Andrea Olive

Andrea Olive is a Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga, where she is cross-appointed to the Department of Political Science and the Department of Geography, Geomatics, and Environment. Her primary research and teaching interests focus on environmental policy, particularly wildlife conservation in Canada and the United States.

Key areas of her work include:
• Conservation Policy: Andrea Olive studies policies related to the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity, examining how these policies are implemented and their effectiveness.
• Transboundary Environmental Governance: She explores environmental governance across borders, particularly between Canada and the US.
• Biodiversity Loss and Species at Risk: Her research addresses the challenges and strategies for mitigating biodiversity loss and protecting species at risk.

She is also the author of several books and numerous articles on these topics, contributing significantly to the field of environmental policy and conservation.

Publications 

Hisey, Forrest, Heppner, Melissa, and Andrea Olive. 2024. “Fears and Fences:
Social and Material Barriers to Plains Bison on the Canadian Prairies.” Society & Natural
Resources.

Gordon, Susan C. C., Adam G. Duchesne, Micheal R. Dusevic, Carmer Galan-Acedo,
Lucas Haddaway, Sarah Meister, Andrea Olive, Marlena Warren, Jaimie G. Vincent,
Steven J. Cooke, and Joseph R. Bennet. 2024. “Assessing species at risk legislation
across Canadian provinces and territories.” FACETS 9(1): 1-18.

Olive, Andrea. 2023. Protecting the Prairies: Lorne Scott and the Politics of Conservation. University of Regina Press.

Olive, Andrea, Chance Finegan, and Karen Beazley (co-editors). 2023. Transformative Politics of Nature. University of Toronto Press.

Swederfager, Trevor and Andrea Olive. 2023. “Laws Matter: A Foundational Approach
to Biodiversity Conservation in Canada.” FACETS.