Senior Fellow; Seascape Solutions

Jade Delevaux

Jade Delevaux is a senior scientist at Seascape Solutions and a senior fellow at the Natural Capital Project at Stanford University. Her role consists in advancing applied research on natural capital approaches and capacity development to empower local partners. Trained as a geographer, her work focuses on the effects of global changes on coupled human-natural systems in tropical environments. Her experience on collaboration with decision makers spans the Pacific and the Caribbean regions. She holds a Bachelor of Sciences in geography from the University of Queensland (Australia), a master’s in marine biodiversity and conservation from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UC San Diego), and a PhD in natural resources and environmental management from the University of Hawaiʻi.

Contact

jademd@stanford.edu

Publications

Scaling biocultural initiatives can support nature, food, and culture from summit to sea. (2025). Npj Ocean Sustainability, 4(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/0.1038/s44183-024-00090-6
Social–ecological benefits of land–sea planning at multiple scales in Mesoamerica. (2024). Nature Sustainability, 7, 545–557. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01325-7
Social–ecological benefits of land–sea planning at multiple scales in Mesoamerica. (2024). Nature Sustainability, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01325-7
Evidence-based target setting informs blue carbon strategies for nationally determined contributions. (2023). Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02081-1
Prioritizing forest management actions to benefit marine habitats in data-poor regions. (2022). Conservation Biology, 36(2), e13792. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13792
Identifying wastewater management tradeoffs: Costs, nearshore water quality, and implications for marine coastal ecosystems in Kona, Hawai‘i. (2021). PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257125
Best-practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land-clearing. (2020). Journal of Applied Ecology, 57(12), 2381-2392. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13743
Place-based management can reduce human impacts on coral reefs in a changing climate. (2019). Ecological Applications, 29(4), e01891. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1891
Modeling multiple sea level rise stresses reveals up to twice the land at risk compared to strictly passive flooding methods. (2018). Scientific Reports, 8, 14484 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32658-x
Linking Land and Sea through Collaborative Research to Inform Contemporary applications of Traditional Resource Management in Hawai‘i. (2018). Sustainability, 10(9), 3147. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10093147
Scenario planning with linked land-sea models inform where forest conservation actions will promote coral reef resilience. (2018). Scientific Reports, 8, 12465. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29951-0
Seascape models reveal places to focus coastal fisheries management. (2018). Ecological Applications, 28(4), 910-925. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1696
Data requirements and tools to operationalize marine spatial planning in the United States. (2015). Ocean & Coastal Management, 116, 214-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.07.011
Opportunities and Strategies to Incorporate Ecosystem Services Knowledge and Decision Support Tools into Planning and Decision Making in Hawai‘i. (2015). Environmental Management , 55, 884–899. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-014-0426-4