To work successfully in conservation requires that we accept and embrace change. Global change in all its forms is constant, and the social, political and bio-physical factors that drive change require us to continually adapt and refine our work to move environmental goals forward. Yet change also means working with diverse and evolving teams of people, responding to new donor initiatives, and, of course, we regularly change ourselves because of emerging ideas and lessons learned from our work and the work of those around us.
Helping people develop the range of skills to effectively respond to change is the driving force behind Environmental Professional M.S. Programs at the Nelson Institute. Alongside the natural and social science that supports our work in conservation, we believe that people skills, self-reflection and empathy for the people we work with gives us the greatest potential to succeed in conservation work. People matter, which is why our M.S. programs intentionally build bridges that allow our students to apply science to action-oriented problem solving at community scales around the world.
– Nathan Schulfer, Director of International and Professional Programs at The Nelson Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Nelson Institute: Environmental Conservation Leadership Projects 