Henry Travers

Conservation scientist @iccs_updates working on human aspects of conservation. Based in Rome.

[Henry Travers @henry_travers]

#causalinference has been an integral part of development for over 20 years but is rarely used in #conservation.

This is a problem!

If conservation interventions are going to work for both people and nature, we need an evidence base of what works.

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[Henry Travers @henry_travers]

@gcbc_org @DefraGovUK @KewScience @DAIGlobal Hello. The webinars posted for on the GCBC website both cut out after 30 minutes. Is there a way to access the complete recordings? Thanks

[Sarobidy Rakotonarivo @SarobidyRakoto]

An excellent press coverage of our recent article using interactive games to study elephant-related 🐘#conservation conflicts here 👇#Gabon @bunnefeld @earth_andrew @bradduthie @jejoenje @jeremyjcusack @_Isabel_Jones @RocioPozo5 @henry_travers @aidank and others

[Sarobidy Rakotonarivo @SarobidyRakoto]

Thrilled to share our paper using a novel interactive game to study farmer responses to conflict interventions such as support for deterrent methods and innovative economic instruments. https://t.co/8AiTliDOw8 #ConFooBio @ERC_Research @ecologyandsociety1 1/10

[EJ Milner-Gulland @EJMilnerGulland]

We need to take #conservation to scale in order to #restorenature, but how to do it? Learning lessons from largescale #development interventions might help. New paper led by @henry_travers & funded by @oxford_GCRF shows how (free link: https://t.co/kRvuker3uT)

[EJ Milner-Gulland @EJMilnerGulland]

Come join our @GCRF_TRADE_Hub team working to understand #wildmeat #trade in #Central #Africa & building a research hub at #ERAIFT #DRC! Applicants from the region particularly encouraged, French & English languages required. Contact me with queries. https://t.co/3d9icBKSgJ

[Paul J. Ferraro @pauljferraro]

Disappointing that, in 2020, we're still writing "causal inference...is rarely used in conservation." But GREAT to see that more and more people doing work in this area! Check out this evaluation by @henry_travers @EJMilnerGulland @clementsti for #FLAREC20 @FLAREglobal

[Henry Travers @henry_travers]

@mbholland @EJMilnerGulland @clementstj @ibis_rice @WCSCambodia @WCSNewsroom @ICCS_updates @3ieNews Farmers need to demonstrate that they had been using all their land prior to the baseline year in their village (i.e. before the programme started).

The biggest barrier to entry is having sufficient land to be able to grow a surplus.

[Henry Travers @henry_travers]

#causalinference has been an integral part of development for over 20 years but is rarely used in #conservation.

This is a problem!

If conservation interventions are going to work for both people and nature, we need an evidence base of what works.

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#FLARETC20 @FLAREglobal

[Henry Travers @henry_travers]

@mbholland @EJMilnerGulland @clementstj @ibis_rice @WCSCambodia @WCSNewsroom @ICCS_updates @3ieNews Yes, on-going monitoring is a big part of the @WCSCambodia programme in the PAs

[Henry Travers @henry_travers]

@juliapgjones @ibis_rice The average individual plot size is about a hectare so with high resultion imagery new areas of clearance can be effectively identified. #FLARETC20

[Henry Travers @henry_travers]

@juliapgjones @ibis_rice Through the programme's compliance monitoring system, which mostly uses remote sensing combined with on-the-ground follow up to identify the household responsible for clearance.

[Henry Travers @henry_travers]

@juliapgjones @ibis_rice Not yet! The report is available but paper writing has been slowed by a 👶

[Henry Travers @henry_travers]

@limoros @EJMilnerGulland @clementstj @ibis_rice @WCSCambodia @WCSNewsroom @ICCS_updates @3ieNews Thanks Lina!

Payments are cash as it's a premium farmers get when selling their rice harvest.

A key feature of the programme is that the payment is targeted at what people were already doing, so adoption is easy.

[Henry Travers @henry_travers]

Here's the report link:

https://t.co/dcEdEl5qNS

[Henry Travers @henry_travers]

Our results show @ibis_rice works for participant farmers but landscape-level clearance is still high.

To increase impact at the landscape level, ⬆️take up of @ibis_rice should be encouraged.

Check out the full report for more info!

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