The Rachel Carson Prize is awarded by the British Ecological Society each year for the best paper in People and Nature written by an early career author at the start of their research career. Today, we are pleased to present the shortlisted papers for this year’s award, based on the previous (4th) volume of the journal.
This year’s shortlisted candidates are:
- Michelle V. Evans – Socio-ecological dynamics in urban systems: An integrative approach to mosquito-borne disease in Bengaluru, India
- Laura Griffin – Reducing risky interactions: Identifying barriers to the successful management of human–wildlife conflict in an urban parkland
- Elizabeth Nyboer – Climate change adaptation and adaptive efficacy in the inland fisheries of the Lake Victoria basin
- Benjamin B. Phillips – Monitoring public engagement with nature using Google Trends
- Rebecca Sargent – An experimental game to examine pastoralists’ preferences for human–lion coexistence strategies
- Nicola J. Sockhill – Beyond the ecocentric: Diverse values and attitudes influence engagement in pro-environmental behaviours
- Merryn Thomas – ‘This funny place’: Uncovering the ambiguity of saltmarshes using a multimodal approach
- Andras N. Zsido – Nature relatedness: A protective factor for snake and spider fears and phobias
The winner will be selected in the coming weeks, so monitor the BES social media and website for future announcements.
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