Students in the year-long Conservation Research Program are working with external conservation partners and W&M faculty to complete these applied conservation projects in 2024.
Community-Led Participatory Mapping to Support Watershed Management and Ecosystem Resilience in Nepal
Research Location: Implemented: Nepal
Conservation Partners: Nepal Engineering College, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and Global Research Institute
Developing Inexpensive and DIY Water Sensors to Advance Community-Led Nature-Based Conservation Solutions
Research Location: Implemented: Madagascar
Conservation Partner: Conservation International
Downlisting of IUCN Threatened Species Protected by Rainforest Trust and Partners
Research Location: Implemented: Global
Conservation Partners: Rainforest Trust
Evaluating the Current and Future Carbon Sequestration Value of Forested and Agricultural Lands in the Bull Run Mountain Region, Virginia
Research Location: Implemented: Bull Run Mountains, Virginia, USA
Conservation Partner: Bull Run Mountain Conservancy
Exploring Business Models to Support Women's Livelihood and Conservation Initiatives in the Amboseli Ecosystem
Research Location: Implemented: Amboseli, Kenya
Conservation Partners: Amboseli Ecosystem Trust
Exploring Maasai Women's Perspectives on Developing Equitable and Effective Women Ranger Programs in Kenya
Research Location: Implemented: Kenya
Conservation Partners: South Rift Association of Land Owners (SORALO) and Conservation Nation
Exploring Spatial and Temporal Trends in Roadkill to Improve and Propose Mitigation Structures
Research Location: Implemented: Northern Virginia, USA
Conservation Partners: Virginia's Department of Wildlife Resources, Department of Transportation, Department of Forestry, and the Department of Conservation
Exploring Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Related to Emergency Management and Climate Adaptation
Research Location: Implemented: Chesapeake Bay region, USA
Conservation Partners: Nansemond Indian Nation
GREEN Caucasus - Enhancing Green Rural Economy and Energy in Republic of Georgia
Research Location: Implemented: Republic of Georgia
Conservation Partners: CENN
Human-Carnivore Conflict and Herder’s Ethical Dilemmas for Conservation in Annapurna, Nepal
Research Location: Implemented: Annapurna, Nepal
Conservation Partner: Rinzin Lama
Identifying Successes and Gaps in Collective Efforts to Identifying Successes and Gaps in Collective Efforts to Conserve Important Wildlife and Ecosystems Across the U.S.
Research Location: Implemented: USA
Conservation Partners: Sustainable Forestry Initiative and IUCN North America
Informing Equitable Governance and Engagement of Maasai Communities in Carbon Markets to Ensure Benefit Sharing and Effective Conservation
Research Location: Implemented: Kimana, Kenya
Conservation Partner: Amboseli Ecosystem Trust
Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Thermal Imagery to Streamline Wildlife Monitoring
Research Location: Implemented: Grand Island, NE, USA
Conservation Partners: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey
Integrating Traditional Knowledge and Ecological Research to Guide Fisheries Management
Research Location: Implemented: Virginia, USA
Conservation Partner: Smithsonian Working Lands and Seascapes Program
Supporting Community-Led Conservation Science and Policy Needed to Protect Critical Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Research Location: Implemented: Milpa Alta Borough, Mexico City, Mexico
Conservation Partner: Biological Monitoring Group of Milpa Alta, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), and the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEMéx)
Understanding and Advancing Improvements to Nighttime Lighting for the Benefit of Birds, Other Wildlife, and People
Research Location: Implemented: USA
Conservation Partners: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
