useful links: prof associations
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- International Association for Society and Natural Resources
IASNR is an interdisciplinary professional association open to individuals who bring a variety of social science and natural science backgrounds to bear on research pertaining to the environment and natural resource issues. IASNR publishes the journal, Society and Natural Resources, which includes research articles and policy analyses pertaining to a broad range of topics addressing the relationships between social and biophysical systems. International Symposia on Society and Resource Management, are held annually.
www.iasnr.org - International Association for the Study of Common Property
The International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP), founded in 1989, is a nonprofit Association devoted to understanding and improving institutions for the management of environmental resources that are (or could be) held or used collectively by communities in developing or developed countries.
www.iascp.org - SCB Social Science Working Group
The SCB Social Science Working Group (SSWG) is a global community of conservation scientists and practitioners. Established in 2003, the SSWG is dedicated to strengthening conservation social science and its application to conservation practice.
www.conbio.org/workinggroups/sswg - Society for Conservation Biology
The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is an international professional organization dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity. The Society's membership comprises a wide range of people interested in the conservation and study of biological diversity: resource managers, educators, government and private conservation workers, and students.
www.conbio.org