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Bridging Communities
Engaging with Communities and Advocating for Change with Juan Perez Saez
In this interview with COMPASS’s Noor Jaber, Juan Perez Saez shares the life experiences that led him to conversation, advocacy, and environmental stewardship and offers some insights on what scientists should consider when thinking about how to meaningfully and ethically engage with communities....
Bridging Communities
Effective Risk Communication: A Community Member’s Perspective with Sandy Wynn-Stelt
Environmental advocate, Sandy Wynn-Stelt, has become a leading voice on contamination awareness of PFAS, long lasting, manufactured chemicals that have been linked to harmful effects in humans and animals. Her advocacy efforts have uplifted community voices and led to more widespread testing and stronger protective measures.
Since 2020, she’s been an invited e...
Tools & Resources
FAQ: How Do I Change My Messaging for Different Audiences?
It may seem simpler to craft one message for everyone, but humans are complex and bring different values, priorities, and experiences to their interactions with you. Adapting your message for each audience addresses those differences and allows you to connect more deeply with them. ...
Convening for Solutions
Inspiring Hope and Action: Storytelling in Conservation Science (NACCB 2024 Opening Plenary)
At 2024 North American Convention for Conservation Biology, COMPASS brought a panel of journalists and science communicators to motivate attendees to tell their stories in a way that brings people to a place of hope and action....
Leadership in Action
Advocating for Science at Capitol Hill with Dr. Jamie Peeler
COMPASS's Christina Hoenow interviews Dr. Jamie Peeler, a landscape ecologist dedicated to tackling forest conservation challenges in a more fire-prone world. She shares some of her reflections from the workshop, putting her communication skills into practice, and why engaging with communities and policymakers is so important....