Analysis and Visualization of Migratory Bird Hunting Data
Research Location: Implemented: USA; Headquartered: Washington, DC, USA
Conservation Partner: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Research Portfolio
The IIC is proud to highlight the work that collaborative, interdisciplinary teams of William & Mary students, faculty, and conservation partners have done to advance conservation outcomes. This portfolio includes projects from our Conservation Research Program year-long and semester-long programs, as well as research conducted through our Conservation GIS Lab.
An Approach to Engaging Underserved Communities in Conservation Action
Research Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Conservation Partner: River Otter Ecology Project
Assessing and Mapping the Potential Benefit of Creating Protected Areas for Protecting Endangered Species
Research Location: Washington, DC, USA
Conservation Partner: Rainforest Trust
Building an Accessible and Open-Source Model for Managing Mangroves Under Current and Future Climate Scenarios
Conservation Partner: Conservation International
Research Location: Philippines
Collaborating with the Nansemond Community to Explore Historical Oyster Populations and Sustainable Oyster Practices
Research Location: Chesapeake Bay
Conservation Partner: Nansemond Indian Nation
Comparing Systematic Conservation Planning and Key Biodiversity Area Strategies for Advancing Conservation Targets
Research Location: Headquartered: Washington, DC, USA
Conservation Partner: Key Biodiversity Area Secretariat
Customizing Mapping and Conservation Planning Tools to Better Integrate In-Situ and Ex-Situ Conservation Strategies
Research Location: Headquartered: Denver, CO, USA
Conservation Partner: Denver Zoological Foundation
Designing an Urban Living Laboratory for building Climate-Resilient Communities
Research Location: Richmond, VA, USA
Conservation Partner: Science Museum of Virginia
Designing Protocols and Participatory Methods for Inclusive and Just Conservation
Research Location: Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Conservation Partners: Cátedra Libre de Pueblos Originarios (UNTDF) and Instituto de Cultura, Sociedad, y Estado de (UNTDF)
Develop a W&M Sustainability Toolkit
Research Location: Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Conservation Partner: W&M Office of Sustainability
Developing a Business Plan for Mission-Based Ecotourism in Ecuador
Research Location: Choco rainforest, Ecuador
Conservation Partners: Fundación para la Conservación de los Andes Tropicales (FCAT), an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty from Tulane University (P.I. Jordan Karubian), and W&M’s Entrepreneurship Center
Developing a Land Cover Map to Guide the Protection of a Forest Corridor in Ecuador
Research Location: Choco rainforest , Ecuador
Conservation Partners: Fundación para la Conservación de los Andes Tropicales (FCAT), an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty from Tulane University (P.I. Jordan Karubian), and the W&M Center for Geospatial Analysis
Developing a Management Plan for Pine Forests in Albemarle County
Research Location: Virginia, USA
Conservation Partner: Highland
Developing a Methodology to Evaluate the Contribution of Nature to Climate Adaptation Benefits for Vulnerable Human Communities
Research Location: Headquartered: Washington, DC, USA
Conservation Partner: Conservation International
Developing an App to Inform Community-Led Mitigation of Bird-Window Collisions
Research Location: Implemented: USA; Headquartered: Washington, DC
Conservation Partner: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Developing an AR Conservation Mural that Inspires Audiences to Connect to Nature in New Ways
Research Location: Wiliamsburg, Virginia, USA
Conservation Partners: Augmented Island Studios, Muscarelle Museum of Art, W&M Departments of Art & Art History, W&M Facilities, W&M Libraries, and W&M Office of Sustainability
Developing an Interactive Mapping Tool for Identifying and Prioritizing Potential Restoration Habitat in Mesoamerica
Research Location: Mesoamerica
Conservation Partner: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Developing a Proposal for an Integrative Conservation Laboratory at Highland
Research Location: Charlottesville, VA, USA
Conservation Partners: Highland, Highland Council of Descendent Advisors
Developing a User-Focused Mapping and Analysis Platform to Support Land Trusts with Conservation Initiatives
