conservation scientist

Description

Conservation scientists manage the quality of specific forests, parks and other natural resources. They protect the wildlife habitat, biodiversity, scenic value, and other unique attributes of preserves and conservation lands. Conservation scientists perform field work.

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Related skills

• advise on nature conservation (essential · skill/competence)
• animal species (essential · knowledge)
• apply for research funding (essential · skill/competence)
• apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (essential · skill/competence)
• biology (essential · knowledge)
• business management principles (essential · knowledge)
• communicate with a non-scientific audience (essential · skill/competence)
• conduct educational activities (essential · skill/competence)
• conduct research across disciplines (essential · skill/competence)
• coordinate educational programmes (essential · skill/competence)
• demonstrate disciplinary expertise (essential · skill/competence)
• develop environmental policy (essential · skill/competence)
• develop professional network with researchers and scientists (essential · skill/competence)
• disseminate results to the scientific community (essential · skill/competence)
• draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (essential · skill/competence)
• ecology (essential · knowledge)
• ecosystem management (essential · knowledge)
• educate people about nature (essential · skill/competence)
• educate the public about wildlife (essential · skill/competence)
• environmental legislation (essential · knowledge)
• estimate duration of work (essential · skill/competence)
• evaluate research activities (essential · skill/competence)
• geographic information systems (essential · knowledge)
• habitat restoration (essential · knowledge)
• identify plants characteristics (essential · skill/competence)
• increase the impact of science on policy and society (essential · skill/competence)
• integrate gender dimension in research (essential · skill/competence)
• interact professionally in research and professional environments (essential · skill/competence)
• manage contracts (essential · skill/competence)
• manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (essential · skill/competence)
• manage intellectual property rights (essential · skill/competence)
• manage open publications (essential · skill/competence)
• manage personal professional development (essential · skill/competence)
• manage research data (essential · skill/competence)
• measure trees (essential · skill/competence)
• mentor individuals (essential · skill/competence)
• operate open source software (essential · skill/competence)
• perform scientific research (essential · skill/competence)
• promote open innovation in research (essential · skill/competence)
• promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities (essential · skill/competence)
• promote the transfer of knowledge (essential · skill/competence)
• publish academic research (essential · skill/competence)
• reforestation (essential · knowledge)
• respond to enquiries (essential · skill/competence)
• scientific literature (essential · knowledge)
• speak different languages (essential · skill/competence)
• sustainable forest management (essential · knowledge)
• synthesise information (essential · skill/competence)
• think abstractly (essential · skill/competence)
• use ICT resources to solve work related tasks (essential · skill/competence)
• write scientific publications (essential · skill/competence)
• write work-related reports (essential · skill/competence)
• advise on tree issues (optional · skill/competence)
• agroforestry (optional · knowledge)
• apply blended learning (optional · skill/competence)
• chemistry (optional · knowledge)
• climate smart agriculture (optional · knowledge)
• conduct erosion control (optional · skill/competence)
• conduct sediment control (optional · skill/competence)
• conservation agriculture (optional · knowledge)
• direct an artistic team (optional · skill/competence)
• forest ecology (optional · knowledge)
• forestry regulations (optional · knowledge)
• geography (optional · knowledge)
• inspect trees (optional · skill/competence)
• liaise with cultural partners (optional · skill/competence)
• manage forest fires (optional · skill/competence)
• manage forests (optional · skill/competence)
• negotiate land access (optional · skill/competence)
• perform project management (optional · skill/competence)
• present exhibition (optional · skill/competence)
• supervise forestry workers (optional · skill/competence)
• support volunteers (optional · skill/competence)
• teach in academic or vocational contexts (optional · skill/competence)

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