Ashley A. Dayer, Eduardo A. Silva-Rodríguez, Steven Albert, Mollie Chapman, Benjamin Zukowski, J. To

Below we provide 5 ex- Much of the research is interdisciplinary (within and beyond amples of how conservation social science contributes to the social sciences) and, increasingly, conservation social understanding the drivers of major threats to the conser- scientists are collaborating with natural scientists on topics vation of birds in the Neotropics. [...] Conservation social sci- National Bird Conservation Social Science Coordinator was ence can inform better design of conservation programs hired in 2017 to work with the bird conservation commu- and policies through the study of the motivations, needs, nity to increase conservation social science capacity through and constraints of different types of farmers. [...] (2015) found that schooling—used portunistic, hidden, and professional—based on their level as a proxy for cultural change—was negatively associated of involvement, methods to obtain wildlife, the types of ani- with the probability of the Tsimame’ (indigenous people mals sold, and the importance of wildlife relative to other of the Bolivian Amazon) engaging in hunting. [...] and documentation of narratives for visitors (e.g., students, Between 2012 and 2019, as part of a long-term pro- tourists, researchers) about local forests and birds; and ject on the conservation of natural and cultural heritage honoring elders as they serve as stewards of knowledge, in southern temperate forests of Chile, Ibarra and col- intertwined with practice and beliefs, of long-term changes. [...] I.  acknowledges support from the CONICYT/ FONDAP/15110006, CONICYT PIA/BASAL FB0002, and The growing interest in human dimensions of bird con- the Center for the Socioeconomic Impact of Environmental servation and conservation social science is due to the Policies (CESIEP).