EXTRA! EXTRA! Just out in the journal Conservation Biology is a review of of demand reduction interventions for wildlife trade products. My co-author Anita Wan and I reviewed more than 200 campaigns and look at they were distributed through time, space and in terms of biological groups (see below). We also looked at what information … [Read more…]
In a recent interview for Oceana‘s blog, I talked about the importance of positive messaging in conservation and discussed how I think my Lost & Found storytelling project could help address some of the challenges we are currently facing in connecting with the public Read all about it here: http://oceana.org/blog/save-planet-scientist-says-%E2%80%98stay-optimistic%E2%80%99-0
ME! I am excited to announce that I was one of the recipients of this distinction, awarded during the recent World Conservation Congress in Hawaii. Here is what I had to say: I am honored to receive this distinction. This award will give me additional energy to continue to positively influence the source of all … [Read more…]
The “Projeto Ararinha na Natureza” led by SAVE Brasil, launched the first annual report of the conservation outreach activities it is undertaking with the aim of preparing a future reintroduction of the iconic Spix’s Macaw. The species is currently “extinct in the wild” although a number of institutions have been collaboration to return this species to its natural habitat. It has been a great pleasure to … [Read more…]
The Children’s book “Ten friends to remember” written as part of my interhsip with the Centre ofr Eco-cultural Studies in Sri Lanka is now available on Google Books and Mongabay.com . The book has ten stories, all illustrated by a local designer, each of which touches upon a conservation related subject, from human-elephant conflict to wildlife trade and … [Read more…]