SSWG: Strengthening conservation social science and its application to conservation practice.

2005 SCB Annual Meeting - Brasilia, Brazil

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Conservation and the Social Sciences: Lessons from the Field

Organizer: Mike Mascia (Michael.Mascia@wwfus.org)

Presentations:

  • The Concept of Community and Nature Conservation Programs: Experiences from the Bolivian Chaco. M. Painter and A. Chiccon.
  • The Application of Ethnoecological Research for Improved Conservation: a Case Study from the TransFly Region of New Guinea. A. Tomasek and B. Bito*
  • Improving the Effectiveness of Marine Conservation Through the Application of Socioeconomic Monitoring Methods. W. Aalbersberg, M. Guilbeaux, M. Mejia, J. Reynolds, P. Seeto, N. Salafsky, and A. Tawake.
  • Community and Science Working for Conservation of the International Río Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico. J. Murrieta-Saldivar and A. Gonzales*.
  • Negotiating for Change: the Case of the African Grassroots Innovation for Livelihood and Environment (AGILE) Concept in Uganda. J. Tanui*, D. Russell, and A. Stroud.
  • Forest Conflict, Conservation, and Governance in Liberia. S. Siakor*, A. Blundell, and M. Mascia.
  • Using Social Science Research to Balance Conservation and Human Needs on Santa Catalina Island. A. Muscat, J. Heimlich, and M. Storksdieck.

* The Christensen Fund supported the participation of these speakers.

 
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