20 03, 2021

Emerging geographies of rewilding

By |2021-05-15T16:11:17+00:00March 20th, 2021|21st Century conservation, Blog, Rewilding, Science Communication, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Emerging geographies of rewilding

As a geographer I thought I should take the opportunity of the first World Rewilding Day to offer up this brief tour of different versions of rewilding that are emerging around the world. All express the paradigm shift in conservation from managing things – species, habitats and sites - to a focus on restoring the

1 08, 2020

Does rewilding expose a generation gap in the science of conservation?

By |2020-08-30T17:09:02+00:00August 1st, 2020|21st Century conservation, Blog, People & nature, Rewilding, Science Communication|Comments Off on Does rewilding expose a generation gap in the science of conservation?

The print edition of my new book on rewilding arrived last week and, looking for a place for it in my bookcase, I realised that I placed my last book next to three classic volumes edited by Andrew Warren and Frank Goldsmith. These volumes, printed in 1974, 1983 and 1993 contain collections of essays from scientists and policy

12 06, 2020

Rewilding: the radical new science of ecological recovery

By |2020-08-30T17:08:53+00:00June 12th, 2020|21st Century conservation, Ecospace, Natural Assets, Naturalistic grazing, Rewilding, Science Communication|Comments Off on Rewilding: the radical new science of ecological recovery

I am pleased to announce publication of my new book on rewilding science co-authored with Cain Blythe It is the first multi-disciplinary account of the science the underpins rewilding as a conservation agenda and practice. My journey in rewilding science started back in 2005 when I took a group of students to visit rewilding areas

10 09, 2019

Brazilian protected areas failing to leverage their natural assets

By |2020-01-16T20:51:16+00:00September 10th, 2019|21st Century conservation, Natural Assets, Protected Areas, Science Communication, Technology empowered conservation|Comments Off on Brazilian protected areas failing to leverage their natural assets

This article, written by Daniel Allen, is reposted from the Ecosulis Blog A new scientific paper reveals the huge value-generating potential of Brazilian protected areas. As the first high-profile application of the Natural Asset Framework, the analysis has worldwide implications. Framework first A new scientific paper, co-authored by Ecosulis Nature Recovery Lead Paul Jepson and

16 06, 2016

Five summer reads for forward-thinking conservationists

By |2016-06-12T21:17:43+00:00June 16th, 2016|21st Century conservation, Blog, Science Communication|Comments Off on Five summer reads for forward-thinking conservationists

Each spring half term I go camping with my family and we visit a different British Isle.  Its a week when I meet young conservationists out in the field - putting the hours in protecting tern colonies, showing visitors nesting peregrines, doing vegetation transects and the many other time-consuming seasonal tasks that conserving our nature

10 06, 2016

Can the internet reinvigorate conservation?

By |2017-05-11T07:21:21+00:00June 10th, 2016|21st Century conservation, Blog, Conservation Policy, Science Communication, Technology empowered conservation|Comments Off on Can the internet reinvigorate conservation?

By Richard Ladle, Paul Jepson & Ricardo Correia Nature conservation was one of the defining cultural forces of the 21st century but there are indications that its influence is waning: research suggests protected areas are under pressure to justify their existence in the face of competition with other land uses and that societies as a

9 05, 2016

Racing extinction: attention grabbing but audiences need to be taken on journeys of deeper understanding

By |2016-05-13T11:55:53+00:00May 9th, 2016|Blog, Extinction, Science Communication|Comments Off on Racing extinction: attention grabbing but audiences need to be taken on journeys of deeper understanding

As part of the UK Green Film Festival last Saturday I was invited to be a discussant at the Oxford showing of Louie Psihoyos' documentary 'Racing Extinction'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwxyrLUdcss The film is a visually engaging and emotive smorgasbord of environmental issues brought together under the narratives of extinction and the slaughter of sea-life, in particular sharks

21 04, 2016

Apple’s ‘Apps for Earth’ raise awareness – but that’s not enough

By |2016-06-04T14:52:38+00:00April 21st, 2016|Blog, Science Communication, Technology empowered conservation|Comments Off on Apple’s ‘Apps for Earth’ raise awareness – but that’s not enough

Originally published in The Conversation on 21 April 2016 To mark Earth Day, Apple has launched Apps for Earth: a one week fundraiser for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) involving 27 popular gaming and utility apps that have developed special paid-for content and an environmentally themed front page to the App store. This

14 05, 2014

Why run a science blog?

By |2016-05-03T01:23:26+00:00May 14th, 2014|Blog, Science Communication|Comments Off on Why run a science blog?

Originally posted on May 16, 2014 to The Freshwater Blog A beautiful photograph of Lake Vendel, Sweden by BioFresh scientist Sonia Stendera In the coming weeks, this blog will transition to the new Freshwater Blog run by the MARS project.  To mark this transition, Paul Jepson and Rob St. John discussed the process of running the BioFresh

21 03, 2014

What happens when scientists and policy makers meet to talk about fresh-water life?

By |2016-05-03T01:23:26+00:00March 21st, 2014|Blog, Science Communication|Comments Off on What happens when scientists and policy makers meet to talk about fresh-water life?

Originally posted on the Freshwaterblog on 28 March 2014 Freshwater scientists are passionate about the state of freshwater life, but making our science relevant to policy means building a friendly dialogue with policy-makers. The recent Water Lives science-policy symposium was a land-mark for freshwater policy in the EU. It established a foundation of collegiate understanding

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