SCB Social Science Working Group 2007 Business Meeting SSWG: strengthening conservation social...

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

Agenda1. Background

2. Membership

3. Election Results

4. Finances

5. Recent Accomplishments

6. Getting involved

7. Questions/feedback/issues/ideas

8. Next steps

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.

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.

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!)

Membership

June 1, 2007# Members 600# Countries represented 62# Student members 60

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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.

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

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– **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

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

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

Recent Accomplishments

SCB Meetings - global & regional

Society for Conservation Biology 22nd Annual

Meeting

13-18 July 2008 Chattanooga, Tennessee,

U.S.A.

Other societies & organizations

Online tools

Submissions: Diane Russell (dirussell@usaid.gov)

Syllabi

submissions: Rinku Roy Chowdhury (rroychowdhury@miami.edu)

Student guidebook

Membership awards (1)

Early career African academics & practitioners– 8 multi-year memberships– hardcopy journal access– Christensen Fund support

30+ applicants, 7 countries

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

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 (jdrew@bu.edu)

Getting involved

Discussion List

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Expert directory

www.conbio.org/workinggroups/sswg/network/form.cfm

Working paper series

Submissions: Stephen Williams, Managing Editor (sswgwps@conbio.org)

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

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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 (annie.claus@wwfus.org)

Questions?

Other Ideas???

What further steps should the SSWG take to strengthen the contribution of social science to

conservation?

Ideas 2007?

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

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

Next steps

– Follow up email to participants & email list– Dialogue w/BoG, Sections, & executive office– Dialogue w/2008 organizers– Other?

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)

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

Recent history

2006– SSWG grantee awarded Goldman prize

– Graduate student guidebook

– Syllabi

– Research/analysis tools

2007– Working papers

– Expert directory

– Membership awards

– Ambassadors program

SSWG Social!

TONIGHT!!! 6:00 – 8:00 PMCity Bar & Grill

Hilton Hotel lobby

All are welcome -- hope to see you there!