Sunday 18 September 2011

NCEP's E-Publication: Lessons in Conservation


In 2007, NCEP began publishing the freely available online journal: Lessons in Conservation (LinC; http://ncep.amnh.org/linc). The journal is published electronically (downloaded as a PDF) and is released periodically; it features selected NCEP educational materials. Currently, only one issue has been released with materials from the NCEP modules: Introduction to Marine Conservation BiologyAssessing Threats to Conservation Planning and ManagementEcosystem Loss and Fragmentation, and Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs). The journal is co-edited by Eleanor Sterling and Nora Bynum.


(1) Brian E. Hagenbuch, Nora Bynum, Eleanor Sterling, Anne H. Bower, John A. Cigliano, Barbara J. Abraham, Christine Engels, John F. Mull, John D. Pierce, Michelle L. Zjhra, Jennifer M. Rhode, Stuart R. Ketcham, and Margaret-Ann Mayer. In Press. Evaluating a Multi-Component Assessment Framework for Biodiversity Education. Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology, Vol. 6: Research #3 [online].
(2) Brian E. Hagenbuch et al., 2007. Expanding assessment and learning in biodiversity conservation education: A methodological framework. The ESA/SER Joint Meeting (August 5 -- August 10, 2007) http://eco.confex.com/eco/2007/techprogram/P6091.HTM
(3) Bynum, N., and A.L. Porzecanski. 2004. Educación para la Conservación en Bolivia. Ecología en Bolivia 39 (1): 1-4. http://editorenjefe.ecologiabolivia.googlepages.com/Editorial39-1.pdf
(4) Matthew I. Palmer et al., 2008. Evaluating learning gains from conservation exercises across multiple institutions. The 93rd ESA Annual Meeting (August 3 -- August 8, 2008)http://eco.confex.com/eco/2008/techprogram/P13967.HTM
(5) M. Mendez, A. Gómez, N. Bynum, R. Medellín, A. L. Porzecanski, E. Sterling. 2007. Conservation Education in Latin America: availability of formal academic programs in conservation biology. Conservation Biology 21 (6): 1399-1403. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118487877/HTMLSTART
(6) Porzecanski, A. L., N. Bynum, J. L. Mena, y R. A. Medellín. 2006. La Red de Educadores y Profesionales de la Conservación (REPC): la implementación de un proyecto internacional de educación superior en México. Contributed chapter in A. Barahona and L. Almeida, eds., Educación para la Conservación. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
(7) Sterling, E., N. Bynum, J. P. Gibbs, and A. L. Porzecanski. 2005. Construyendo Capacidades para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad en Países Tropicales: La Red de Educadores y Profesionales de la Conservación (REPC). Ambiente y Desarrollo 21 (2): 40-46. http://www.cipma.cl/RAD/2005/2_Sterling.pdf

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