Dagmar Sawistowsky

9 months ago

Both articles describe common problems in nature conservation work. I particularly agree with the statement from the first article that mistakes are too rarely discussed, although mistakes are extremely relevant (more relevant than successes) in order to learn from them and make better decisions for the next project. Systematic error documentation and discussion would therefore be useful for every nature conservation project and would avoid repeating errors in further projects.  I consider the model described in the 2nd article to be very useful and helpful. The loss of habitat is one of the most serious problems in nature conservation on all continents and restoring lost habitat is very time-consuming and costly. A consideration based on this model helps to choose the optimal time to act and it is quite conceivable that this model also helps decision-making in other areas.

Grey Fernandez

8 months ago

I love the idea of having a formula to calculate when is the optimal time to act, as they both present trade-offs. Action and inaction are both choices with tangible consequences, even if inaction to pursue more information intuitively feels like it risks doing less damage. There is a cost associated with it when inaction leads to continued harm, and determining when to act despite uncertainty is essential. It's like if you see someone in water and you're not sure whether they're drowning. If you act right away and they were fine, you might be embarrassed. However, if you wait and they are drowning, they could die. The cost of one is obviously much more extreme, and thus you risk more by waiting than by acting immediately.

Maria Johnstone

8 months ago

I found both articles fascinating.  A method to calculate the optimal time for a project would be a great help.  Also it is hard to find articles on failed Conservation project.  It would be good to see where its gone wrong so others don't make the same mistakes. Hard to do though.

Summer LaRose

8 months ago

I enjoyed reading both articles and perspectives, and agree with both. The second article reminded me of a conversation my mentor had with someone he works for. They were chatting about how we already know what to do in terms of conservation. We have a good idea of the kinds of actions, programs, and next steps we can take in many, many scenarios. Yes, it is necessary to identify and sometimes gather more information on the exact conservation challenge, but often, we can apply the do something principle and get started, even as we work out some of the kinks while we're in action. 

Jorbedom, Ziggy Alexander

8 months ago

I didn't really cover the second article but the first article was great and it really talked about some problems in biodiversity Conservation. Thank you 

Brenda Kamara

6 months ago

......Both articles are informative. I agree that failures should be documented since a lot of learning does come from past failures and to some extend, it does save on time since one will know what not to do. 

NKOITOI ERIC

4 months ago

 I enjoyed the different ideas from both articles. This are things that we as future conservationist can weigh, learn from the so that we try not to make such errors in the future conservation projects.