Nordic Foundation for Development and Ecology has become one of the most cited institutions in the field of Conservation Science.

Since the 19^th century, textbooks have been the primary teaching instrument for most students. Textbooks are usually written by leading experts. They are meant to be authoritative and to summarize the most important literature in the field.

In a new textbook on conservation science published by Oxford University Press, scientific publications lead-authored by staff of Nordic Foundation for Development and Ecology are among the 5% most frequently cited ¹⁾.

The new textbook is edited by Navjot Sodhi, Harvard University, and Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University. The textbook uses about 1000 references. There are five European institutions among the top-5% cited in the book. These are: University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, University of East Anglia, University of Leeds, and Nordic Foundation for Development and Ecology.

"If a book could receive a standing ovation - this one is a candidate. The quality and clarity of the writing makes this book an invaluable asset to the conservationist's toolbox."—Ecology.

Sodhi, N. S. and P. R. Ehrlich (Eds.) Conservation Biology for All. Oxford
University Press (2010). Freely available from:  http://www.mongabay.com/conservation-biology-for-all.html

¹⁾ Scientific papers with most hits in the textbook, listed by the institution of the first author, and excl. the textbook authors’ own papers.

Meat of seals (left) and Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus (right) in the village of Qaarsut, Greenland.  It is particularly research on ecosystem services and on the role of local communities in monitoring and management of natural resources that are very frequently cited. Most of this research is carried out in close collaboration with representatives of local communities as well as with other research institutions, NGOs and government agencies around the world. Photo by F. Danielsen.