The National Centre for Conservation Science and Policy is working on legislation that would allow logging in eastern Oregon's forests, which are largely filled with dry Ponderosa pines.

ECONOMIST: Managing the West��s forests

Originally from France, Natalie Pettorelli is a trained population ecologist who has developed over the years a broad interest in conservation science and environmental policy.

UNESCO: 2010 UK and Ireland Fellows

An initiative to assess erosion and sediment transport to marine, lake or reservoir environments aimed at the creation of a holistic approach for the remediation and conservation of surface waters, closely linking science with policy and management needs.

UNESCO: International Hydrological Programme (IHP)