Pathways Europe

Pathways: Human Dimensions of Wildlife is a conference and training program designed to address the myriad issues that arise as people and wildlife struggle to coexist in a sustainable and healthy manner.

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.

The Pathways Europe 2026 was hosted in Oxford, England, from June 14 to June 17. The conference was co-hosted by the School of Social Sciences at Oxford Brookes University and the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. 229 attendees gathered over the four-day event to explore critical issues in wildlife and human well-being, 17.2% of whom were practitioners, 62.1% academics/researchers, and 20.7% students. The conference featured two pre-conference training workshops, four plenary speakers, 20 organized sessions/workshops, 87 individual research presentations, and 28 poster presentations.

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.