Conservation Leadership

This book is an important guide for individuals seeking to develop and grow their leadership skills in the wildlife conservation sector, across varied disciplines such as environmental management, conservation biology and eco-tourism.

Conservation Leadership addresses what leadership is, why it is important, and how to be an effective leader. It identifies common pitfalls in a leader¿s own thinking or behaviour, and the unexpected consequences or responses which can arise, and then explores more helpful alternative approaches to leadership. The book is divided into three parts:

¿ Part One: Leadership Principles

¿ Part Two: Four Areas of Profound Theory: Knowledge, Psychology, Systems and Variation

¿ Part Three: Skills and Competencies for Conservation Leaders

It focuses on contextual and organizational challenges in conservation, including limited resources, remote locations, fragile species of concern, politics, community confli