Introduction
Many authors struggle, however, to prepare publication quality graphics that do justice to their research and conservation work. Graphics for Conservation provides guidance on designing maps and data plots, advice on the wise use of graphics formats, and screencast demonstrations to help with drafting beautiful figures.
If you are using this guide for the first time, start with the section on graphics formats (Lines or dots?) and then with that on software (Tools). You could then move on to either the Maps with a message or Plots with a purpose section, depending on your needs.
Development of this guide is ongoing. If there is something you would like us to add, or if you have an interesting map or plot study that you would like us to include, please let us know—there is a comments icon for this purpose at the foot of each page.
This guide grew out of experience advising authors submitting work to Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation and from the journal's Writing for Conservation workshops for the Conservation Leadership Programme. Text, design and graphics by Martin Fisher, with many thanks to Cella Carr, Maria Luisa de Castro Fisher, Marianne Carter and the helpful team at Scalar.
Published by Fauna & Flora International
with the support of the Rufford Foundation.
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