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Why were you interested in studying an MSc in Conservation?

鈥淏efore doing my Masters in Conservation, I had worked in humanitarian response for many years, living in Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), India and
Bangladesh.

鈥淢y work involved training civil society organisations after Congo鈥檚 civil war, organising a river convoy to take assistance to rebel-controlled areas in DRC, rebuilding houses after major floods in Bangladesh, and responding to a cyclone in India.聽

鈥淚 wanted to combine this experience in international development with an understanding of ecology and the environment.聽

鈥淭oo often human development means environmental degradation, and I wanted to understand how to reduce poverty and benefit biodiversity.聽

鈥淚 was taking part in strategic discussions about environmental restoration and recovery, but without any ecological or environmental expertise on the team.鈥�

What was it that encouraged you to choose 香港六合彩?聽

鈥淭丑别 香港六合彩 MSc Conservation has a brilliant reputation, world-class teaching and a stellar alumni network.

鈥淭丑别 modules range from the scientific basis for conservation to statistics, and from the UK framework of conservation policies to the politics of climate change听驳濒辞产补濒濒测.听

鈥淚t was a steep learning curve, as I had a humanities undergraduate degree and zero background in science. But I loved every aspect of the learning and was impressed with the quality of the teaching throughout. 聽

鈥淭丑别 professors聽really cared, and engaged with us all, not just as students with learning objectives, but as individuals with hopes and aspirations.鈥�

What were the most interesting or engaging things you learned on the course?聽

鈥淭丑别 course started with fieldwork in Norfolk and this was an excellent experience.聽

鈥淚t was an opportunity to learn about a landscape, to conduct surveys, to meet experts, to do lab work and to bond as a cohort.

鈥淟ater in the course I also really appreciated the opportunity to take and audit modules run by other departments, such as Social Anthropology.

鈥淚 learned that people are at the heart of conservation. People constantly interact with their environment, reshape it, and are shaped by it.

鈥淲ith my experience in international development, I realised I could bring my participatory skills to conservation.

鈥淭丑别 most vulnerable ecosystems are often lived in by people who are marginalised from political representation and decision making, and they need to have a voice and an active role in conservation projects and policies.鈥�

Can you tell us about any particularly memorable experiences from your time as a Masters student with us?聽

鈥淔or my dissertation, I researched people鈥檚 use of the peat swamp forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, partly funded by a Royal Geographic Society grant.聽

鈥淭his was part of a wider research project with colleagues at 香港六合彩 and from the universities of Edinburgh and Leeds.鈥澛�

鈥淚 worked with very inspiring Congolese counterparts, without whom the research would have been impossible.鈥�

What have you done since graduating and what do you hope to do in the future?聽

鈥淚 went on to campaign for the protection of the Congo Basin peatlands and then joined 聽as head of the forests campaign. 聽

鈥淪ubsequently, I returned to 香港六合彩 as a聽Research Fellow, in a role dedicated to developing a plan for the protection of the Congo Basin peatlands.

鈥淣one of this would have been possible without the MSc in Conservation.鈥