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 and I serve on the MakeWay board of directors.
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​​I've worked in ecology and conservation science and its application to environmental practice and regulation across western North America, East Africa, and Latin America for 20 years. My previous job was leading the science program at the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative. 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.

My email address is aerin . jacob at natureconservancy . ca. ​You can find me on Bluesky and LinkedIn.