Conservation and Rural Development

People who live with biodiversity are at the heart of conservation and central to the fate of forests. Forces that threaten nature threaten their communities.

Explore how I have collaborated with colleagues* to:

Apply anthropology to understanding human behavior and systems in community-based conservation

Develop effective conservation approaches grounded in development experience

Identify essential questions at the interface of conservation and development

Deploy evidence to advance conservation practice

Integrate rural assets and rights into conservation

Listen, learn and respect

*Diane Russell is immensely grateful to former colleagues and institutions but bears sole responsibility for this site.