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Pedro Fidelman
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# Pedro Fidelman

**Source**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/23474
**Parent**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/33657

Associate Professor

# Pedro Fidelman

Email:
:   [p.fidelman@uq.edu.au](mailto:p.fidelman@uq.edu.au)

## Positions

Affiliate of Centre for Marine Science
:   Centre for Marine Science
:   Faculty of Science

Principal Research Fellow
:   School of Social Science
:   Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Affiliate of ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection
:   ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection
:   Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

## Overview

### Background

Pedro Fidelman leads strategic projects in the *Social and Environmental Sustainability* theme at the UQ Centre for Policy Futures, including the Centre's contribution to the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program and Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre.

Pedro’s research focuses on environmental policy and governance with an emphasis on the role of institutions (e.g., regulations, norms, and decision-making processes) in addressing global environmental change (e.g., over-exploitation of natural resources, biodiversity loss and climate change). He is also interested in the process of policy making and associated social and political actors and contextual factors.

His research is predominantly empirical, drawing on case studies in the context of marine and coastal social-ecological systems, climate change adaptation and natural resources management in Australia, Southeast Asia and Brazil. Current research includes governance, policy and regulatory implications of using novel and emerging technologies for environmental outcomes, and policy and regulatory innovation in the context of environmental, social and technological change.

Prior to joining UQ, Pedro held research positions in Brazil (e.g., University of Brasilia) and Australia (e.g., ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and Sustainability Research Centre of the University of the Sunshine Coast).

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### Availability

Associate Professor Pedro Fidelman is:
:   Available for supervision
:   Media expert

### Fields of research

[Environment policy](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=5912)
[Environmental Sciences](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4773)
[Environmental politics](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6865)
[Human Society](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4755)
[Human geography](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4813)
[Natural resource management](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6435)
[Policy and administration](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4832)
[Political science](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4817)
[Research, science and technology policy](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6406)

### Qualifications

- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wollongong

### Research interests

- #### Environmental policy and governance

  Including, but not limited to, marine and coastal social-ecological systems, natural resource management, climate change and water management.

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- #### Policy and institutional analysis

  Policy and institutional analysis particularly in relation (but not limited) to global environmental change

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- #### Governance, policy and regulatory innovation

  Governance, policy and regulatory innovation in the context of environmental, technological and social change.

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- #### Policy and regulatory implications of emerging technologies

  Policy and regulatory implications of new and emerging technologies for environmental outcomes.

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- #### Climate change adaptation

  Policy and strategies to enhance the capacity of government, industry and community to respond and adapt to climate change.

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- #### Marine and coastal social-ecological systems

  Governance of marine and coastal social-ecological systems, biodiversity, conservation, restoration and blue economy.

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- #### Institutional theory

  New institutionalism, Ostrom's school of political economy, institutional analysis and development framework

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### Research impacts

Pedro Fidelman has contributed expertise to several national and international initiatives in his field, serving as cluster co-leader (climate change) for the Ocean Governance Taskforce of the Earth System Governance Project, theme co-leader (marine and coastal governance) for the Centre for Marine Socioecology, member of the Future Earth Australia Oceans and Coasts National Strategy Expert Working Group, lead author (oceans and coastal policy) for UNEP's Global Environment Outlook 6 and coordinating lead author (oceans and coasts) for the Global Environment Outlook 7.

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## Works

[Search Professor Pedro Fidelman’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/4727207)

[All
(142)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/23474/all)
[Book
(1)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/23474/4747)
[Journal Article
(53)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/23474/4748)
[Other Outputs
(21)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/23474/4749)
[Conference Publication
(58)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/23474/4751)
[Book Chapter
(9)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/23474/4752)

2025

Book Chapter

##### Oceans and Coasts

Fidelman, Pedro, Wiltshire, Karen Helen, Abdel-Gawad, Fagr, Deudero, Salud, Elegbede, Isa Olalekan, Domingues, Catia Motta, Gunasekara, Sandya, Denise, Britta and Overduin, Paul (2025). Oceans and Coasts. Global Environment Outlook 7: A future we choose – Why investing in Earth now can lead to a trillion-dollar benefit for all. (pp. 213-249) Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP. doi: 10.59117/20.500.11822/49014

