Dr Ivan Scales

Dr Ivan Scales is a College Associate Professor and Director of Studies in Geography. He is also Admissions Tutor for Arts and Humanities subjects. His research focuses on the social, political and economic dimensions of natural resource use and biodiversity conservation in a range of geographical contexts (from mangrove forests in Madagascar to coastal communities in Brittany, France). Current projects include work on coastal communities and livelihoods; forest management, conservation and tree planting; smallholder agriculture; finance and ethical investment for biodiversity conservation and development; novel approaches to biodiversity conservation; and the 20th century environmental history of Africa (with a focus on French colonialism). He received his first degree in Ecology from the University of Durham, followed by a Master's degree in Anthropology from University College London and a PhD in Geography from the University of Cambridge. Dr Scales is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the Centre for African Studies and the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute.

Medina, C. and Scales, I.R. (2024) Finance and biodiversity conservation: insights from rhinoceros conservation and the first wildlife conservation bond. Oryx 58: p.90-99.

Miller, D.C., Scales, I.R. and Mascia, M.B. (2023) Conservation Social Science Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity, John Wiley & Sons.

Watts, N. and Scales, I.R. (2020) Social impact investing, agriculture, and the financialisation of development: Insights from sub-Saharan Africa. World Development 130: 104918

Scales, I.R. and Friess, D.A. (2019) Patterns of mangrove forest disturbance and biomass removal due to small-scale harvesting in southwestern Madagascar. Wetlands Ecology and Management 27: 609-625

Scales, I.R. (2014) Conservation and Environmental Management in Madagascar, Routledge.