Cain Agger

I am a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, supervised by Prof. David Edwards, with co-supervision from Prof. David Coomes and Dr. Gianluca Cerullo. My research interests centre around reconciling increasing global timber and food demands with the conservation of tropical forest dependent fauna. Using birds and mammals as research taxa, I am particularly interested in the impacts of land use change and understanding how forest degradation and disturbance affect biodiversity. My PhD examines the impacts of selective logging on biodiversity across large spatio-temporal scales. This work aims to inform more sustainable logging concession design and promote the sustainable integration of production forests within broader conservation initiatives.

Prior to my current research, I completed a Master’s degree in Zoology at the University of Sheffield, where I investigated the overwintering habitat use of Afro-Palearctic migratory passerines. I subsequently worked with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Cambodia Program as a Biodiversity Monitoring Technical Advisor. In this role I oversaw applied conservation projects, wildlife population monitoring, and the facilitation of international collaborative biodiversity research.