{"id":1090,"date":"2017-12-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/reech\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2017-12-17T21:30:12","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T21:30:12","slug":"18th-december-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/reech\/2017\/12\/18\/18th-december-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"18th December 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 18<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s good news for our advent calender is the link between conservation and policy from our Policy Fellow Kelvin Peh.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1095\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1095\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/reech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2017\/12\/EFEA9455-F93F-4316-9BB1-FF2216574E8D-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/reech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2017\/12\/EFEA9455-F93F-4316-9BB1-FF2216574E8D-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/reech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2017\/12\/EFEA9455-F93F-4316-9BB1-FF2216574E8D-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/reech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2017\/12\/EFEA9455-F93F-4316-9BB1-FF2216574E8D-50x50.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/reech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2017\/12\/EFEA9455-F93F-4316-9BB1-FF2216574E8D.jpeg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelvin Peh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kelvin Peh is a lecturer in conservation science and\u00a0interested in all areas of wildlife-human conflict and wildlife ecology in human-dominated landscapes, and applies his research\u00a0to the conservation and management of biological resources.\u00a0Kelvin is known for his leading role in the development of TESSA (Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment; http:\/\/tessa.tools\/). This toolkit aims to assess the impact of conservation on the benefits we derived from Nature. Kelvin\u00a0collaborates with the University of Cambridge, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, BirdLife International, Tropical Biology Association, Anglia Ruskin University and UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre.\u00a0He benefits from being a\u00a0member of the Public|Policy Southampton and\u00a0is invited to a workshop that aims\u00a0to bring together academics with policy makers in\u00a0DEFRA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I get involved with public policy? yes you can!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>University researchers and colleagues in Professional Services are invited to become members of Public Policy|Southampton &#8211; a hub for public policy engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by a Director and central team, it supports university researchers in delivering public policy impact through grant funded research, and provides strategic engagement with key policy partners at a local, regional, national and international level.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers from across the University already have significant engagements with policy-making bodies, and others are looking to build just such links. Members of Public Policy|Southampton can learn from and work with each other, as well as accessing support and advice from the core team.<\/p>\n<p>Interested colleagues can see the benefits of membership and register online here:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><b> https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/publicpolicy\/support-for-researchers\/membership\/policy-membership-home.page<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For further details or to discuss the work of Public Policy|Southampton, please contact the Director, Gavin Costigan at G.Costigan@soton.ac.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 18 Today\u2019s good news for our advent calender is the link between conservation and policy from our Policy Fellow Kelvin Peh. 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