Leading with Science
Conservation leadership in today’s world means not only delivering on-the-ground results, but also being a visible, articulate thought leader — innovative, interdisciplinary, and able to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences. The Science Impact Project (SIP) draws together exceptional talent from the Conservancy’s global science staff and cultivates superior leadership and communications skills through a series of targeted trainings and mentoring.
Individual Projects are a Major Focus
A project may be a new technological approach or a new way of thinking about an issue; it may apply a successful approach from another field to conservation; or it may aspire to make conservation science accessible to audiences that simply haven’t been that interested before. The Science Impact Project stands at the intersection of innovative science and effective communication. The most successful projects will have elements of both.
Stories from The Science Impact Project
Following Whimbrels Across the Hemisphere
As whimbrels arrive on the Virginia coast each year, they tell a story about a growing effort to understand how birds connect ecosystems across an entire hemisphere.
Reforesting the Gran Chaco with Drones
From the air, 8,000 native trees were seeded by TNC Argentina and the startup ReForest Latam in degraded areas of the Gran Chaco.
Bug Highway: The Hidden Paths Used by Insects
Hidden within even the world’s densest cities, connecting trees, window flowerboxes, parks and gardens, are a complex series of roads you won’t find on any map. But for our planet’s insects, they’re critical lifeways.
