# Competences — conservation scientist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e3cc09ba-7ad5-4411-940c-20613000863a).

## Essential

- **advise on nature conservation** (skill/competence)
- **animal species** (knowledge)
- **apply for research funding** (skill/competence)
- **apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities** (skill/competence)
- **biology** (knowledge)
- **business management principles** (knowledge)
- **communicate with a non-scientific audience** (skill/competence)
- **conduct educational activities** (skill/competence)
- **conduct research across disciplines** (skill/competence)
- **coordinate educational programmes** (skill/competence)
- **demonstrate disciplinary expertise** (skill/competence)
- **develop environmental policy** (skill/competence)
- **develop professional network with researchers and scientists** (skill/competence)
- **disseminate results to the scientific community** (skill/competence)
- **draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation** (skill/competence)
- **ecology** (knowledge)
- **ecosystem management** (knowledge)
- **educate people about nature** (skill/competence)
- **educate the public about wildlife** (skill/competence)
- **environmental legislation** (knowledge)
- **estimate duration of work** (skill/competence)
- **evaluate research activities** (skill/competence)
- **geographic information systems** (knowledge)
- **habitat restoration** (knowledge)
- **identify plants characteristics** (skill/competence)
- **increase the impact of science on policy and society** (skill/competence)
- **integrate gender dimension in research** (skill/competence)
- **interact professionally in research and professional environments** (skill/competence)
- **manage contracts** (skill/competence)
- **manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data** (skill/competence)
- **manage intellectual property rights** (skill/competence)
- **manage open publications** (skill/competence)
- **manage personal professional development** (skill/competence)
- **manage research data** (skill/competence)
- **measure trees** (skill/competence)
- **mentor individuals** (skill/competence)
- **operate open source software** (skill/competence)
- **perform scientific research** (skill/competence)
- **promote open innovation in research** (skill/competence)
- **promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities** (skill/competence)
- **promote the transfer of knowledge** (skill/competence)
- **publish academic research** (skill/competence)
- **reforestation** (knowledge)
- **respond to enquiries** (skill/competence)
- **scientific literature** (knowledge)
- **speak different languages** (skill/competence)
- **sustainable forest management** (knowledge)
- **synthesise information** (skill/competence)
- **think abstractly** (skill/competence)
- **use ICT resources to solve work related tasks** (skill/competence)
- **write scientific publications** (skill/competence)
- **write work-related reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on tree issues (skill/competence)
- agroforestry (knowledge)
- apply blended learning (skill/competence)
- chemistry (knowledge)
- climate smart agriculture (knowledge)
- conduct erosion control (skill/competence)
- conduct sediment control (skill/competence)
- conservation agriculture (knowledge)
- direct an artistic team (skill/competence)
- forest ecology (knowledge)
- forestry regulations (knowledge)
- geography (knowledge)
- inspect trees (skill/competence)
- liaise with cultural partners (skill/competence)
- manage forest fires (skill/competence)
- manage forests (skill/competence)
- negotiate land access (skill/competence)
- perform project management (skill/competence)
- present exhibition (skill/competence)
- supervise forestry workers (skill/competence)
- support volunteers (skill/competence)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)