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Communication Skills for Conservation Professionals
Second Edition
Susan K Jacobson
392 pages
Publisher:
Island Press, USA
Whether you are managing wetlands, protecting endangered species, or restoring ecosystems, you need to be able to communicate effectively in order to solve conservation and resource management problems. Communication Skills for Conservation Professionals can help you do just that-it is a practical and inspiring book that provides user-friendly guidance on achieving conservation goals through effective communications.
The book introduces a variety of communication approaches and offers scores of examples and straightforward advice that will help conservationists communicate with a range of different audiences, including the public, stakeholder groups, and policymakers.
Following introductory chapters that draw on research from communication, psychology, sociology, and education to highlight elements critical for effective communication, the book:
describes how to gather background information and target audiences
explains how public relations can influence attitudes and behaviors
outlines how to design and conduct a communications campaign
provides step-by-step guidance for using print, broadcast, and electronic mass media
demonstrates methods for developing public talks, interpretive brochures, exhibits, and trails
explores long-term conservation education strategies for students and adults
presents many approaches and models for evaluating program success
This second edition of a widely praised book, originally published in 1999, includes new material on working with stakeholders, volunteers, and other groups to multiply conservation success. It also expands on the use of electronic media with examples of conservation Web pages, blogs, e-newsletters, and other new media. The book's citations have been updated to include a host of Web sites and other electronic sources useful for planning and implementing communication programs.
Communication Skills for Conservation Professionals is a valuable addition to the conservationist's toolbox that will help scientists, managers, concerned citizens, and students more effectively communicate their knowledge and concern about the environment and meet greater professional and community success.
Susan K. Jacobson is an award-winning professor of wildlife ecology and conservation, and director of the Program for Studies in Tropical Conservation at the University of Florida.
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