21 Sep Podcast Episode 10
Protecting nature for people and planet with Dr Aerin Jacob
Protecting nature for people and planet with Dr Aerin Jacob
In this episode of What the f*** is biodiversity, Ann talks with Aerin about the Yellowstone to Yukon region, how Y2Y protects and connects habitat so both people and nature can thrive and her work as a science communicator.
About Dr Aerin Jacob
Dr. Jacob has studied animal behaviour, forest and coastal ecology, and conservation biology across British Columbia, Alaska, East Africa and Central America for more than 15 years.
She designs, conducts, and communicates applied research to inform the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and partners across the region, including species at risk, land-use planning, and the role of science in law and policy.
Her doctoral research was on strategies to restore tropical rainforest to support wildlife, carbon storage, and local communities. Her postdoctoral research focused on social, economic, and environmental trade-offs associated with marine and coastal planning in B.C. Aerin is active in science communication and policy engagement and received the 2019 Early Career Conservationist award from the Society for Conservation Biology.
When she isn’t thinking or talking about science, she can be found skiing, paddling, and looking under rocks.
About Dr Aerin Jacob
Dr. Jacob has studied animal behaviour, forest and coastal ecology, and conservation biology across British Columbia, Alaska, East Africa and Central America for more than 15 years.
She designs, conducts, and communicates applied research to inform the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and partners across the region, including species at risk, land-use planning, and the role of science in law and policy.
Her doctoral research was on strategies to restore tropical rainforest to support wildlife, carbon storage, and local communities. Her postdoctoral research focused on social, economic, and environmental trade-offs associated with marine and coastal planning in B.C. Aerin is active in science communication and policy engagement and received the 2019 Early Career Conservationist award from the Society for Conservation Biology.
When she isn’t thinking or talking about science, she can be found skiing, paddling, and looking under rocks.
YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON CONSERVATION INITIATIVE (Y2Y)
- Y2Y Website
- Map of the Y2Y region
- Y2Y’s mission, vision, and themes for our work
- Science at Y2Y
- BC’s caribou partnership agreement re: Indigenous, federal, and provincial government cooperation, The Narwhal
- Why and how to advocate about conserving nature, Y2Y
- Studying recreation for the love of nature, Y2Y
WILDLIFE CROSSINGS
- Y2Y’s work on creating safe passage across busy roads, Y2Y Blog
- Connecting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to other parts of the Y2Y region, Y2Y
- Wildlife crossings stop roadkill. Why aren’t there more?, Vox
- (Re)Connecting Wild: Restoring Safe Passage, NineCaribou Productions Video
- Why linking protected areas is crucial for wildlife movement, NET Blog
- Animal Road Crossings Ensure Safe Passage for Wildlife, NET Blog
PROTECTED AREAS AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES RESEARCH
- Identifying key ecosystem service providing areas to inform national-scale conservation planning, Environmental Research
- Ecosystem service capacity and demand across Canada Map, Carleton University
- New research identifies places that protect benefits people get from nature, Y2Y
- Canada’s ecosystem hotspots: Rockies, Hudson Bay among areas flagged for protection, The Narwhal
- What on Earth are Protected Areas? A look into how Canada can up its conservation game, NET Blog
BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN HEALTH
SUPPORTING POLLINATORS IN YOUR GARDEN
- Spring is Coming: 7 clean up do’s for a biodiverse yard, NET Blog
- 5 ways to support native pollinators in your backyard garden, NET Blog
- Native Bees with Dr. Sheila Colla, What the f*** is biodiversity, NET Podcast
SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS
- Message Box Workbook, COMPASS Science Communication
- Positive Communications Toolkit, Conservation Optimism
- Research Curation Best Practices, Changing the Conversation