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Lost & Found: It’s here!

21/04/2017

Talking about nature has frequently become talking about extinction, decline and loss. But it does not have to be. The “Lost and Found” project works to bring to life the inspirational stories of those that never stopped believing and whose passion led them to rewrite the history of the species they so deeply cared about. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Good news, In the popular press Tagged: adventure, animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Diogo Verissimo, extinct, Marketing, rediscovery, Society for conservation biology, species, stories, storytelling

São Tomé TV features timber management on prime time

22/10/2016

The only TV channel in São Tomé e Príncipe featured a workshop on timber management in the country on the main evening news! See it here. Great to see conservation getting some prime time! The workshop was part of a Conservation Leadership Programme sponsored project entitled “Towards sustainable logging in São Tomé, São Tomé and … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: Biodiversity, CLP, conservation leadership programme, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe, Society for conservation biology, timber, TV, workshop

Is Conservation Marketing worth it?

13/10/2016

Recently Emma Mckinley and I wrote a correspondence piece for the journal Oryx, celebrating the formation of the SCB Conservation Marketing Working Group and highlighting the potential of this new field to contribute to biodiversity conservation. We were no doubt excited when we were told that we had received a reply, where the case against … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press, Publications Tagged: behaviour change, Biodiversity, Conservation, Diogo Verissimo, IUCN CEC, Marketing, Society for conservation biology

Is Zootopia Creating Demand for Pet Fennec Foxes in China? (SPOILER: Probably Not)

23/05/2016

During the past few months many media outlets have reported that the movie blockbuster Zootopia is dirving the demand for pet Fennec Foxes in China. I had a look at the exiting evidence (with the key support of coauthor Anita Wan) and come to some surprising conclusions in a blogpost for National Geographic! Read it … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: china, Fennec, Fennec Fox, Finnick, movie, National Geographic, Society for conservation biology, Wildlife Trade, Zootopia, Zootropolis

Creating a Conservation Marketing Community

22/10/2015

After much work the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) has a new working group: the Conservation Marketing and Engagement Working Group! I am excited to co-chair this new community of practice and loot forward to have as broad involvement as possible from both within and outside the SCB. For those who are SCB members people … [Read more…]

Posted in: Good news Tagged: behaviour change, Biodiversity, conservation marketing, Social Marketing, Society for conservation biology, Working group

SCB Marine Member of the week!

03/09/2015

The Marine section of the Society for Conservation Biology selected me as their member of the week! See below for some fun facts 🙂

Posted in: Good news, In the popular press Tagged: Diogo Verissimo, marine, SCB, Society for conservation biology

Challenging the traditional conference model

30/08/2015

Published originally at http://conservationbytes.com/ — Just a few weeks back, more than 2000 conservationists got together in Montpellier, France, for the 27th International Congress on Conservation Biology (ICCB). I have been attending these conferences since 2008, and once again had a blast. Yet as I went through the usual talks, posters, work meetings, and this … [Read more…]

Posted in: Conference, Talk Tagged: Biodiversity, Conference, Conservation, conservation biology, culture, dialogue, Diogo Verissimo, Environment, ICCB, international congress for conservation biology, SCB, science, science communication, scientific meeting, Society for conservation biology

Marketing makes it big at the ICCB 2015

20/08/2015

Another great International Congress for Conservation Biology ended in Montpellier a few weeks back. For it was a great opportunity to show case my research and network but I was particularly excited about the developments on the marketing side of things. Not only the Symposium I co-organized with Andrew Knight and Kevin Green had a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Conference, Good news Tagged: Biodiversity, Conservation, ICCB, Marketing, Montpellier, SCB, Social Marketing, Society for conservation biology, Working group

ICCB 2015 research highlighted by SCB Marine Section

23/06/2015

My research has been highlighted in the blog of the Marine section of the Society for Conservation Biology: Dr. Diogo Veríssimo, works on the application of marketing principles to address biodiversity conservation challenges. His research has focused, amongst other topics such as conservation conflict or the wildlife trade, on the use of marketing principles to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Conference, In the popular press Tagged: Biodiversity, Conservation, Diogo Verissimo, ICCB, international congress for conservation biology, marine, Montpellier, Social Marketing, Society for conservation biology

Smith Fellow!

29/01/2014

I was one of the recipients of this year’s David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship! This Fellowship, given by the Society for Conservation Biology, seeks to support outstanding early-career scientists who are successful at linking conservation science and its application. I will receive two years of postdoctoral support and will be moving to the USA to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Good news Tagged: biology, Conservation, post-doctoral, Smith fellowship, Society for conservation biology

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