Hoctor Receives Sustainability Science Award from Ecological Society of America
by University of Florida, College of Design, Construction and Planning
May 15, 2025
Thomas Hoctor, Ph.D., the director of the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning at the University of Florida, was honored with the 2025 Sustainability Science Award from the Ecological Society of America. The award, announced earlier this week, recognizes a groundbreaking contribution to sustainability science.
A research associate professor in the UF Department of Landscape Architecture, Hoctor was part of a team of eight people who took home the honor after authoring “Marshaling science to advance large landscape conservation,” published in Conservation Science and Practice Aug. 27, 2024.”
This research team has demonstrated the transformative power of actionable science in preserving the 18-million-acre Florida Wildlife Corridor, one of the world’s most ambitious habitat connectivity projects. By combining rigorous research with innovative tools like the Florida Circuit Model and by fostering partnerships with landowners, government agencies, corporations and nongovernmental organizations, their work has contributed to the permanent protection of over 191,000 acres and the allocation of $2.3 billion in state funding. Their efforts serve as a model for co-produced science that inspires impactful conservation outcomes.
Keep reading: https://dcp.ufl.edu/news/hoctor-receives-sustainability-science-award-from-ecological-society-of-america/
Read the ESA press release: https://esa.org/blog/2025/05/14/ecological-society-of-america-announces-recipients-of-2025-awards/