Chico Mendes Prize 2023: Shortlist announced for early career practitioner award

Every two years, Ecological Solutions and Evidence awards the Chico Mendes Prize to the best Practice Insights article published by an early career author. Today, we present the shortlisted articles for this year’s award based on the previous two volumes of the journal. This is the second time we’ll be awarding the prize in honour of Chico Mendes, an environmental activist whose fight and defence for the Amazon rainforest, … Continue reading Chico Mendes Prize 2023: Shortlist announced for early career practitioner award

International Women’s Day 2024: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, we are excited to share a collection of blog posts showcasing the work of some of our new Associate Editors. In each post, our editors discuss their experiences in ecology, as well as what this year’s theme, ‘Inspire Inclusion‘, means to them. Go to: Dr Laura Bosco | Dr Elena Concepción | Dr Danni Hinchcliffe | Dr Alejandra Morán … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2024: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

International Women’s Day 2024: Journal of Applied Ecology

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Journal of Applied Ecology is excited to share a collection of short posts showcasing the work of some of our new Associate Editors. In each post, our Editors discuss their experiences in ecology, as well as what this year’s theme, ‘Inspire Inclusion’, means to them. Dr Raquel L. Carvalho What work do you do? I am a postdoctoral researcher at … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2024: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoring Landscapes: Cairngorms Connect – a wild landscape in the making

In this new series, we hope to promote knowledge exchange in restoration and invite restoration practitioners to share their stories: successes, failures, implementation of learnings from other places and anything in between! To kick off the series, Sydney Henderson and Dr Pip Gullett share their story from Cairngorms Connect. Cairngorms Connect is a partnership of neighbouring land managers, committed to a bold and ambitious 200-year … Continue reading Restoring Landscapes: Cairngorms Connect – a wild landscape in the making

My immersive experience at the BES Annual Meeting as an applied ecologist

Karen Castillioni is an Associate Editor mentee for Journal of Applied Ecology. She is also a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Minnesota, USA. She is passionate about understanding the complex relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the context of global change. In this blog post, she shares her experience of the 2023 BES Annual Meeting. The British Ecological Society (BES) Annual Meeting this … Continue reading My immersive experience at the BES Annual Meeting as an applied ecologist

Key Concepts in Ecology: Populations

This blog post on ‘Populations’ is part of the BES ‘Key Concepts in Ecology’ series, designed to help ecologists in learning the key topics in ecology! Take a look at the full series for a list of key topics you might typically find in an ecology textbook, each providing a quick introduction to the topic, and a list of suggested papers for students to refer … Continue reading Key Concepts in Ecology: Populations

Strengthening skills for sustainability: Implications for ecology and ecologists

The Centre for Environment and Sustainability (CES) and the Institute for Sustainability at the University of Surrey were delighted that this years’ Annual Roland Clift Lecture was given by Gary Kass. In this special post, Gary Kass shares his insights on the capacities and competencies needed for environment and sustainability. Until October 2023, Gary Kass was Deputy Director for Foresight and Innovation at Natural England… Continue reading Strengthening skills for sustainability: Implications for ecology and ecologists

Key Concepts in Ecology: Life and the physical environment 

This blog post on ‘Life and the physical environment’ is part of the BES ‘Key Concepts in Ecology’ series, designed to help ecologists in learning the key topics in ecology! Take a look at the full series for a list of key topics you might typically find in an ecology textbook, each providing a quick introduction to the topic, and a list of suggested papers … Continue reading Key Concepts in Ecology: Life and the physical environment 

Black History Month 2023 – Adaoyibo Denise Okpala

For Black History Month 2023, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. In this blog, Adaoyibo shares her story and journey in academia. Name: Adaoyibo Denise Okpala Affiliation: University College London/Economic Community of West African States Ecology interests: Marine, Biodiversity, Sustainability Links: You can find Adaoyibo on LinkedIn here. Your story – … Continue reading Black History Month 2023 – Adaoyibo Denise Okpala

Black History Month 2023 – Florent Noulekoun

For Black History Month 2023, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. In this blog, Florent shares his story and journey in academia. Name : Florent Anguilles Dehogbe Noulekoun Affiliation : Korea University / Seoul, Korea Ecology interests: Biodiversity and Ecosystem functioning, Land restoration, Global environmental changes Your story – How did you get … Continue reading Black History Month 2023 – Florent Noulekoun