metaxas, Anna; O'Connor, Louise; Salgado‐Rojas, Jose; Schuster, Richard; Smith, Bob; Visconti, Piero
(A2 Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä)

Role of science and scientists in public environmental policy debates: The case of EU agrochemical and Nature Restoration Regulations (2025)

People and Nature
Pe'er, Guy; Kachler, Jana; Herzon, Irina; Hering, Daniel; Arponen, Anni; Bosco, Laura; Bruelheide, Helge; Finch, Elizabeth A.; Friedrichs-Manthey, Martin; Hagedorn, Gregor; Hansjuergens, Bernd; Ladouceur, Emma; Lakner, Sebastian; Liquete, Camino; Lopez-Hoffman, Laura; Pinto, Isabel Sousa; Robuchon, Marine; Selva, Nuria; Settele, Josef; Sirami, Clelia; van Dam, Nicole M.; Wittmer, Heidi; Bonn, Aletta
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Ecology for a social revolution: Re-defining the role of ecological and environmental science professionals and their responsibilities towards society (2025)

Research Ideas and Outcomes
Yannelli, Florencia; Visakorpi, Kristiina; Arponen, Anni; Arnillas, Carlos; Chamorro, Javiera Chinga; Chiuffo, Mariana; Collinge, Sharon; Cousens, Roger; Devarajan, Kadambari; Ehrlich, Ken; Grell-Brisk, Marilyn; Kariuki, Rebecca; Kharouba, Heather; Ortiz, Andrea Monica; Prado-Valladares, Ana; Regan, Helen; Schnabel, Florian; Soares, Bruno; Stotz, Gisela; Williams, Michael; Cadotte, Marc W.
(B1 Vertaisarvioitu muu artikkeli (esim. pääkirjoitus, letter, comment) tieteellisessä lehdessä)

Listening Deeply to Indigenous People: A Collaborative Perspective and Reflection Between a Mapuche Machi and Ecologists (2025)

Ecology and Evolution
Ortiz, Andrea Monica D.; Blanco, Patricia Huinca; Arnillas, Carlos Alberto; Arponen, Anni; Cadotte, Marc W.; Chinga, Javiera Beatriz; Chiuffo, Mariana C.; Collinge, Sharon; Devarajan, Kadambari; Ehrlich, Ken; Grell-Brisk, Marilyn; Guevara, Claudio; Kariuki, Rebecca W.; Kharouba, Heather M.; Martin, Tara G.; Prado-Valladares, Ana Carolina; Regan, Helen M.; Santos Dominguez, Nicolas; Soares, Bruno Eleres; Stotz, Gisela C.; Caniu, Ivette Ulloa; Visakorpi, Kristiina; Winter, Marten; Yannelli, Florencia A.
(B1 Vertaisarvioitu muu artikkeli (esim. pääkirjoitus, letter, comment) tieteellisessä lehdessä)
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