Careers, The Applied Ecologist community

Balance for Better: Soapbox Science

Continuing with our series of initiatives that promote gender equality and #BalanceforBetter, Senior Editor Nathalie Pettorelli introduces Soapbox Science. A month ago I attended a high-level international meeting on environmental monitoring, bringing >30 representatives with expertise in remote sensing and Earth observations to discuss agenda coordination and next steps; I counted 5 women there. Admittedly, it could have been worse, as I was vividly reminded … Continue reading Balance for Better: Soapbox Science

Journal of Applied EcologyMarch 8, 2019December 8, 20212 Comments

Perspectives, Practitioners, Research summaries

Applied ecologists can do better conservation by working with locals

This post is from Robert Steinmetz, author of the recent article “Can community outreach alleviate poaching pressure and recover wildlife in South-East Asian protected areas?”. In this post, Robert gives his views and experiences on conservation practice and engaging with local people. Most ecologists are passionate about the environment and want to protect it. After all, the natural world is our place of business so … Continue reading Applied ecologists can do better conservation by working with locals

Journal of Applied EcologyNovember 5, 2014December 8, 20211 Comment