Let me explain. There's 2 types of people that works on documentaries: 1 The ones that shows wildlife living without human contact and 2 The ones who take every animal and show them on camera touching, puting them on their shoulders and playing with the animal while they explain characteristics, behaviours, etc.

Personal opinion: people who show animals on camera by touching them teach to the rest of the humanity that those animals can be touch and manipulated on the wild even just to see them. Maybe some animals are too small that cathing them is necesary but I think its bad advise for people and even new biologist or wildlife scientist that touch animals when they are on holidays.

This question is done knowing that you need, in order to get animal records, to catch them and manipulate them. But im talking about showing society how to behave when they are next to a wild animal.

Hello all, over by me (NW suburbs of Detroit MI) there’s still some densely forested land with ponds that are a magnet for birds of all kinds, and other critters & plants. These parcels have for-sale signs and are gradually getting sold off to developers. The town where this is happening has never met a developer it didn’t like, a total building craze over the past 10 years - ugly sprawl, paving over everything. Yet another wooded parcel is getting an auto dealership built on it, ughh. So my question is, are there trusts or non-profits that I can talk who may be interested in acquiring some of this land? Thanks!

I’m also wondering whether anyone has ever organized an ad-hoc crowdfunding campaign to buy land for conservation purposes?

Training sessions will be available in English and Spanish (disponible en español).

English (November 19 & 21): https://go.nasa.gov/3BefXOl

Spanish (7 y 9 de enero [January]): https://go.nasa.gov/47zcAxD

A lot of people ask, what they can do individually, in addition to lifestyle changes, to maximize their positive impact on climate and environment. Asking that myself, and researching flaws of available alternatives, led me to start a new project, to allow individuals to take measurable climate action through participation in forest restoration at scale.

Of course it should be treated as a complementary solution to political pressure and necessary systemic changes, and not as excuse to continue current state of affairs. But if we can do something extra in the meantime, why not? After all, we have to not only reduce our emissions, but also recapture already emitted CO2.

We are dedicated to plant new forests with mainly ecological functions and not industrial monocultures, to make an actual land cover change and provide additional ecosystem services. We also include trees’ survivability rate in our impact calculations, to not overestimate it. We partner with municipalities and regions, which provide necessary land, and already few of them declared interest in our project.

Our project allows to gradually build towards tangible impact through planting subscriptions. In our case, they are different from other subscription-based services, as you don’t lose your impact when decide to cancel it, as already planted trees will keep recapturing CO2 for you. Such model just makes reaching a proper scale of impact more available.

We also provide feedback on your planting contributions and CO2 recapture journey.

Currently we are building an international community of individuals, who would like to take such climate action with us, so I’d like to invite you to join and bring in your friends!

If it sounds good to you, check our website: https://greenwedge.eco

Hope to see you joining, so we can reach a critical mass of positive impact!

Hey all. I'm curious abiut job opportunities for a Civil Engineer EIT. I will be taking my Professional Engineer's exam this January. Are there any career paths/positions that has a focus on conservation that you can recommend? Both private or public sector. Anything from habitat restoration to wildlife, I'm open to any and all ideas.

Backstory: I currently work for Ohio DOT as a project engineer/field engineer on a rather major mega-project in Columbus, Ohio. It's a job size and scope that many civil engineers don't get the chance to experience. I am extremely grateful for the chance to be on a project of this caliber and impactful to the traveling public. Though, it is a very stressful project and I'm getting burnt out. The constant disputes with the contractor and general backstabbing has been grueling and I'm wanting a career path that doesn't feel like I just dispute on that nearly "litigation" line all the time. I love the work we're producing, though. With that said, the outdoors, hunting, conservation, and general ecology have been a passion of mine. Curious if there's anything out there where an experience of civil engineering/project management would be beneficial/an asset to a company/department. Thanks so much!!

Hi everybody!
I have a hobby of maintaining the forest in my neighborhood and had thoughts of developing this into a passion project/maybe business venture in the future. Something along the lines of restoration, clean up, wildlife habitability, and forest management. Was wondering what background knowledge or degrees people think would be helpful in developing this passion!

Some educational background:

• B.Kin (2021) WLU
  • Minor in Biology
  • Minor in Psychology
  • 4.0 GPA Y3 & Y4 Cumulative
• Diploma of Massage Therapy (2023)
• RMT

I've only ever taken an introductory course to entrepreneurship and have, as aforementioned, a minor in biology with courses including Biodiversity Evolution. Other relevant courses would be Cell & Molecular Biology, Research methods, Organization & administration, Organizational leadership.

My timeline is fairly long-term as I've only just begun my career path as an RMT, but just collecting information for now :). Avenues I have thought of looking into are Undergraduates studies in Conservation & Biodiversity, Masters studies in Environmental sciences or Ecology (not sure if I'm qualified to apply for these) or more degrees on the business/political side of things.

Currently don't think I could be a full time student, but would love to hear peoples insights in what I could pursue part-time and laying foundations for good business ventures!

Hi everyone,

I think we can all agree that life can be incredibly unfair. One person is sitting comfortably, enjoying their favorite meal, while someone else on the other side of the world is witnessing their family being torn to shreds—how horrific. Somewhere else, a person has to walk miles just to fetch water infested with bacteria, while another person only needs to extend their arm for the bottle of clean water that’s on their table.

There are countless societal problems in the world—hunger, water scarcity, climate change, education inequality, homelessness, and more. While many people don’t have the financial means to make a difference, they might have the right words, strategies, or ideas to create change.

I’m building a social crowdfunding platform where users can discuss these issues, raise awareness, and propose actionable solutions. The platform promotes collaboration by allowing users to outline solutions in multiple phases. It fosters a community for sharing ideas, engaging in meaningful discussions, and working together to tackle real-world challenges. Leaders can also create and lead projects that the community can follow and support.

The beta will be private and launches on November 30. I’m looking for people interested in joining this journey, providing feedback, and helping shape the platform. If you’re Interested in participating or would like to get to know more about me or the project, you can message me on reddit or add me on discord to have a chat (itsomidkhber).

Thank you for reading, and I will appreciate your input!
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