Back to CONSERVATION EDUCATION: STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

Up to Table of Contents

Ahead to STRATEGIC PLANNING: A FRAMEWORK FOR ACHIEVING SCB'S MISSION AND GOALS

INHERIT & CONSERVE THANKS YOU

Building conservation capacity, recycling scientific resources

In the May 2004 newsletter, we asked whether your two-year old GPS had been abandoned or mist nest were decorating your lab wall. Our goal was to provide conservation professionals in developing countries with previously used equipment and supplies to aid in their conservation efforts. To achieve this goal we initiated a new SCB program, Inherit & Conserve, with the objective of strengthening conservation capacity worldwide by recycling scientific resources.

Our first round of Inherit & Conserve was a success. Many thanks to all who donated--ten individual items or sets of journals came from individuals and organizations in the United States and Canada. The Ebay style Web page allowed donors to contribute easily by simply filling out an on-line form. Potential recipients browed available items and submitted requests via the same system. With donated items ranging from tents to scientific journals to spherical crown densiometers, there was a wide range of resources from which to choose. Seven of the items were inherited by conservation workers in six different countries: Brazil, Cuba, Indonesia, Iran, Philippines, and Uzbekistan. The recipients were universally delighted with their inheritance. As one beneficiary said, " . . . the Biodiversity Laboratory staff is very happy and grateful to [the donor] and the Society for Conservation Biology."

We hope to continue the Inherit & Conserve program for many more years. Look for more information from the Executive Office in the coming months.

Back to CONSERVATION EDUCATION: STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

Up to Table of Contents

Ahead to STRATEGIC PLANNING: A FRAMEWORK FOR ACHIEVING SCB'S MISSION AND GOALS