Photo by Tristan Brand

I am the Director of Science and Research and the Weston Family Senior Scientist at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). I'm also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia. My volunteer work incldues chairing the MakeWay board of directors and serving on the Policy Commitee of the Society for Conservation Biology North America.
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​​I've worked in ecology and conservation science and its application to environmental practice and regulation across North America, East Africa, and Latin America for more than 20 years. My previous job was leading the science program at the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Conservation Initiative. In addition to my conservation science and its application, I'm a big fan of science outreach, including media, policy, and public speaking. Here are some videos about my work.

I received the 2019 Early Career Conservationist Award from the Society for Conservation Biology for efforts strengthen the science in Canadian impact assessment. I was a 2016 Liber Ero Fellow, a 2015 Wilburforce Fellow in Conservation Science, and a 2018-20 board member for the Society for Conservation Biology North America. I earned a BSc from the University of British Columbia, a PhD from McGill University, and did postdoctoral research at the University of Victoria.

You can find me at aerin . jacob at natureconservancy . ca, and on Bluesky and LinkedIn.