Rebecca Jefferson
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About Rebecca Jefferson
I am a social scientist and passionate about increasing the application of social science research and methods in the conservation sector. To do this, I founded Human Nature. Human Nature is a social enterprise empowering conservation professionals to use social sciences to impact people and planet. We provide training and mentorship to NGOs, academics, policy makers and others wishing to build their foundations in social science. Many people working in conservation have trained through natural science routes, and find themselves needing to better understand the people elements of ecosystems. Social science provides the tools do this. Please get in touch if you are interested in hearing more about what we do. You can contact me at https://humannature.co.uk/contact.
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Thanks for sharing about this free opportunity to benefit from your insights Rebecca!
Thanks for the network to share it in! Really looking forward to delivering the webinar next week, there's been lots of interest :)
Thanks for sharing, Rebecca!
Thanks Lara
Thank you so much for sharing this Rebecca and amazing that you are offering the bonus mentoring session. @Emily Rampling @Adyasha Nayak you may both find this of interest :)
Thanks Lize - really looking forward to meeting the new cohort :o)
I think all of these would be fantastic resources, perhaps B less so. Relative to B, I interact with organizations who recognize the value of human dimensions but seem to make very little effort to link HD research findings with those actually doing the communicating!! It's kind of like the disconnect between stewardship/ecology research and those working in the trenches doing habitat work or working with landowners. Any attempts to bridge the research-practice gap are extremely important! Thanks
Hi Karen, thanks for your comment and sharing your experiences. That's really useful insight. I'll let you know when the resources are available
I am an ecology scientist who understood the need to work with experts in social sciences to address conservation issues. My training in this field is still limited and I would love to have the C guide. However, sometimes I also struggle to get these ideas accepted by colleagues. Thus B might be useful.
Thanks!
Thanks Mauro, yes, I understand that need to be able to get colleagues on board too. Thanks for your comment, I'll let you know when the first resources are available
Thank you so much for sharing this Rebecca. I think all of the above would be very useful especially the top tips and a short webinar to really give people an insight into the importance of social science in conservation.
Thanks for your reply Lize, I'll update here when the resources are released and hope you find them useful
Very interesting course, it is a pity it is so early in my part of the world. Please in the future also consider some timings in BST afternoon so we might join :)
Thanks Ana, I'll use that in my planning for course times in 2021.
Best wishes
Rebecca
Great to see this sort of training on offer! Hope you get good uptake.
Thank you!