What are the benefits of striking a deal with Japan on Whaling? CBO Director, Leah Gerber featured Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment guest editorial, critiques the leading arguments.
A deal with Japan on whaling? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13: 347–347.
CBO has partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to join six other Universities (Cornell, Columbia, Princeton, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania and Yale) that offer the prestigious NatureNet Science Fellows Program.
This program will provide support for early career scientists to conduct research at the interface of science, technology and business in order to achieve biodiversity outcomes. With a gift from TNC, CBO has garnered an institutional match to support this program at the University, College and Unit level. Faculty from contributing units (OKED, CBO, GIOS, CLAS, SOLS, SOS, SGSUP, SFIS, SMNS, SESE and SHESC) will be eligible to serve as primary and secondary advisor for the postdoc.
This broad institutional support demonstrates ASU’s commitment to transdisciplinary, use-driven science, science communication and leadership. We join a network of fellows, university scientists, and conservation practitioners to enhance scientific rigor and real world impact of work done across the network.
Congratulations to CBO faculty affiliate and Executive Director of the Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology, Kim Scott!
Today the White House announced CGEST’s National STEM Collaborative during their Champions of Change – Young Women Empowering Their Communities program.
CBO is working with CGEST to advance diversity in STEM science with specific attention to diversity in conservation science.
Dr. Jo Handelsman makes the announcement.
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites that contribute significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity.
IUCN’ s commitment to development of this standard will help policy makers and practitioners your the world in the private and public sectors to implement conservation safeguards at multiple scales, including local communities, regional and state level governments, and international governance and conservation organizations.
CBO Postdoc and affiliate researcher, Penny Langhammer, is the lead author of the IUCN standard for identification of KBAs. Penny is working closely with The Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, IUCN representatives, the Wildlife Conservation Society and other partners to support implementation of the new standard for KBAs, including development of the standard documentation, methods, and tools to record, predict, and economically value ecosystem services and human well-being benefits delivered by KBAs.
CBO faculty affiliates will collaborate with IUCN on an analysis of transboundary KBAs, which are KBAs with complex governance structures, such as a KBA spanning two countries.
CBO is also working with the IUCN joint Species Survival Commission/World Commission on Protected Areas and the National Marine Fisheries Service to align the Important Marine Mammal Area initiative with the KBA Standard and support pilot KBA identification for marine mammals.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will host an information session for undergraduate and graduate college students interested in public service careers. This session will focus on students interested in careers in natural resource management, biological sciences, and environmental education with the FWS. Participants will:
-Network with FWS leadership and learn about the rewards and benefits of working in a federal agency and with the FWS.
-Discuss future wildlife conservation challenges that their generation must address in the coming decades.
-Learn about the requirements for biological science, visitor services and natural resource careers available at FWS.
-Learn about key FWS conservation internships and career employment opportunities on the Web, including YouthGo.gov and USAJobs.gov.
-Receive training and information on writing resumes and interviewing for jobs with the FWS and other Federal conservation agencies
Application requirements and detailed description can be found in the attached documents.
Deadline to apply is September 11.
Sept. 23-26: U S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Conservation scientist, writer and Emmy-nominatined news contributor, Dr. M. Sanjayan speaks about the role of conservation in improving human well-being.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Reception
6:00 p.m., Wrigley lecture
CBO Director Leah Gerber, proposes a compromise on a total whaling ban: A market in which whales can by bought and sold.
Taxonbytes: From Specimens to Language, Logic and Learning
A blog by CBO Faculty Affiliate, Nico Franz, Associate Professor and Curator of Insects
The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at University of Washington is looking for some amazing talent to teach and mentor their Conservation Scholars this summer. Please see the three job announcements attached. The program is focused on training the next generation of conservation leaders. Their vision is a diverse and inclusive conservation community.
In particular, DDCSP is looking for candidates that will resinate with the diversity represented in their scholars.
Job Descriptions:
DDCSP Instructional position 2015 DDCSP TA Position 2015 DDCSP 1-week Instructor Postition2015
Thursday March 19, 2015
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Location: MU 202 Alumni Lounge
Please RSVP to: Jennifer.Fraser@asu.edu
