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Science Advisory Committee Training Series

Understanding & Engaging Communities Using Social Sciences 
October 2, 2024

Planning and presentation team: David Trimbach, Anne Beaudreau, Kathy Wolf & Tom Mumford

We live in complex social-ecological systems. This Science Advisory Committee seminar was created to provide an introduction to the social sciences and how they are applicable to informing and supporting the work of Marine Resources Committees. Recordings and resources from this training series seminar are available in the links below.

Training Series Links:

Additional Resources:

To get you started:

  •        7 Top Tips for the Effective Use of Social Science in your Work (link)

For a deeper dive:

  •        The Conservation Social Sciences: What?, How? And Why? (link)
  •        Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation (link)
  •        Mainstreaming the social sciences in conservation (link)
  •        Social Science for the Salish Sea (link)
  •        Engaging the Environmental Humanities for Ecosystem Recovery (link)
  •        Protocol for the Integration of Human Dimensions into Implementation Strategy Starter Packages (link)
  •        Examining coastal sense of place through community geography in Island County, Washington (link)