Welcome to the Applied Environmental Decision Analysis (AEDA) research hub, funded through the Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF) programme, an Australian Government initiative supporting world class, public good research.

AEDA was established to develop tools and test methods to support transparent decision-making for environmental management. Where possible, we will also provide guidance for organisations wishing to use these new tools.

AEDA focuses on three areas of innovation (see our Research Themes page for a set of info sheets on each of these areas):

Examining why, what and how monitoring is carried out in order to ensure it is done effectively. This theme also examines how much money is spent on what.

Research on how resources are best applied in issues such as designing reserves or allocating funds for the management of threatened species.

Investigating how we makes decisions. This theme overarches everything AEDA does. How do groups of people come to make decisions?

The research being done by AEDA underpins major natural resource management efforts such as state-of-the-environment reporting, ameliorating the impact of habitat fragmentation, water management, invasive and threatened species management and adapting to global warming.

Want to know more? The best way to keep up with AEDA is to read our monthly magazine – Decision Point. Each issue contains a smorgasbord of news, views and ideas on environmental decision making, biodiversity, conservation planning and monitoring. Decision Point is free and you can download it from our news page where you can also sign up for an email alert telling you when each issue is available.

And if you want to learn more about our three areas of innovation, check out the AEDA Research Themes page. There you’ll find a growing list of information sheets which present the latest in decision theory in an easy-to-follow and engaging format.