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
On the Hunt for Bats
Conservationists want to help the endangered Mexican long-nosed bat. But first they have to find it.
A Nature Conservancy Volunteer’s Hunt for Champion Trees
Gary Williamson and his friends have found more Champion Trees – the largest of their species – than anyone. And at age 82, he’s still searching.
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.
