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The Social Blog

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Children as Conservationists: What the Mangroves Taught Me Through Children

Written by Pieter-Jan Keleman When conservationists think about biodiversity monitoring, they usually picture scientists, park rangers, or experienced fishers. Rarely do they picture children. During fourteen months of ethnographic fieldwork between 2021 and 2024 in some mangrove villages of northern...

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Why Policing People for Feeding Monkeys Does Not Help

Written by Kymberley Chu The sky is blue and mostly clear with few clouds passing by. Birds chirp, dusky langurs cling to oil palm leaves and nibble on figs, a white-bellied sea eagle soars and flies over the park. In...

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Abrir la puerta al conflicto: el potencial de transformar las tensiones en favor de la conservación

Imaginemos un pequeño pueblo en el que comienza a circular el rumor de que existe un proyecto de creación de un área protegida en las cercanías. La falta de información precisa y la incertidumbre alimentan todo tipo de expectativas y...

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Call for Blog Posts: The Social

Share Your Insights and Experiences on Social Sciences in Conservation. The Social Science Working Group (SSWG) invites contributions to our newly launched blog: The Social. This platform is not just a blog; it’s a melting pot of ideas, experiences, and Read more

By SSWG, 3 years2024-01-19 ago
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Join the Social Science Community at NACCR 2026

The Social Science Working Group (SSWG) is looking forward to an exciting programme of conservation social science at the North American Congress for Conservation & Restoration (NACCR) 2026. Whether you’re a long-standing member of the conservation social science community or simply interested in Read more

By SSWG, 1 month2026-07-02 ago
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SSWG at the Conservation Asia Congress 2026

The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) Asia Region, in collaboration with SCB Nepal and the Burhan Community Regeneration and Conservation Foundation (BCRCF), proudly hosted the 6th Conservation Asia Congress in the historic city of Kathmandu in the first week of Read more

By SSWG, 1 month2026-07-02 ago

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