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SCB Social Science Working Group2007 Business Meeting
SSWG: strengthening conservation social science and its application to conservation practice.
July 3, 2007
www.conbio.org/WorkingGroups/SSWG
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Agenda1. Background
2. Membership
3. Election Results
4. Finances
5. Recent Accomplishments
6. Getting involved
7. Questions/feedback/issues/ideas
8. Next steps
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SSWG mission & vision
The mission of the SSWG is to strengthen conservation social science and its application to conservation practice.
By 2010, we envision:– conservation social science fully integrated within the structure,
activities, and membership of SCB
– increased social science awareness and capacity among conservation scientists and practitioners;
– widespread recognition of the SSWG as the leading organization for integration of social science into the science and practice of biodiversity conservation.
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SSWG goals
The SSWG has three principal goals:
1. Advance the development and dissemination of social scientific knowledge relevant to the conservation of biological diversity.
2. Foster the use of social scientific knowledge to resolve conservation problems.
3. Develop and carry out organizational core functions efficiently and effectively.
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History
2002 – People & Conservation meeting theme
2003 – SSWG established– Discussion list & website launched
2004– Bylaws adopted– Interim Board established
2005– Board elected– Awarded 5 travel grants & 12 memberships (inc. 2006 Goldman prize winner!)
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Membership
June 1, 2007# Members 600# Countries represented 62# Student members 60
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Membership*
Distribution of individual members Distribution of countries represented
*as of February 1, 2007
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Who we are
June 1, 2006– 111 students
– 27 Countries
June 1, 2007– 60 students
– 25 countries
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SSWG Board (2006-2007)
Officers– President: Mike Mascia, WWF– Vice-President Rich Wallace, Ursinus College– Secretary Jennifer Jones, Boston U.– CFO Oliver Pergams, U. Illinois-Chicago
Committee Chairs– Audit Carol Saunders, Brookfield Zoo– Communications Peter Wilshusen, Bucknell College– Conservation Diane Russell, USAID– Education William Forbes, Stephen F. Austin U.– Membership Brian Czech, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service– Nominations Katrina Brandon, CI– Policy Jennifer Jones, Boston U.– Program Rich Wallace, Ursinus College– Student Affairs Josh Drew, Boston U.
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2007 Election resultsANTHROPOLOGY
– **David Hoffman, U. for Peace, Costa Rica– Nora Haenn, Arizona State U., USA
2 AT-LARGE
– **Richard Wallace, Urisinus College, USA– **Angelika Wilhelm-Rechmann, U. of Wits, South Africa– Oliver Pergams, U. of Illinois-Chicago– Shawn Margles, Antioche-New England, USA
GEOGRAPHY
– **Bill Forbes, Stephen F. Austin U., USA
POLITICAL SCIENCE– **Dan Miller, MacArthur Foundation, USA– Charles Benjamin, Williams College, USA
PSYCHOLOGY– **Tara Teel, Colorado State U., USA– Christina Manning, U. of St. Thomas, USA
SOCIOLOGY– **Tammy Lewis, Muhlenberg College, USA
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SSWG Board* (2007-2008)
Officers– President Mike Mascia
– Vice-President Rich Wallace
– Secretary Dan Miller
– CFO Bill Forbes
Committee Chairs– Audit Tammy Lewis
– Communications Angelika Wilhelm-Rechmann
– Conservation Tara Teel
– Education David Hoffman
– Membership Brian Czech
– Nominations Bill Forbes
– Policy Jennifer Jones
– Program Rich Wallace– Student Affairs Josh Drew *tentative, pending final Board deliberations
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Current FinancesIncome/Expense
IncomeGrants 14,500.00Total Income 14,500.00
Expense Resolved UnresolvedSubscriptions 367.00 67.00Travel Awards 9,510.19 198.002006 Symposium 0 2500.00Total Expense 9,877.19 2765.00
Balances Minimum Maximum 1,857.81 4,622.81
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Recent Accomplishments
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SCB Meetings - global & regional
Society for Conservation Biology 22nd Annual
Meeting
13-18 July 2008 Chattanooga, Tennessee,
U.S.A.
