{"id":249,"date":"2019-02-22T13:16:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T13:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.science4wildlife.com\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2019-04-15T12:54:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T12:54:20","slug":"scott-ford","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.science4wildlife.com\/index.php\/scott-ford\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.science4wildlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/11.ScottFord.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.science4wildlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/11.ScottFord.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.science4wildlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/11.ScottFord-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.science4wildlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/11.ScottFord-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.science4wildlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/11.ScottFord-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.science4wildlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/11.ScottFord-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Scott holds a B.S. in environmental geosciences from the University at Buffalo, and a M.S. in geography from the University of Alabama. He has led applied conservation projects in the eastern United States, the cloud forests of Peru, and the Ecuadorian Amazon. Scott\u2019s research will focus on protected area dynamics (changes in protected area boundaries and designations through time). 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From forced evictions to unjustified restrictions of local resource use, conservation policies have often imperiled the most marginalized members of our societies. New research published earlier this month in Science Advances, however, suggests that this trend may be...<\/div><div class=\"post-meta \"><span class=\"read-more\"><a data-id=\"481\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.science4wildlife.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/29\/new-study-finds-protected-areas-are-compatible-with-human-well-being\/\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott holds a B.S. in environmental geosciences from the University at Buffalo, and a M.S. in geography from the University of Alabama. He has led applied conservation projects in the eastern United States, the cloud forests of Peru, and the Ecuadorian Amazon. 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