Last month I was one of the lecturers of the first Master Class on the Prevention and Mitigation of Human-Elephant Conflict, organised by the Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) in collaboration with the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force and the Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) programme. It was developed in response to … [Read more…]
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 magazine “the Ecologist” published my essay: “Greening” the Crisis: Turning Trouble into Opportunity which won the IUCN-Thomson Reuteurs Media Award 2012. You can read the article and the entire essay on: http://www.theecologist.org/a-student-writes/1615763/greening_the_crisis_turning_trouble_into_opportunity.html
I am happy to announce I have recently joined the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication. The CEC is a network driving change for sustainability. More than 800 members volunteer their professional expertise in learning, knowledge management and strategic communication to achieve IUCN goals. More about the CEC at http://iucn.org/about/union/commissions/cec/