Mehjabeen Abidi-Habib receives award

Mehjabeen Abidi-Habib, a LEAD Pakistan Fellow and Vice Chair of the LEAD International Board of Directors, was awarded ‘The Science and Practice of Ecology and Society Award’ for an article co-authored with Anna Lawrence as part of her PhD Research studies. The award recognizes the work of practitioners who translate the scientific findings and insights of the scholarly community to practical applications.

The award includes grant money to the community under study and publication of the academic article in the journal ‘Ecology and Society’. Below is the URL link to the article and its citation. Once on the site, please open the pdf version which has the photos placed in the text.

Abidi-Habib, M. and A. Lawrence 2007. Revolt and Remember: How the Shimshal Nature Trust Develops and Sustains Social-Ecological Resilience in Northern Pakistan. Ecology and Society 12 (2): 35. [online]

Release date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008