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− | | valign="top" | This website has been initiated by the 20 participants (para-ecologists and project coordinators) of an international workshop on para-ecologist initiatives which was held in Hamburg in June 2011. | + | | valign="top" | This website is a platform by and for para-ecologists as well as projects, organisations or individuals that work with para-ecologists in different parts of the world. The aim of the platform is to facilitate the networking and sharing of information within the para-ecologist community but also inform the public about the concepts, aims and methodology of para-ecologist programmes. |
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+ | This website has been initiated by the 20 participants (para-ecologists and project coordinators) of an international workshop on para-ecologist initiatives which was held in Hamburg in June 2011. More information about that workshop can be found [http://www.paraecologist.org/images/0/06/Para-ecogist_workshopHamburg_2011.pdf '''here''' (PDF)]. | ||
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+ | '''What is a para-ecologist?''' | ||
+ | A para-ecologist is a professional with local knowledge, being largely trained on the job in one or more fields of ecological science. He or she contributes to scientific research and local capacity development as well as enhances communication between local and scientific communities. | ||
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+ | (This definition was drafted during an international Training School on para-ecologist involvement held at Hamburg University / Germany in February 2014. For more information on the training school see [http://www.paraecologist.org/images/b/bb/COST_training_school_2014_report.pdf '''here''' (PDF 670 KB)]. | ||
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− | For the website, we stick to the term para-ecologist. With | + | For the website, we stick to the term para-ecologist. With <span style="color:#ff0000"></span>this term, we explicitly also refer to '''<span style="color:#ff0000">para-taxonomists</span>, <span style="color:#ff0000">biodiversity facilitator</span><span style="color:#ff0000">s and </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">other terms</span>''' that have been created in this context. |
A para-ecologist is a specialist with extensive local knowledge and being trained largely on-the-job in one or more fields of ecological science. He or she is mutually communicating with the local and scientific communities, contributing to both scientific research and local development. | A para-ecologist is a specialist with extensive local knowledge and being trained largely on-the-job in one or more fields of ecological science. He or she is mutually communicating with the local and scientific communities, contributing to both scientific research and local development. |
Revision as of 10:26, 2 January 2015
Concept===
About this platform
This website is a platform by and for para-ecologists as well as projects, organisations or individuals that work with para-ecologists in different parts of the world. The aim of the platform is to facilitate the networking and sharing of information within the para-ecologist community but also inform the public about the concepts, aims and methodology of para-ecologist programmes.
This website has been initiated by the 20 participants (para-ecologists and project coordinators) of an international workshop on para-ecologist initiatives which was held in Hamburg in June 2011. More information about that workshop can be found here (PDF).
What is a para-ecologist? A para-ecologist is a professional with local knowledge, being largely trained on the job in one or more fields of ecological science. He or she contributes to scientific research and local capacity development as well as enhances communication between local and scientific communities.
(This definition was drafted during an international Training School on para-ecologist involvement held at Hamburg University / Germany in February 2014. For more information on the training school see here (PDF 670 KB).
For the website, we stick to the term para-ecologist. With this term, we explicitly also refer to para-taxonomists, biodiversity facilitators and other terms that have been created in this context. A para-ecologist is a specialist with extensive local knowledge and being trained largely on-the-job in one or more fields of ecological science. He or she is mutually communicating with the local and scientific communities, contributing to both scientific research and local development.
The main objectives of para-ecologist approaches are
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