The National Science Foundation Division of Social and Economic Science awarded Purdue University a $103,752 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to conduct collaborative research from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The research aims to explain differential success in biodiversity knowledge commons. As the sole awardee, Purdue University will leverage the funding to study how certain communities effectively share biodiversity data as a...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) program (CFDA 47.075) will fund a $499,999 research project at Arizona State University (ASU) to explore the dynamics of knowledge development and utilization in the field of biodiversity conservation. The project will compare the conservation knowledge referenced in Endangered Species Act recovery plans and delisting determinations to determine whether the "best available...
This $100,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports a planning effort to investigate how people can better self-organize to manage natural resources. The project, titled "PLANNING: CRISES: BUILDING COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR SUSTAINABLE HABITATS," will apply behavioral science research approaches to understand and improve collective action participation in native habitat...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) provides $233,076 to Howard University to conduct research related to cultural anthropology and biodiversity conservation. The key objectives of the research project are to: 1) examine whether market incorporation affects local ecological knowledge; 2) determine if religious beliefs are associated with environmental conservation; 3) assess how...
This $303,440 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will fund a research project at American University to create a database and dashboard of ecosystem guidelines for 80 countries. The project aims to systematically study how nations' pledges under international agreements are executed in practice across key sectors like energy, transportation, and agriculture. Through expert surveys, the researchers...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Social and Economic Science, under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), provides $292,095 to Arizona State University from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The grant funds collaborative research on explaining differential success in biodiversity knowledge commons. The Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program supports basic research and education to contribute to scientific...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $259,330 Project Grant under its Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of Pittsburgh. This 1-year grant, awarded on May 1, 2024, will support research on "The Datafied Animal: Biologging, Machine Learning and Wildlife Conservation." The project will analyze the ethical, social, and practical implications of using new technologies like miniaturized animal tags, GPS-telemetry, and machine learning...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program provides $749,953 to Purdue University for research titled "CNH2-L: USING SOUND TO ADVANCE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS OF RESILIENCE OF INTEGRATED GRASSLAND-PASTORALIST SYSTEMS." The award period is from May 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. Purdue will conduct research using sound to develop conceptual frameworks around the resilience of integrated grassland and pastoralist systems....
The National Science Foundation awarded a $107,400 project grant to support knowledge co-production for collaborative environmental management in Ithaca, NY from September 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), which aims to promote basic research and education in these fields as well as monitor science investments. Funds will support efforts to contribute scientific findings and foster collaboration...
This Project Grant award for $738,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports a study examining how land management practices after government-funded property buyouts can integrate ecosystem services and community preferences to improve ecological and societal outcomes. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Conducting field research to document current land uses, estimate ecosystem...