Supporting Leaders In Action
Convening for Solutions
Bringing the right people together to advance solutions
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Having someone with a critical eye who knows the science but also how things work on Capitol Hill, someone who can say ‘that’s too much jargon’ or explain the proposed legislation or the constraints—that’s an invaluable service that COMPASS provides.
~ Dr. Scott Doney, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Scientific Synthesis
Making sense out of science
The breadth and depth of our network puts us at the nexus of science, communication, and policy, enabling us to spot trends and opportunities. We evaluate the current state of science, research, and practice in partnership with the scientists doing the work, and share it in accessible and understandable ways with the people who need it.
Bridging Communities
Working with journalists, policymakers, & community leaders
Our work with scientists is enhanced by our deep networks beyond the scientific community. We create opportunities to bring policymakers, journalists, and community leaders into spaces with scientists, crafting events and interactions that enhance relationship-building across boundaries and facilitate learning from one another.
Scientists Changing the World
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.
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.
Just communication and engagement around new climate technologies with Dr. Sara Nawaz
Sara Nawaz is an environmental social scientist who studies the social dimensions of technologies and policies aimed at using the oceans to suck up CO2, an approach that researchers call marine-based carbon dioxide removal, or mCDR for short. In this interview with COMPASS’s Nicolle Etchart, why she’s excited to work in this field and offers some insights on what scientists should consider when thinking about how to meaningfully and ethically engage with people around novel technologies.