Island Conservation
Bren Ram, PhD, currently serves as the Communications Manager for Projects at Island Conservation since August 2023. With extensive experience in communication and education, Bren has held key roles at Rice University, including Lead Communications Consultant for the Center for Academic and Professional Communication and Doctoral Candidate specializing in Comparative Media Analysis and Environmental Studies. Bren developed courses on topics such as Espionage in Film and Literature and Environmental Film, and served as Communications Chair for the Humanities Graduate Student Government. Additional roles include social media content freelancer, digital communications fellow, and editor for a scholarly journal. Bren holds a PhD and an MA in Literature from Rice University, as well as dual Bachelor’s degrees in Poetry and Philosophy from Arizona State University.
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Island Conservation
Our world today is experiencing a major wave of species extinctions; some estimates are 1,000 times greater than historical rates. When we lose species, ecosystems unravel, and we see and feel the direct effects on our world, livelihoods, and well-being. Islands represent the greatest concentration of both biodiversity and species extinctions. Island species are incredibly unique, yet they are highly vulnerable to novel disturbances. Invasive species are a leading cause of extinctions on islands and of biodiversity loss globally. As the threats of extinctions are highest on islands, so are our opportunities to save species at-risk. We will lose island species forever, unless we act to save them now. We believe biodiversity conservation is essential for the well-being of all humanity. To us, safeguarding biodiversity means preventing extinctions, protecting ecosystems, and sustaining critical resources on which people and nature rely on. We envision a future in which our world’s most at-risk island animals, plants, ecosystems, and communities are thriving, safeguarded from damaging invasive species and thus more resilient to other emergent conservation threats. Removing a primary threat—introduced invasive vertebrates—is one of the most critical interventions for saving threatened plants and animals and restoring island ecosystems. This is why we partner with individuals like you and organizations to prevent extinctions by removing invasive species from islands. Since our founding in 1994, Island Conservation and our partners have successfully restored 63 islands worldwide, benefiting 1173 populations of 468 species and subspecies.