[Oceans and Coasts](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9ce73c0)

2025

Journal Article

##### Extending responsibility: Port-based downscaling targets for the global plastic treaty

Fassina, C. M., Pardal, A., Gonçalves, L. R., Fidelman, P. and Christofoletti, R. A. (2025). Extending responsibility: Port-based downscaling targets for the global plastic treaty. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 219 118244, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118244

[Extending responsibility: Port-based downscaling targets for the global plastic treaty](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b11f8f4)

2025

Journal Article

##### A systematic review on public perceptions of RNAi-based biopesticides: developing social licence to operate

Tardin-Coelho, Raquel, Fletcher, Stephen, Manzie, Narelle, Gunasekara, Sandya Nishanthi, Fidelman, Pedro, Mitter, Neena and Ashworth, Peta (2025). A systematic review on public perceptions of RNAi-based biopesticides: developing social licence to operate. npj Sustainable Agriculture, 3 (1) 15. doi: 10.1038/s44264-025-00057-1

[A systematic review on public perceptions of RNAi-based biopesticides: developing social licence to operate](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:5ba8ac4)

2025

Journal Article

##### The future of dsRNA-based biopesticides will require global regulatory cohesion

Gunasekara, Sandya, Fidelman, Pedro, Fletcher, Stephen, Gardiner, Donald, Manzie, Narelle, Ashworth, Peta, Tardin-Coelho, Raquel and Mitter, Neena (2025). The future of dsRNA-based biopesticides will require global regulatory cohesion. Nature Plants, 11 (4), 664-667. doi: 10.1038/s41477-025-01953-7

[The future of dsRNA-based biopesticides will require global regulatory cohesion](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9e88fe1)

2025

Journal Article

##### The governance of marine and coral reef restoration, lessons and paths forward for novel interventions

Shumway, Nicole, Foster, Rose and Fidelman, Pedro (2025). The governance of marine and coral reef restoration, lessons and paths forward for novel interventions. Environmental Science and Policy, 164 103999, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2025.103999

[The governance of marine and coral reef restoration, lessons and paths forward for novel interventions](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e364519)

2025

Journal Article

##### Governing marine cloud brightening for ecosystem conservation under a warming climate

Foster, Rose, Shumway, Nicole, Harrison, Daniel and Fidelman, Pedro (2025). Governing marine cloud brightening for ecosystem conservation under a warming climate. Earth System Governance, 23 100240, 100240. doi: 10.1016/j.esg.2025.100240

[Governing marine cloud brightening for ecosystem conservation under a warming climate](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c07ba7b)

2024

Journal Article

##### Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations?

Bell‐James, Justine, Foster, Rose, Frohlich, Miguel, Archibald, Carla, Benham, Claudia, Evans, Megan, Fidelman, Pedro, Morrison, Tiffany, Rolim Baggio, Liza, Billings, Peter and Shumway, Nicole (2024). Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations?. Conservation Letters, 17 (6) e13054. doi: 10.1111/conl.13054

[Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e17fe38)

2024

Conference Publication

##### Current state of knowledge and on-going developments regulating RNAi-based products for agriculture

Gunasekara, Sandya and Fidelman, Pedro (2024). Current state of knowledge and on-going developments regulating RNAi-based products for agriculture. 2024 Annual Meeting - ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 1-3 May 2024.

[Current state of knowledge and on-going developments regulating RNAi-based products for agriculture](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9262bd9)

2024

Conference Publication

##### The role of regulatory and legal frameworks in enabling RNAi-based biopesticides

Gunasekara, Sandya and Fidelman, Pedro (2024). The role of regulatory and legal frameworks in enabling RNAi-based biopesticides. 10th Annual Frontiers in Environmental Law Colloquium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 8-9 February 2024.

[The role of regulatory and legal frameworks in enabling RNAi-based biopesticides](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:95bc4ea)

2024

Other Outputs

##### Governance principles for novel reef interventions

Shumway, Nicole, Foster, Rose, Head, Brian and Fidelman, Pedro (2024). Governance principles for novel reef interventions. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program.

