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Jonathan Green (Conservation Science Group)

I took my undergraduate degree in Zoology at St Andrews, which fuelled an early interest in the natural world and it was here that I became more interested in the human aspect of conservation implementation.

Following my degree, I made contact with the Conservation Science Group and I was fortunate enough to be able to do work with members of the group looking at nature-based tourism. Following this, I moved to work with the 'Valuing the Arc' project, which is a big study looking at the values of ecosystem services in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. It was through this project that I came about my PhD topic, which looks at both the costs and benefits of conservation in the Eastern Arc Mountains to achieve efficient protected area design.

Cambridge is a fantastic place to be based and this is particularly so for conservationists, given the huge number and breadth of conservation organisations that are based in the area. The group has a great social reputation too, which really helped me to settle in quickly.