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Student guidebook
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Membership awards (1)
Early career African academics & practitioners– 8 multi-year memberships– hardcopy journal access– Christensen Fund support
30+ applicants, 7 countries
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Award recipients
– Martin Adeimile, Savannas Forever Tanzania
– William Apollinaire, National University of Rwanda
– Folaranmi Babalola, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
– Wafae Benhardouze, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Morocco
– Charles Efuetakoa, Univ. of Pretoria
– Alais Lendii, Savannas Forever Tanzania
– Cecillia Lukindo, Savannas Forever Tanzania
– Oliver Njounan Tegomo, WWF Cameroon
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Membership awards (2)
Developing country academics/practitioners– 50 multi-year memberships– Online journal access– Nature Conservancy support
Selection process incomplete– 40+ applicants– Extended (final!) deadline: JULY 12– Contact Josh Drew ([email protected])
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Getting involved
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Discussion List
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Expert directory
www.conbio.org/workinggroups/sswg/network/form.cfm
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Conservation BiologyScientific articles addressing social aspects of
biodiversity conservation, 1980-present
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Conservation BiologySociety & Natural Resources
Biological ConservationBiodiversity And Conservation
Landscape And Urban PlanningEnvironmental ManagementEnvironmental Conservation
Ecological EconomicsAmbio
Journal Of Environmental ManagementHuman Ecology
Ecological ApplicationsMolecular EcologyForestry Chronicle
Ocean & Coastal ManagementAgriculture Ecosystems & Environment
Wildlife Society BulletinForest Ecology And Management
World DevelopmentHuman Organization
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London-Series B
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Articles published
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SSWG Ambassadors
Expand, diversify, & engage membership– Develop capacity in country– Serve as point people at host institutions– Link SSWG regional membership to Board & Committees
Current Ambassadors– Solange Bondiakry (Senegal)– Sita Zougouri (Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali)– Cosmas Kombat (Northern Ghana)– Kunga Ngece (Kenya)– Jen Shaffer (Mozambique)
Coordinator: Annie Claus ([email protected])
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Questions?
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Other Ideas???
What further steps should the SSWG take to strengthen the contribution of social science to
conservation?
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Ideas 2007?
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2003 & 2004 Workshop Recommendations
1. **Add language to SCB’s mission & aims2. **Add language into SCB’s values & ethics3. *Develop social science tools for practitioners4. Co-author interdisciplinary articles5. Flag social science-relevant ConBio articles w/keywords6. *Document social science applications to conservation practice7. Develop best practices8. **Give a paper or host a small symposium at Annual Meeting9. Help define key conservation research questions10. *Develop ‘policy statement’ on role of the social sciences11. **Nominate social science representative to SCB BOG12. Identify barriers, & strategies for overcoming them, through case studies. 13. Cross-disciplinary graduate training programs14. Collaborate to build a shared vocabulary 15. Lobby for interdisciplinary research funding & rewards
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2005 & 2006 recommendations
16. **Host symposium & workshop @ SCB 200617. *Develop more effective definitions for social science terms and tools18. Articles in Conservation Biology and Conservation in Practice should list
social science key words.19. *Use the SSWG web page for both marketing & communications. 20. Develop SSWG website links to social science websites and networks to
help expand the community.21. *Prepare a SSWG member directory 22. **HD.gov
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Next steps
– Follow up email to participants & email list– Dialogue w/BoG, Sections, & executive office– Dialogue w/2008 organizers– Other?
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2005 Student membership awards – Amgalan Bayasgalan, Nat. U. Mongolia– Henning DeKlerk, Rhodes U. (S. Africa)– Erwin Brunio, U. Philippines– Ezequiel Fabiano, U. KwaZulu-Natal (Angola)– Jose Flores, U. Autonoma Metropolitana (Mexico)– Llewellyn Foxcroft, U. CapeTown (S. Africa)– Japhet Mwanang’ombe, College of African Wildlife Mgmt (Tanzania)– Ngwenya Msawenkosi, U. Kent (Namibia)– Bruno Nhancale, U. Mondlane (Mozambique)– Mxolisi Sibanda, U. Witatrsrand (S. Africa)– Carlos Tapia, U. Georgia (Colombia)– Yao Wang, U. Internat’l Business & Econ. (China)
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2005 annual meeting travel grants– Biatus Bito, professional, Papua-New Guinea– Alfonso Gonzales, professional, Mexico – Silas Siakor, professional, Liberia– Joseph Tanui, professional, Uganda– Nejem Raheem, student, USA
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Recent history
2006– SSWG grantee awarded Goldman prize
– Graduate student guidebook
– Syllabi
– Research/analysis tools
2007– Working papers
– Expert directory
– Membership awards
– Ambassadors program
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SSWG Social!
TONIGHT!!! 6:00 – 8:00 PMCity Bar & Grill
Hilton Hotel lobby
All are welcome -- hope to see you there!