Women in conservation technology

Lucy Millington

@Lucy_Millington
| She/her

I am a PhD researcher in conservation ecology at Manchester Metropolitan University, conducting research in Peru. I'm interested in the importance of regenerating forests for conservation, and developing new methods for monitoring forest-dependent primates using drones.

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Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT)

Hi, sorry if this information is available somewhere and I just haven't found it (I'm new to the community). I wondered if anyone had an idea of what the proportion/number is of women in conservation technology? Many thanks!

Carly Batist

@carlybatist | she/her

Science Outreach Lead-Rainforest Connection (RFCx) & Arbimon; Ecoacoustics, biodiversity monitoring, primates, lemurs

18 January 2024 3:23pm

You could look at WILDLABS' State of Conservation Tech research results! Shows ~⅓ of survey respondents are female (though this is obviously just a subset of the total people/women in conservation tech, the subset being those who filled out the survey).

@EstherGithinji runs some of the WILDLABS Women in Conservation Tech programs so she would have lots of insights into this!