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Black History Month

Piatã Marques: It is time for efficient diversity actions in academia

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Piatã Marques—an Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo and mentor at the Odu initiative—is an Urban Ecologist that is … Continue reading Piatã Marques: It is time for efficient diversity actions in academia

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Nyeema Harris: The reward of choosing passion over precedent

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Nyeema C. Harris—Director of the Applied Wildlife Ecology Lab in the Yale School of the Environment, USA—shares her story below.                                 Some choices in … Continue reading Nyeema Harris: The reward of choosing passion over precedent

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Black History Month, Podcast transcripts

BES Collaborates with The Root Of The Science Podcast for a special panel discussion with Daniel Pauly, Nasiphi Bitani, and Mthokosizi Moyo for BHM 2022

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. In this very special podcast episode, British Ecological Society Journals podcast is collaborating with Anne Chisa, host of The Root Of The Science Podcast, to produce a … Continue reading BES Collaborates with The Root Of The Science Podcast for a special panel discussion with Daniel Pauly, Nasiphi Bitani, and Mthokosizi Moyo for BHM 2022

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Jeanelle Brisbane: Building on-island capacity as the foundation for conservation success

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Jeanelle Brisbane—a wildlife ecologist at WildDominique and the Forestry, Wildlife and Parks Division, Dominica—shares her story below. How did you get into ecology? My … Continue reading Jeanelle Brisbane: Building on-island capacity as the foundation for conservation success

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Warren Sconiers: A winding, unexpected to path of discovery through research and teaching

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Warren Sconiers—an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder interested in plant-insect interactions, insect ecology, and climate change—shares his story below. Since I … Continue reading Warren Sconiers: A winding, unexpected to path of discovery through research and teaching

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Black History Month, Podcast transcripts

Sandra Klemet-N’Guessan discusses how to cultivate a more equitable and diverse landscape in ecology and academia with Frank Harris: Podcast transcript

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Sandra is a PhD candidate in the Xenopoulos Aquatic Ecology Lab, Canada. In this podcast, we sit down to discuss being an ‘aFISHionado’, growing up as a global … Continue reading Sandra Klemet-N’Guessan discusses how to cultivate a more equitable and diverse landscape in ecology and academia with Frank Harris: Podcast transcript

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Estelle Raveloaritiana: Scaling-up good practices for people and nature

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Dr. Estelle Raveloaritiana—a postdoctoral researcher at Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Engineering (SASE) lab, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China—shares her story below. It’s been two years … Continue reading Estelle Raveloaritiana: Scaling-up good practices for people and nature

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Nasiphi Bitani: The ecology behind saving birds

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Nasiphi Bitani—a PhD researcher from the Centre for Functional Biodiversity, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa—shares her story below. How did you get into ecology? … Continue reading Nasiphi Bitani: The ecology behind saving birds

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Gideon Deme Gywa: The story of a black ecologist growing up in an environment with limited interest in ecology

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Gideon Deme Gywa (PhD)—a Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biology at Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA—shares his story below. How did you … Continue reading Gideon Deme Gywa: The story of a black ecologist growing up in an environment with limited interest in ecology

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Diego Anjos: The journey of an early career researcher from the global south during the COVID-19 pandemic

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Diego Anjos—a post-doc ecology researcher studying at Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil—shares his story below. Since my last post during UK Black History Month … Continue reading Diego Anjos: The journey of an early career researcher from the global south during the COVID-19 pandemic

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