Congratulations to ABS Student, Kenny Wallen, on acceptance of his article “Structure and process facilitate integration and mainstreaming in conservation” for publication in Conservation Biology!

The Applied Biodiversity Science Perspectives Series has released its 2016 issue.

The Perspectives Series is a student-created, student-managed publication whose mission is to communicate the conservation research being conducted by undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty of the Applied Biodiversity Program (ABS) at Texas A&M to a broader audience of academics, practitioners, and the public.

This year’s issue can be read and downloaded here.

The collection of articles in this year’s “Perspectives” shares with you the insights and experiences of ABS graduate students and faculty focused on conservation and biodiversity issues in Africa. By sharing with a broader audience real-world examples and stories of the complex, interconnected relationship between humans and the natural systems they live, the Perspectives Series advances scientific communication and promotes the Texas A&M Applied Biodiversity Program as a leading applied research and graduate education program.

Learn how Aggies connect biodiversity research and on-the-ground conservation practices.

The ABS program brings multiple perspectives together—from ecology and psychology, to genetics and anthropology—to address the global challenge of reducing the loss of biodiversity and its impacts on human livelihoods.

Interested in learning more or participating? Check out other ABS offerings:

Seminar Series

Journal Club

An Official Selection of “The American Conservation Film Festival 2015”, The Ecoexist Project: Pathways to Coexistence documents the work of the Ecoexist Project, including ABS Co-director, Dr. Amanda Stronza, to reduce conflict and foster coexistance between people and elephants in  Northern Botswana.

“The film is a production of the Ecoexist Project, a collaborative effort of farmers, scientists,
village leaders, policy makers, and business people, working together to find solutions to
human-elephant conflict.

The story is set in the Eastern Okavango Panhandle, where 15,000 people share space and
resources with 15,000 elephants. The 18-minute feature includes voices and experiences of
people who live every day with elephants and know first-hand the challenges of competing
for space, food, and land with the world’s largest population of free-roaming elephants.“

Click here to view the 18-minute documentary and read more about the film and project.