Manon's visit relates to NERP project 4.1. Postgraduate student trainee placement. Manon will be working on the science of conservation planning. This forms part of a project funded by the Host Institution investigating the impact of urbanisation on the biodiversity of Brisbane. Manon is also looking to gain exposure to advanced methods in GIS, basic statistical analyses, and the use of the conservation decision-support software Marxan and Zonae Cogito.