Conservation Partners: LandRise partners
Research location: Headquartered: Williamsburg, VA; Implemented: USA
Developing Education Curriculum Centered on the Stories of the Marubo Tribe and our Interconnectedness
Research Location: Implemented: Vale do Javari Territory, Brazil
Conservation Partner: The Javari Project
Developing Tools for Measuring the Impacts of Environmental Education
Research Location: Valle de Bravo, Mexico
Conservation Partner: The Center for Information and Environmental Communication of North America (CICEANA)
Development of a fine scale layer of sub-Saharan water projects
Research Location: Sub-Saharan Africa
Conservation Partner: Conservation International
Development of a Strategy to Reach Farmers and Ranchers that are Historically Underserved by Conservation Programs in Texas and Oklahoma Grasslands
Research Location: Graslands of Texas and Oklahoma, USA
Conservation Partners: American Bird Conservancy and the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture
Documenting Temporal Changes in Shellfish and Fish Populations to support Community-led Marine Conservation
Research Location: Rurutu, French Polynesia
Conservation Partner: The Rurutu community
Exploration of the Role of Gender in Conservation
Research Location: Headquartered: San Francisco, CA
Conservation Partner: Planet Women
Exploring Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Invasive Species Management across Virginia’s State Parks
Research Location: Virginia, USA
Conservation Partners: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation-Virginia State Parks
Exploring new and inclusive business models to expand oyster aquaculture, ecosystem restoration, and smallholder farmer livelihoods the Lynnhaven River
Research Location: Lynnhaven, VA, USA
Conservation Partners: Brinc co-founder, Bay McLaughlin
Exploring Patterns in Titles and Salaries of Women in Leadership across the Conservation Field
Research Location: Headquartered: San Francisco, CA, USA
Conservation Partner: Planet Women
Exploring the Associations between the Ecosystem Integrity Index and Critical Natural Assets
Research Location: Headquartered: Washington , DC
Conservation Partner: Conservation International
Exploring the Barriers, Opportunities, and Impacts of Directly Funding Conservation Initiatives Designed and Led by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Research Location: Palawan, Philippines
Conservation Partner: Centre for Sustainability PH
Exploring the Hydrological Impacts of Beavers in York River State Park
Research Location: York River State Park
Conservation Partners: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and State Parks
Exploring the Impact of Grassland Restoration on Priority Bird Species
Research Location: Grasslands of Texas and Oklahoma, USA
Conservation Partners: American Bird Conservancy and the W&M Center for Geospatial Analysis
Exploring the Sustainability of Traditional Farming Practices and Their Effects on Rurutuan Waterways and Soils
Research Location: Rurutu, French Polynesia
Conservation Partner: The Rurutuan community
Exploring the Value of Protected and Conserved Areas in Conserving Biodiversity and Carbon
Research Location: United States
Conservation Partners: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Historical Ecology of Plantation Landscapes in Central Virginia
Research Location: Charlottesville, VA, USA
Conservation Partner: Highland
Identifying Priority Habitat and Corridors Across the Appalachian Mountaintop and Surface Mining Areas needed to Ensure Conservation-Friendly Solar Development
Research Location: Appalachian Mountains, VA, USA
Conservation Partners: Wild Virginia and the Wildlands Network
IIC Conservation Stories Podcast: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of the Linkages between Virginia Tribes and Natural and Cultural Resources in the Chesapeake Bay
Research Location: Williamsburg, VA, USA
Conservation Partner: W&M Parks Research Lab
IIC Conservation Stories Podcast: Trailblazing Women in Conservation
Research Location: Virginia, USA
Conservation Partner: Parks Research Lab @ W&M
Improving Access of Historical Aerial Imagery for the Central Virginia Area
Conservation Partner: Capital Region Land Conservancy
Integrating Augmented Reality into GIS Maps to Enhance Conservation Education
Research Location: Williamsburg, VA, USA
Conservation Partner: ESRI
