Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

This page is being developed and provides some useful resources offering guidance and support for diversity and inclusion within primatology. The current list includes resources covering selected dimensions of diversity, and is intended as a starting point; it will continue to grow over time to include a broader range of characteristics.

Mental health 

Mental health and conservation. This article highlights the often-overlooked mental health challenges faced by conservationists, such as eco-anxiety, compassion fatigue, and burnout, and explains why addressing them is essential for both personal wellbeing and effective environmental work. It offers practical strategies for individuals and organisations to build resilience and maintain motivation, helping readers better support themselves or others working in conservation.

Mental health and well‐being in primatology: Breaking the taboos (Open access version here)

This article raises awareness of mental health hazards faced by those working in primatology and conservation, highlighting how factors such as stress, isolation, and emotional demands can impact wellbeing and steps we can take to reduce these risks.

LGBTQ+ 

Field work and LGBTQ+ identities 

Being “Out” in the Field: Who Is Responsible for Health and Safety? This article highlights the risks LGBTQ+ researchers face during primatology fieldwork, where they can expect to receive support. It includes practical actions universities, institutions, and NGOs can take to safeguard foreign and local LGBTQ+ primatologists, such as risk assessments and safety planning.

The Human Dignity Trust. LGBTQ+ identities are criminalised in 65 countries. The Human Dignity Trust campaigns for change, provides an interactive map with information on legislation in those countries that criminalise LGBTQ+ identities, and related resources for those living and/or working there. 

Mental health and LGBTQ+ identities 

LGBTQIA+ mental health and Self-care for LGBTQIA+ people from MIND. Two pages of mental health information, support, and tips for LGBTQ+ people 

Decolonising Primatology

Community-Led Conservation of Endangered Primates in Southeastern Côte D'ivoire: Implications for Decolonizing African Primatology (request full text here). A case study that demonstrates how effective and sustainable conservation practices depend on ‘integrating local knowledge, equitable partnerships, and long-term community engagement’.

Promoting Equitable Research Partnerships in Primatology. This article highlights how primatology continues to be shaped by colonial legacies and outlines practical ways to build more equitable and inclusive research partnerships

News and Perspectives: Words matter in primatology. This article highlights how commonly used scientific terms in primatology (such as “Old World” and “New World”) carry colonial histories that can marginalise Indigenous perspectives, prompting readers to think critically about the language used in research.

Sexual harassment

Best Practices to Promote Field Science Safety. Recommendations of good practices to address sexual harassment in the field, including training approaches, risk assessments, normalising conversations about safe field culture, and a checklist tool checklist tool for harassment prevention and response planning

The UN System Model Policy on Sexual Harassment. A policy framework that provides a common definition of sexual harassment, outlines provisions for reporting (formal and informal), prevention, support for affected individuals, and protection against retaliation, and aims to help people create consistent, victim-centred policies and procedures.

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