Hear Nicole Benjamin-Fink, wildlife biologist and founder of Conservation Beyond Borders, discuss the work being done across political and geographic boundaries to engage communities in the socioeconomic implications of policies that endanger the rhino.
About Nicole
Nicole Benjamin-Fink is a wildlife biologist and the Director and Founder of Conservation Beyond Borders, an organization that resolves human-wildlife conflict across Africa and Asia. Nicole provides science-based strategies to international, national, and regional decision makers, and applies economic theory to save endangered species in their habitat. Her research highlights the importance of local capacity building, as well as integrating indigenous people into the conservation process. Nicole applies game theory and Bayesian statistics to address rhino poaching concerns across Africa and India, and has conducted research in South America, Southern Africa, West Africa, and India. Nicole founded Conservation Beyond Borders as a platform to provide conceptual and applicable solutions to transboundary conservation challenges.