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

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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405167610 ISBN 13: 9781405167611

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

Synopsis

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)

About this title

About the Author

Malcolm L Hunter is the Libra Professor of Conservation Biology and Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Maine. He is also the former President of the Society for Conservation Biology.

David B Lindenmayer is a Research Professor in Ecology at the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies at The Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.

Aram J K Calhoun is Associate Professor of Wetland Ecology at the University of Maine, a staff scientist at Maine Audubon Society, and chair of the Student Affairs Committee of the Society for Conservation Biology.

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405167610
• ISBN 13: 9781405167611
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216