In today's episode, Jason talks with Rachel Niemiec. Rachel is an interdisciplinary social scientist and an Assistant professor in the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Department at Colorado State University. She works with conservation practitioners to help design and evaluate community outreach and engagement approaches for conservation. During the conversation, they will define what social science is and how it impacts conservation decisions. Rachel will also help determine why agencies should include social science in conservation decision making, why stakeholder engagement important and why anyone should care about public perspectives.
To read the article mentioned in the episode, check out Integrating social science into conservation planning