March 8, 2007
A Deficit of Conservation Experts
At a time when interest in conservation has never been higher, a little-noticed crisis is emerging. Colleges are training too few people to handle the complex duties involved in the stewardship of biological diversity.
Each time nonprofit groups sign conservation-management agreements, create easements, and take over management of a habitat, the task of preserving natural ecosystems grows — and the shortage of conservation experts becomes ever more pressing.
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