[Governance principles for novel reef interventions](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:281e7d3)

2023

Journal Article

##### Policy solutions needed for the future of coral reefs

Shumway, Nicole, Foster, Rose, Head, Brian and Fidelman, Pedro (2023). Policy solutions needed for the future of coral reefs. BioScience, 73 (11), 1-3. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biad092

[Policy solutions needed for the future of coral reefs](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1f4d671)

2023

Journal Article

##### A synthesis of approaches to support integrated assessments of hazards for the emerging Blue Economy

Turschwell, M. P., Fulton, E. A., Melbourne-Thomas, J., Lacharité, M., Hayes, K. R., Wood, G., Evans, K., Hatton MacDonald, D., Dambacher, J., Bustamante, R. H., Abbassi, R., Fidelman, P. and Brown, C. J. (2023). A synthesis of approaches to support integrated assessments of hazards for the emerging Blue Economy. Marine Policy, 155 105696, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105696

[A synthesis of approaches to support integrated assessments of hazards for the emerging Blue Economy](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:04d06a2)

2023

Journal Article

##### Co-designing a multi-criteria approach to ranking hazards to and from Australia’s emerging offshore blue economy

Turschwell, Mischa P., Brown, Christopher J., Lacharité, Myriam, Melbourne-Thomas, Jess, Hayes, Keith R., Bustamante, Rodrigo H., Dambacher, Jeffrey M., Evans, Karen, Fidelman, Pedro, Hatton MacDonald, Darla, Van Putten, Ingrid, Wood, Graham, Abdussamie, Nagi, Bates, Mathilda, Blackwell, Damien, D’Alessandro, Steven, Dutton, Ian, Ericson, Jessica A., Frid, Christopher LJ, McDougall, Carmel, Lea, Mary-Anne, Rissik, David, Trebilco, Rowan and Fulton, Elizabeth A. (2023). Co-designing a multi-criteria approach to ranking hazards to and from Australia’s emerging offshore blue economy. Environmental Science and Policy, 147, 154-168. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.06.008

[Co-designing a multi-criteria approach to ranking hazards to and from Australia’s emerging offshore blue economy](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:72f7d54)

2023

Journal Article

##### A network approach to analyse Australia’s blue economy policy and legislative arrangements

Frohlich, Miguel, Fidelman, Pedro, Dutton, Ian, Haward, Marcus, Head, Brian W., Maynard, Dianne, Rissik, David and Vince, Joanna (2023). A network approach to analyse Australia’s blue economy policy and legislative arrangements. Marine Policy, 151 105588, 105588. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105588

[A network approach to analyse Australia’s blue economy policy and legislative arrangements](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:4cb18ca)

2023

Book

##### SM Bay City - Sustainability Framework: pathways for achieving sustainability outcomes in Manila Bay

Maher, Ray, Ahmad, Mubeen, Fidelman, Pedro, Franks, Daniel, Fuller, Richard, Hyland, Peter, Junior, Patrick, Kenway, Steven, Ly, Leo, Molyneaux, Lynette, Sharma, Rahul, Sipe, Neil, Sochacka, Beata, Sockhill, Nicola and Webster-Mannison, Marci (2023). SM Bay City - Sustainability Framework: pathways for achieving sustainability outcomes in Manila Bay. Manila, The Phillipines: SM Prime.

[SM Bay City - Sustainability Framework: pathways for achieving sustainability outcomes in Manila Bay](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:5ef1d11)

2023

Journal Article

##### Global governance for pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade

Gallo-Cajiao, Eduardo, Lieberman, Susan, Dolšak, Nives, Prakash, Aseem, Labonté, Ronald, Biggs, Duan, Franklin, Christine, Morrison, Tiffany H., Viens, A. M., Fuller, Richard A., Aguiar, Raphael, Fidelman, Pedro, Watson, James E. M., Aenishaenslin, Cécile and Wiktorowicz, Mary (2023). Global governance for pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade. The Lancet Planetary Health, 7 (4), e336-e345. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00029-3

[Global governance for pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:67de826)

2022

Other Outputs

##### Policy futures: a reform agenda

Yarnold, Jennifer , Brown, Prue, Fidelman, Pedro , Guster, Kirsty , Davey, Adam and Cain, Tracey (2022). Policy futures: a reform agenda. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.

