HE@ESA
“The science of ecology cannot be advanced without improving our understanding of human-environment interactions.”
The Society for Human Ecology was instrumental in helping to create a Human Ecology Section within the Ecological Society of America (ESA). While that section develops, the SHE website will host information for ESA Human Ecology section members.
ESA 2021 Virtual Conference
ESA 2021 Vital Connections in Ecology will be a virtual conference from Monday August 2nd to Friday August 6th. The 2020 conference was also virtual and most feedback on how it ran was positive. Notable was the enhanced access and inclusion opportunities provided to students and participants from low-income countries and backgrounds. With our colleagues in the Applied Ecology Section, the Human Ecology section was able to offer funds to cover participation costs for some section members and we hope to be able to do that again this year. Announcements will be made below.
Human Ecology Section Organized Oral Session
With colleagues in the ESA Human Dimensions Collaborative, the Human Ecology section has an organized oral session accepted for 2021. Titled Maintaining Vital Connections in Human Dimensions During a Global Pandemic, we will post the overview and session abstracts here when they are finalized.
Human Ecology Section Bulletin Article
An article on the Human Ecology section and its collaboration with Applied Ecology within the Ecological Society of America appears in the ESA Bulletin. Titled Collaborations and Moving Past COVID‐19: The Human Ecology and Applied Ecology Sections it can be accessed online here https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bes2.1844
Human Ecology within ESA
An article titled History of Human Ecology within the Ecological Society of America is available from here.
Human Dimensions Collaborative Workshop Report is attached here
Human Ecology Section Awarded ESA Section Development Grant
The Human Ecology Section was awarded a Section Development Grant for 2019. Titled The Human Dimensions Collaborative the grant is for a workshop held on Saturday 10th August (ie the day before ESA XXIV commences). The workshop is designed to bring together several ESA sections that are oriented around human dimensions of environmental problems and the unjust distribution of their burdens. There is a unique opportunity for these sections to collaborate to share their respective areas of expertise and help ESA as we share the pursuit of a range of our association’s strategic goals. These include ESA’s mission goals of ‘promoting ecological science by improving communication among members’ and ensuring the ‘appropriate use of ecological science in environmental decision making by enhancing communication between the ecological community and policy makers’.
Section Membership
If you have not already done so, you may wish to renew your ESA membership, nominating the Human Ecology Section as your ‘free’ section. Also, see the ‘free section membership’ information below.
Student Section Members and Early Career – Join Human Ecology Section for free!
The Human Ecology Section has 10 free section memberships for students or early-career ecologists who are already paid up members of their section and would like to also be a member of the Human Ecology Section. Email Rob Dyball if you would like to take up this offer.
Travel Awards
The information below will be updated for 2021
Applied Ecology Section / Human Ecology Section joint travel awards (registration fees for 2021).
The applied and human ecology sections have a number of travel grants to award to students who have had either a paper or a poster accepted for presentation at ESA Louisville.
Joint Mixer: In 2020 a very successful online joint mixer was held. We hope to do that again for 2021.
Section Business Meeting: Please come and help develop our section. Timing TBA
Section Information Booth: get information on what the Human Ecology Section is about.
ESA Diversity Statement
The Ecological Society of America is dedicated to the science and study of ecology. The society welcomes and encourages participation by all individuals regardless of age, culture, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical or mental difference, politics, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, or subculture. We strive to cultivate a society built on mentorship, encouragement, tolerance and mutual respect, thereby engendering a welcoming environment for all. Ecologists believe in the need for interdisciplinary study, both in terms of disciplines and participants. We believe in biodiversity both in terms of ecosystems and membership. We will vigorously and proactively reject prejudice and stereotyping wherever it is encountered in our profession. ESA further promotes diversity in all areas of activity, including fostering diversity in membership, leadership, committees, staff, outreach, public engagement, recruitment, and all other areas of societal activity.
ESA Code of Ethics
Ecologists will not discriminate against others in the course of their work on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, religion, race, color, national origin, age, economic status, disability, or organizational affiliation.