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Conservation Science
Annie Claus
Social Scientist
Areas of Expertise: Social dimensions of biodiversity conservation, cultural assessment, marine conservation
Annie Claus
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Annie Claus is a social scientist with the Conservation Science Program. Her work focuses on the link between people, nature, and conservation, particularly the impacts of conservation interventions on local communities. Her current research and technical assistance builds on her work experience in program development and community cultural assessments at non-profit organizations in Okinawa and Seattle. Annie's broader interests include the relation of local beliefs to environmental behavior, intangible cultural valuations of nature, and developing a methodology for adapting conservation to local cultures. She did her graduate work at the University of Hawai'i in Ecological Anthropology and Planning, and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa in Anthropology and Japanese. She has previously done field work with gypsies in northeastern Brazil and organic farmers in Japan.
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