Global Conservation & My Disregarded To-Do ListsAbout a year ago, I had a mini-revelation about international conservation that made me feel marginally better about my seeming inability…May 28, 2021May 28, 2021
Obstacle, opportunity, outcome: Unpaid internships and inequity in marine mammal conservation…Allow me to stroll in, fashionably late, on an issue that sparked furor in my corner of the conservation world about a year ago: unpaid…May 21, 20211May 21, 20211
Why we need conservation realismThe rationale behind the Conservation Realist seriesMay 13, 2021May 13, 2021
Published inBootcampJourney mapping: A research tool for empathyAs a conservation researcher whose work focuses on the interactions between conservation efforts and communities, a critically important…May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
Published inBootcampDesign thinking & conservationHow thoughtful use of Design Thinking could contribute to more effective, equitable, and ethical nature conservation practicesMar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021
Published inAge of AwarenessEnvironmentalism in a Pandemic: The importance of critical, empathetic, and future-driven thinkingAbout a month or so ago, the grumpy old lady who lives in the not-so-deep recesses of my mind was stirred by social media posts like these:Apr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020
What dwells in these muddy waters: The quest for dolphins and porpoises in the Gulf of Mottama…Rainy season in this part of southeastern Myanmar is miserable. It brings relief to the scorched remnants of the hot dry season, but then…Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
A tangled net: Bycatch, dolphin conservation, and human well-beingZion shot me a look of doubt, which I deftly avoided by gazing off into space. I snuck a glance at the man sitting in front of us — a…Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020