Pathways Europe

Pathways Europe is a part of the Pathways: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conference and Training. Founded by Prof. Michael J. Manfredo and Prof. Jerry Vaske (Colorado State University), the program is designed to address the myriad issues that arise as people and wildlife struggle to coexist in a sustainable and healthy manner. Learn more about the conference’s history.

Our mission is to increase professionalism and effectiveness in the Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management field. We invite you to join us in this critical wildlife conservation effort.

Are you interested in cohosting a future Pathways Europe Conference? We are now accepting Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for Pathways Europe 2026 and Pathways Europe 2028. If you are interested in cohosting, please fill out the attached form and email it to Emily Schmieding, Pathways Conference Coordinator, at emily.schmieding@colostate.edu.

Hosted by Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University, Institute for Advanced Social Studies-Spanish Research Council (IESA-CSIC), and the University of Córdoba (UCO), Pathways Europe 2024 was the third iteration of Pathways Europe, and the largest Pathways Europe Conference thus far, bringing together 298 students, researchers, and practitioners from 33 countries. The event included 8 plenary speakers, 193 individual presentations, 17organized sessions, and 2 pre-conference trainings. The conference was happy to host 74 students and 7 volunteers at discounted rates in addition to 9 funded scholars, all made possible through the generous support of our sponsor organizations.

See the presentation library from the 2024 conference here (password protected for conference attendees only). See event photos here.