Professor Rick Stafford

Lizzie Francoloni currently works as a therapist using Conservation and the outdoors as a therapeutic tool. After working in the social sector for many years, Lizzie retrained as a conservationist at Bristol University and it was soon obvious to her that she could combine these two elements, after quickly realising that conservation is a social issue. Episode 8 is the final episode of The Hive, and for the whole of this episode, Lizzie joined us to discuss how Conservation Psychology can be introduced at all levels of the work carried out within our sector. For those just joining the podcast, there are 7 other fascinating episodes for you to enjoy, covering a range of topics which could apply to those working in conservation, across the world! Please also see here for our blog on this episode; https://thehivepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/04/29/episode-8-conservation-psychology/

We are heading across the pond for this episode! Join us as we explore how negative environmental behaviours impact nature and conservationists, and what solutions are out there. Featuring Professor Rick Stafford from Bournemouth University (check out more from Rick in episode 1), Eric Kramer-Webb, who works within the Joshua Tree National Park in California, and Author of 365 Days Wild and founder of A Focus On Nature; Lucy McRobert. This episode will be of interest to both conservationists and non-conservationists; hear about the trials and tribulations, those working in conservation have been dealing with, and how we may be able to turn the tide on these behaviours.

Kendra Marjerrison studied Environmental Visual Communication at Fleming College in Ontario; an innovative study programme and qualification, developed in partnership with the Royal Ontario Museum. Kendra then went on to teach the course and now works as the Social Media and Graphics Assistant for the Hamilton Conservation Authority.  This episode covered the use of visual communications in Conservation, how with the use of a mobile phone camera and a bit of knowledge, that this resource can be used by anyone working to increase an audiences understanding and awareness of issues (or good news stories) around wildlife/environment and how Conservationists are working to solve them. Please see the blog post accompanying this episode here; https://thehivepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/04/02/episode-6-kendra-marjerrison/ Or our social media pages on; Facebook - The Hive | Facebook Instagram - TheHive (@thehivepod) • Instagram photos and videos Or Twitter - thehivepod - Twitter Search / Twitter

We are going full throttle into the world of environmental engagement for this episode! We are back after a two week break, and for this episode we are focusing on how we can get our messaging effectively across to our audiences. Featuring Director of Conservation Optimism; Julia Migne, Sammy Brisdon, Environmental Educator and Author of 365 Days Wild and founder of A Focus On Nature; Lucy McRobert. This episode may be of interest to anyone linked to conservation, specifically - but not exclusively those who work in engagement. It's full of tips and insights into how to make your content more effective and more relatable. The guests are among the very best in their fields for this work, so come join us!

Catch up with our guests from previous episodes! Rick featured in our 1st episode, looking at paths into Conservation.

Catch up with our guests from previous episodes! Elise featured in our 1st episode, looking at paths into Conservation.

Catch up with our guests from previous episodes! Frances featured in our 1st episode, looking at paths into Conservation.

Episode 4 of The Hive found Mollie and Brian chatting to Megan Charles, from Richmond based Charity; A Dose of Nature. Megan had a fascinating educational journey - studying an undergrad in Psychology, followed by an MSc in Environmental Strategy. She has combined these experiences perfectly in her role as Operations Manager at A Dose of Nature This episode covers; - A Dose of Nature and how it works hand-in-hand with GP Services in Richmond, London - The psychological and physiological benefits of nature on humans - The research behind the health impacts of nature - How Megan developed her career combining health and wellbeing - alongside nature, and her own personal health journey

Welcome back to our 3rd episode! How time flies. In this episode we will be exploring views of our sector. We hear from Emily Seccombe from A Focus On Nature, Ollie Sidwell from Rate My Placement and Thirza Loffeld from WildHub!  Find out about how we can improve our sector by outlining and removing the barriers to prospective conservationists, how to secure the best people for the job, and how to keep developing our professional selves!  As always you can keep up with the fun on our blog and social media pages, and below we have added some links to the guests' organisations. Facebook Instagram Twitter https://thehivepodcast.wordpress.com/podcast-episodes/ https://www.afocusonnature.org/ https://www.ratemyplacement.co.uk/ https://wildhub.community/

Jessie Panazzolo, Author of How To Conserve Conservationists, joined Mollie and Brian to talk about her career to date, and those experiences that have had an impact on her - not all of them positive. After founding the online community; Lonely Conservationists, Jessie realised that the kind of issues she has faced, were more widespread than she'd thought. To find links referred to in this episode, please check out our blogpost here Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Twitter