In Fall 2013, 14 Brown University undergraduates are investigating the diversity of ways that humans are connected to and part of ecosystems in coastal Rhode Island. Through the seminar-style course Coastal Ecology and Conservation (ENVS 0455/BIOL 0455) taught by Prof. Heather Leslie and graduate teaching assistant Kara Pellowe, students are learning core ecological principles and how they are translated […]
Read more
Heather has written an inaugural article for the new online magazine, SNAP: Science for Nature and People. SNAP is a new collaboration between The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Wildlife Conservation Society and the National Center for Ecology Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), and will deliver rapid, implementable results. The goal of SNAP is to demonstrate how protecting nature can enhance human well-being. Read […]
Read more
See COMPASS’ most recent post for tips on funding science outreach and engagement activities. Heather offers a couple tips based on her experience communicating the science and practice of ecosystem-based management…
Read more
August 2013 The fishermen motored into the beach at Agua Verde before first light. Most unloaded their catch of huachinango into the ice filled truck before I awoke, but I caught sight of one of the last pangas, manned by Geronimo Lara Collins, a sturdy man with a broad smile, as he and his boat […]
Read more
We have new papers, new collaborations, and new data to share…. read more! To see more of Octavio’s amazing photographs, like the one to the right from National Geographic, go to http://octavioaburto.com/#
Read more
Heather Leslie, assistant professor of environmental studies and biology, says it’s a mistake to assume market forces and sustainability must always be at loggerheads. In a recently published paper in Ecological Applications, Leslie and a group of researchers showed that small-scale fisheries near La Paz, Mexico, could earn a premium for fish that fit nicely […]
Read more
This summer, Heather and several students are focused on elements of ocean health in Narragansett Bay and the broader New England region. Read more…
Read more
Read of Alice Alpert, graduate student in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program, who studies what the chemistry of coral skeletons can tell us about the ocean in the past. This former Brown undergrad had the honor and challenge of being the muse for an Antarctic poet, Katharine Coles. See http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/alpertandpoet.
Read more
Prof. Heather Leslie of Brown University invites applications from potential Smith Fellows, to address topics related to large scale ecosystem restoration, marine spatial planning, and ecosystem-based management. Please see http://www.conbio.org/mini-sites/smith-fellows/apply/proposal-guidelines for the application guidelines. Contact Heather_Leslie@brown.edu to discuss potential proposals and partners in conservation organizations and academia.
Read more
More than 100 Brown faculty members in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences work on Latin America and the Caribbean. Focus on Faculty Issue No. 2 offers a window onto the cutting-edge scholarship that faculty across the University are carrying out on Latin America and the Caribbean. The issue includes a special section on […]
Read more