[Policy futures: a reform agenda](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ed990c3)

2022

Journal Article

##### The principles driving gene drives for conservation

Hartley, Sarah, Taitingfong, Riley and Fidelman, Pedro (2022). The principles driving gene drives for conservation. Environmental Science and Policy, 135, 36-45. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2022.04.021

[The principles driving gene drives for conservation](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d2bd6cc)

2022

Journal Article

##### Towards adaptive coastal management law: lessons from Australia and Brazil

Frohlich, Miguel, Smith, Timothy F., Fidelman, Pedro, Baldwin, Claudia, Jacobson, Chris and Carter, R.W. (Bill) (2022). Towards adaptive coastal management law: lessons from Australia and Brazil. Ocean and Coastal Management, 219 106057, 106057. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106057

[Towards adaptive coastal management law: lessons from Australia and Brazil](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d4e0b36)

2022

Book Chapter

##### Coral reefs: the case for ecological reflexivity

Fidelman, Pedro (2022). Coral reefs: the case for ecological reflexivity. Routledge handbook of marine governance and global environmental change. (pp. 175-182) edited by Paul G. Harris. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge/Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315149745-19

[Coral reefs: the case for ecological reflexivity](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f8942ec)

## Funding

### Current funding

- 2023 - 2026

  Pre-conditions for the development of offshore wind energy in Australia (Blue Economy CRC project led by Uni Tasmania)

  Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/59005)

### Past funding

- 2024 - 2025

  Development of a governance monitoring framework, applying the framework in the Richmond River catchment NSW

  NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/64131)
- 2022 - 2023

  Pasay 360 Sustainability Framework

  SM Smart City Infrastructure and Development Corporation

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/55110)
- 2021 - 2023

  Environmental indicators for tracking environmental condition and trend in Queensland

  Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/50726)
- 2020 - 2025

  Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Control Innovation Program

  Great Barrier Reef Foundation

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/49226)
- 2020 - 2022

  Risks & Opportunities for the Blue Economy

  Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/47527)
- 2020 - 2021

  Mapping and analysis of blue economy policy and legislative arrangements

  Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/42946)
- 2020 - 2025

  ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection

  ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/38250)
- 2020 - 2021

  Stakeholder Network Analysis (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority grant led by James Cook University)

  James Cook University

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/50825)
- 2020

  Developing a policy and regulatory research plan for Australia's emerging Blue Economy

  Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/41430)
- 2019

  RRAP - Regulatory Approvals and Developmental Evaluation

  Great Barrier Reef Foundation

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/37632)
- 2018 - 2024

  CSIRO-UQ Collaboration on Responsible Innovation

  CSIRO

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/33657)

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## Supervision

### Availability

Associate Professor Pedro Fidelman is:
:   Available for supervision

Looking for a supervisor? Read our advice on [how to choose a supervisor](https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/phd-mphil-professional-doctorate/how-to-choose-a-supervisor).

### Supervision history

#### Current supervision

- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### THE USE OF DIGITAL GOVERNMENT AMONG REGULATORY AGENCIES IN AUSTRALIA

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Paul Henman](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/708)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Improving the capacity of legislative frameworks to facilitate marine restoration

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Justine Bell-James](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2216)

#### Completed supervision

- 2024

  Doctor Philosophy

  ##### [Policies and legislation for Resilience-Based Management - a case study of the Great Barrier Reef.](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a19e171)

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Justine Bell-James](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2216)

## Media

### Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Pedro Fidelman directly for media enquiries about:

- climate change adaptation
- environmental policy
- global environmental change
- Great Barrier Reef
- marine and coastal systems
- natural resource management

#### Need help?

For help with finding experts, story ideas and media enquiries, contact our Media team:

[communications@uq.edu.au](mailto:communications@uq.edu.au)

## External profiles

- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7780-0952)
- [ResearcherID](https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/ )
- [Scopus](https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=37076971500)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=TsBWiw0AAAAJ)

## Personal links

- [Personal profile](http://pedrofidelman.com)
- [Policy, Sustainability & Innovation Research Group](http://psiresearch.group/)

## Social media

- [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pfidelman/)
- [X](http://twitter.com/pfidelman)

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