CV – Diogo Veríssimo

2020-Present Director for Conservation Marketing and Storytelling, On the Edge Conservation
2017-Present Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global
2017/19 Oxford Martin Fellow, Oxford Martin Programme for the Illegal Willfide Trade, University of Oxford
2014/17 David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow: Using social return on investment to evaluate and improve conservation outreach, Rare and Johns Hopkins University
2008/09 Project Manager, Playa Norte Marine Turtle Conservation & Monitoring Programme, Costa Rica
2001/06 Environmental Educator, Lisbon Zoo, Portugal

2017 Early Career Conservationist Award, Society for Conservation Biology (SCB), “for extraordinary contributions in the development and use of marketing practices and techniques that support the delivery of high-impact conservation”
2016 Young Professional Award, Commission for Education & Communication of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – outstanding contribution to raising awareness about conservation and igniting support for conservation action
2015 Durrell Trust for Conservation Biology Prize, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, university of Kent (DICE) – most outstanding research thesis produced in the previous year
2012 International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)/ Thomson Reuters Media Award – to honor exceptional environmental journalism
2008 Best Presentation, XII Meso American Congress of Biology and Conservation

2009/13 PhD, Biodiversity Management, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), University of Kent, UK
2006/07 MSc, Conservation Biology, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), University of Kent, UK.
2003/06 BSc, Environmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Lisbon University, Portugal.

2019 Writer, National Geographic: making the case for nature (USD 27 000)
Wildverse: Measuring the impact of online gaming on proenvironmental behaviour
2018 Co-Writer, Darwin Initiative (USD 350 000)
Andean bears and people: coexistence through poverty reduction. PI: Alexandra Zimmermann
2018 Co-Writer, Rufford Small Grant (USD 7 500)
Implementing a national social marketing campaign to reduce the sea turtle trade in São Tomé and Principe PI: Sara Vieira
2016 Co-Writer, Darwin Initiative (USD 295 000)
Living with Tigers, PI: Alexandra Zimmermann
2016 Co-Writer, Rufford Small Grant (USD 7 500)
Mitigating the impact of sea turtle consumption in São Tomé PI: Sara Vieira
2014 Co-Writer, Conservation Leadership Programme (USD 20 000)
Towards Sustainable logging in São Tomé, PI: Ricardo Lima
2014 Writer, David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship, Society for Conservation Biology (USD 150 000)
2009 Writer, Doctoral Research Fellowship, Education Ministry of Portugal (USD 120 000)
2008 Co-Writer, Conservation Leadership Programme (USD 17 000) Lesser Florican Community Leadership Programme, PI: Supriya Jhunjhunwala,

Reviewer for:
- Trends in Ecology and Evolution; Proceedings of the Royal Society B; Conservation Biology; Conservation Letters; Biological Conservation; Animal Conservation; Social Marketing Quarterly, Biological Reviews, Journal of Social Marketing, Biodiversity and Conservation; Conservation and Society; People and Nature, AMBIO; Oryx; PLoS ONE; PeerJ; Global Conservation and Ecology; Endangered Species Research; Asian Journal of Conservation Biology; International Journal of Financial Studies; Landscape and Urban Planning
- Peerage of Science
Guest Editor for:
- Social Marketing Quarterly (special issue on social marketing and biodiversity conservation)
- People and Nature (special issue on demand reduction for illegal wildlife products)

2019-Present Gabby Salazar, University of Florida
Understanding the impact of images on the support for biodiversity conservation
2018-Present Alegria Olmedo, University of Oxford
Evaluating the Effective Use of Celebrities in Wildlife Demand Reduction
Changing Perceptions of Pangolins in Vietnam
2016-Present Hunter Doughty, University of Oxford
Evidence-based behavioural intervention on saiga horn as a traditional medicine in Singapore
2016-Present Laura Thomas-Walters, University of Kent
Social Marketing and Behaviour Change for Demand Reduction in Wildlife Trade

2018/19 Alejandra Diaz-Restrepo, University of Kent
Testing branding techniques on species common names to improve their fundraising profile for conservation
2017/18 Benoit Morkel, Imperial College
Drivers of consumer behaviour and demand for ivory in Japan
2017/18 Bertie Ferns, University of Kent
Blackspot or blackwashing? Recent Developments of Avian Wildlife Crime in Malta
2017/18 Laure Boissat, University of Oxford
Nature Documentaries as Catalysts for Change: Mapping Out the ‘Blackfish Effect’
2017/18 Matilda Dunn, Imperial College
“The Blue Planet Effect”: Assessing the impact of the documentary series “Blue Planet 2” on behaviour change towards plastic
2016/17 Alexandra Panagiotou, University of Exeter
A global analysis of demand reduction approaches for sea turtle products
2016/17 Gabby Salazar, Imperial College
A qualitative impact evaluation of social marketing activities on the conservation of the Yellow-shouldered Amazon Parrot of Bonaire
2014/15 Lizzie Duthie, Imperial College
Celebrities in Conservation: Are they a hindrance or a help?
2012/13 Rachel Shairp, DICE, University of Kent
Understanding demand for wildmeat in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2010/11 Yasuo Takahashi, DICE, University of Kent
A Multi-stakeholder Approach to Flagship Species for the Conservation of Sacred Groves in the Western Ghats, India

2017/18 Nicholas Lim, National University of Singapore
Substitutability of Saiga Horn Cooling Water
2013/14 Diane Megias, DICE, University of Kent
Investigating the impact of Harry Potter films on the owl trade

2018- Present Module Co-convenor, Wildlife trade
MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management, University of Oxford
2015/18 Guest lecturer, Social Marketing and Conservation
MPhill in Conservation Leadership, University of Cambridge
2015/18 Guest lecturer, Behaviour change and impact evaluation
MSc in Conservation Science, Imperial College
2012 Module Convenor, Behaviour Change and Biodiversity
MSc in Conservation Biology, Njala University, Sierra Leone

2014 Associate Lecturer, modules “Topics in Conservation Biology” and “Business Principles in Conservation”
Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent
2009/13 Guest Lecturer, modules: “Animals and People”, “Principles and practice of Ecotourism”
Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent