Ten Hundred Words of Science

Did you see xkcd's comic "Up Goer Five"?  It uses the 'ten hundred most used words' to describe the Saturn V rocket. Scientists are using it to write plain-language summaries of their research.

​Below is my attempt on conservation, biodiversity, and ecosystem services, in BC. ​Try yours here.

Challenge: explain your research using the 1000 most common English words! Editor here: http://t.co/Jsa4Lt7QKv Ref: https://t.co/ThCeQwfb4U

— Trevor A. Branch (@TrevorABranch) May 14, 2015

My work tries to help people live well and be happy without hurting other living things. It's hard: people use spaces and sometimes hurt living things to make food, homes, and jobs. The place I work is far from big cities. It is well known for green land, big trees, lots of water, and amazing animals. People have lived there for thousands of years and know a lot about its living things, land, and water. Together, we study ways for people to have jobs that make money but don't hurt other living things as much as we do now. We make plans for clean air and water, to make homes trees and animals, and for people to fight less. When we learn new things, we go back to our first plans to make them better and share with others. ​​