Mind the (Communications) Gap: Towards a Novel Approach in Science Communications for Researchers in NGO’s
Research Location: Headquartered: El Salvador
Conservation Partner: Regional Program for Development and the Environment (PRISMA)
One health approach to rangeland management and nomadic herder livelihoods in Mongolia
Research Location: Ikh Nart, Mongolia
Conservation Partner: Mongolian Conservation Initiative
Patterns and Changes in Land Use Intensity in Bogd Khan National Park, Mongolia
Research Location: Bogd Khan National Park, Mongolia
Conservation Partner: Wildlife Conservation Society Mongolia Program and the W&M Center for Geospatial Analysis
Predicting the Spread of Invasive Asian Common Toads and the Role of Community-Managed Forests in the Mitigation of Toads in Madagascar
Research Location: Madagascar
Conservation Partner: Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group
Promoting Seagrass Conservation and Climate Adaptation in the Western Caribbean Ecosystem
Research Location: MesoAmerica
Conservation Partner: Wildlife Conservation Society Mesoamerica Program and the W&M Center for Geospatial Analysis
Quantifying Opportunities for Landscape-Scale Grassland Restoration in the Upper Missouri River, Montana
Research Location: Upper Missouri River Region, Montana
Conservation Partner: American Prairie Reserve
Rising Temperature and the Spatiotemporal Patterns of Foot and Mouth Disease of Livestock in Mongolia
Research Location: Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
Conservation Partner: Mongolian Conservation Initiative
Sharing the Story of River Otter Ecology Project in Advancing Community Science and River Otter Protection
Research Location: Implemented: Marin County, California; Headquartered: San Francisco, CA
Conservation Partner: River Otter Ecology Project
Spatial analysis of global Alliance for Zero Extinction Sites
Research Location: Texas and Oklahoma Grasslands, USA
Conservation Partners: American Bird Conservancy and the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture
The Linkages Between Climate Change and Foot & Mouth Disease: A One Health Perspective from Nomadic Herders in Mongolia
Research Location: Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
Conservation Partner: Mongolian Conservation Initiative
Trying to Keep Forests Intact, in Forest, & in the Family through Estate Planning and Engagement of Heirs: What is the Impact of Virginia's Generation Next Program & How do we Improve it?
Research Location: New Kent, VA
Conservation Partner: Virginia Cooperative Extension
Understanding the Impact of Invasive Species on Threatened and Endangered Species to Improve ESA Protection Efforts
Research Location: Pacific Islands
Conservation Partner: Defenders of Wildlife
Understanding the Impact of Livestock and Climate on Rangeland Productivity and Nomadic Herder Livelihoods in Mongolia
Research Location: Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
Conservation Partners: Mongolian Conservation Coalition, Ikh Nart Park Administration, Institute for Integrative Conservation, and the W&M Center for Geospatial Analysis
Understanding the Relationship between Lands Managed by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and Ecosystem Goods and Services
Research Location: Headquartered: Washington DC; Implemented: Worldwide
Partners: Conservation International and the W&M Center for Geospatial Analysis
Using Geospatial Mapping and Storytelling to Demonstrate the Linkage between Seascape Conservation and Community Fisheries Programs
Research Location: Headquartered: Philippines
Conservation Partner: Conservation International
Using Storytelling and Social Media to Foster a Community of Women Leaders in Conservation
Research Location: Headquartered: San Francisco, CA, USA
Conservation Partner: Planet Women
Using Storytelling to Expand the Reach of Land Trusts
Research Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Conservation Partner: Santa Fe Conservation Trust
Utilizing Remote Sensing to Assess Vegetation Management Practices on Private Lands
Research Location: Rio Grande River, TX, USA
Conservation Partners: Rio Grande Joint Venture and American Bird Conservancy
What We Eat, Why, and the Environmental Impact: Exploring Black Foodways at Highland
Research Location: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Conservation Partners: Highland Council of Descendant Advisors, William & Mary’s Highland
