PARTNERS Principles

Key takeaway: A set of eight principles for building successful and ethical conservation partnerships with local communities in the habitat of a threatened species. Highlights: Based on two decades of experience and drawing from ideas developed in various scientific fields, our team has distilled a set of eight principles for successful community-based conservation. They’ve published both …

Religion & Conservation

Key takeaway: Religious beliefs and practices may have some potential to influence people’s attitude towards wildlife and conservation. Highlights: A study into how a person’s religion (Buddhism or Islam) shapes on their attitudes toward carnivores such as snow leopards and wolves showed that the effect was statistically nonsignificant, and was tempered by gender, education, and awareness of …