Conservation Science and NGOs

NGOs FOR THE CONSERVATION OF AFRICA’S WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS

Conservation Advisory Science Notes

Conservation Advisory Science Notes

What Is Conservation Science?

In 1985, Michael Soulé asked, “What is conservation biology?” We revisit this question more than 25 years later and offer a revised set of core principles in light of the changed global context for conservation. Most notably, scientists now widely acknowledge that we live in a world dominated by humans, and therefore, the scientific underpinnings of conservation must include a consideration of ...

NGOs and the Military

The 1990s witnessed an explosion of Western military involvement in complex emergency operations requiring cooperation with relief agencies. Recent operations include a failed attempt to reconstitute viable central government in Somalia, return of democratically-elected government to Haiti, alleviation of human suffering in Rwanda and Zaire, operations to end conflict and support multi-ethnic g...