Saving the Earth as a Career: Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional - Softcover

Hunter Jr., Malcolm L.; Lindenmayer, David B.; Calhoun, Aram J. K.

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9781405167611: Saving the Earth as a Career: Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional

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ISBN 10: 1405167610 ISBN 13: 9781405167611

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2007

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Written in an informal and engaging style, Saving the Earth as a Career is an ideal resource for students and professionals pursuing a career in conservation.

Written in an informal and engaging style this book introduces all the important steps to becoming a conservation professional, from making the right career choice to finding a position in the field
Provides helpful advice to students about selecting a course, conducting research projects, writing papers, and attending conferences
Looks at a number of professions, from environmental lawyer and civil engineer, to ecologist and environmental scientist

Saving the Earth as a Career is a valuable reference and the authors have taken a momentous step forward in guiding future generations to protect the planet s natural assets, Conservation Biology, (Vol 23, No. 3, 2009)

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A lively and informative guide for those starting a career in conservation, or thinking about such a career, to how it′s done! This book should be useful for college and university students – and their advisors – as well as anyone interested in the rapidly–expanding and vitally important field of conservation.
Peter H. Raven, President, Missouri Botanical Garden

Informative, engaging, practical and empathetic: these are just a few of the adjectives that describe this guide for fledgling conservation professionals. The authors all seasoned and highly respected conservation professionals have provided aspirant planet doctors with the wisest advice possible.
Richard Cowling, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Conservation professionals invariably take themselves way too seriously. This, in contrast, is a useful, novel and very entertaining book packed full of pithy advice
Hugh Possingham, University of Queensland

Read, absorb, act and save
William Sutherland, University of Cambridge

"So you want to change the world? If the thought of politics turns your innards, then don′t despair. Hunter, Lindenmayer and Calhoun have written a thoroughly engaging ′road map′ of the many options available to the aspiring conservation professional. It s packed with the hard–won experience of some of the world′s most respected conservation biologists. Importantly, they tell you just how to get there, from the now–mandatory University education, to learning how best to plan research and get it published, to securing the right job."
Barry Brook, University of Adelaide

This is a much–needed and invaluable resource for those pursuing a career in conservation, written by an experienced trio who freely dispense sage advice. If you want to be a conservation professional, read this book, perhaps more than once.
Gary K. Meffe, Editor, Conservation Biology

Many people seek careers or even just fulfilment from contributing to conservation. With mounting environmental problems, we need all the best people we can find. This very readable book provides sound advice. Crucially, it will help match able and committed people to the right jobs, whatever their nature. I strongly recommend it as essential reading for anyone, whatever their interests, or wherever they are in their career.
Georgina M. Mace, Imperial College London

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Written in an informal and engaging style, Saving the Earth as a Career is an ideal resource for students and professionals pursuing a career in conservation. The book explores the major skills needed to become an effective conservation professional by offering useful advice on a range of topics. Chapters examine how to select the right educational program and develop an effective research project. Tips on writing papers, attending conferences, and finding employment are included.

Saving the Earth as a Career is a friendly, accessible guide with a global perspective for anyone interested in becoming a conservation or environmental professional, and teachers will find this an invaluable resource for university students at all levels.

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