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Category Archives: PhD Research 2013-2016

Completing a socio-ecological #PhD: Reflections on process & key findings

August 11, 2016by Monica Peters 1 Comment

The roots of my research lie in my projects with the NZ Landcare Trust and also in the international development sector, where I worked with communities on sustainable land management […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, PhD Research 2013-2016, Volunteer monitoring

PhD progress: The final Research Snapshot (#6)

December 9, 2015by Monica Peters 3 Comments

The final draft of my PhD was handed in a fortnight or so ago, between attending the NZ Ecological Society Conference in Christchurch and the Science Communicators of NZ conference […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, PhD Research 2013-2016, Volunteer monitoring

PhD progress: Research Snapshot #5

April 28, 2015by Monica Peters 1 Comment

Somewhere…. over the rainbow…. My PhD has entered the final 6 or so months and I’m busy writing and getting research results to whom it may help better inform: regional […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, PhD Research 2013-2016, Science communication, Volunteer monitoring

Research snapshot #4

November 16, 2014by Monica Peters Leave a comment

Browsing through the latest Nature Space newsletter reminds me why I undertook this PhD. The endlessly inspiring stories raise important questions of how community environmental groups could be situated within […]

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Citizen science, Conferences & symposia, PhD Research 2013-2016, Volunteer monitoring

Publishing, power dating and technology

October 13, 2014by Monica Peters Leave a comment

Every year, a staggering 1.5 million scholarly articles are published in c. 27,000 peer-reviewed journals, and… the number of articles is set to double every 20 or so years (Campbell, […]

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PhD Research 2013-2016, Science communication

Research Snapshot #3

June 10, 2014by Monica Peters Leave a comment

Grass-roots and responsive to local environmental issues; largely autonomous despite their dependence on project partners for goods and services; effective and resilient despite ongoing resourcing challenges. That’s a summary of […]

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Community environmental restoration, PhD Research 2013-2016, Volunteer monitoring

Research Snapshot #2

January 28, 2014by Monica Peters 5 Comments

Over a few short weeks in September last year, nearly 300 NZ community groups responded to an email questionnaire. Two main themes were explored – the scope and nature of […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, PhD Research 2013-2016, Volunteer monitoring

Research Snapshot #1

September 11, 2013by Monica Peters Leave a comment

Who knew that there are more than 500 community groups actively restoring degraded landscapes across New Zealand? The PhD research began a year ago and what I outline here is […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, PhD Research 2013-2016, Science communication, Volunteer monitoring

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Community-led biodiversity restoration, conservation and citizen science are where my personal and professional interests overlap. I run my own consultancy people+science, contracting to NGOs, science professionals, community groups and government agencies on projects which often sit at the interface between science and the public. My background spans conservation, research, international development and fine arts - each a different lens through which to understand our environment and our relationship to it. My skill set includes multi-stakeholder project design and delivery, workshop facilitation, science communication, social and ecological research, and large-scale science event management. My work spans hands-on operational to governance and strategic design.

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