It is our pleasure to announce Pathways Europe 2026: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conference and Training, organized by School of Social Sciences at Oxford Brookes University and the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. The conference will be held at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, United Kingdom, from 14-17 June 2026.

This year’s conference theme is “Wildlife and Human Wellbeing." Among other topics, Pathways Europe 2026 will explore topics related to wildlife and nature connectedness; wildlife as a muse or model for the arts; agriculture, food production, and wildlife; wildlife and leisure; human-wildlife conflict and coexistence; wildlife values; symbolic nature; and human-animal relations.

We are now accepting organized sessions, individual abstracts, and poster presentation submissions for the 2026 conference.


Pathways Europe 2026 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.

Since its inaugural launch in the U.S. in 2008, Pathways has gained a reputation as one of the leading conferences on the human dimensions of wildlife management in the world, regularly attracting researchers and practitioners from both agencies and NGOs from more than 30 different countries.