Why we should pick our toothpaste without care. By Thea Powell.
Thea is a conservation ecologist working with international based NGOs. Her work has been mainly based in Indonesian and UK habitats. With experience in science communication, eco-educational outreach and as a member of AFON, she hopes that accurate on-the-ground studies, along with fantastic 21st century photography, filming and pioneers of conservation can tell the stories of the most biodiverse places on earth.
2014: The Year of the Naturalist. By Stephen Le Quesne
Stephen is naturalist, filmmaker and educator who has a Master’s Degree in Conservation Biology who comes from the island of Jersey. He is a passionate conservationist who has previously worked to help protect Cheetahs in Namibia, study Meerkats in South Africa, as well as attend the Wildlife Film Academy in Botswana, where he started his wildlife-filming journey. Closer to home, he has just finished a 3 year stint as a Wildlife Education Officer for the National Trust.
Our aerial hunters are falling from the skies. By Simon Phelps
Simon is a keen wildlife photographer, conservationist and naturalist. He currently works for the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (views his own) and spends as much of his free time out on nature reserves around the country photographing any wildlife he can find.
Matt specialises in climate change policy, communications and youth engagement. He has worked and volunteered for the RSPB in a number of roles, is a founding member and former Co-Director of the UK Youth Climate Coalition and recently co-authored a letter that was published in the Sunday Times, with 100 signatories including Sir David Attenborough, calling on the Government to maintain the role of the natural environment in the national curriculum. During 2013-14 Matt is working in Borneo, Indonesia, as Communications Manager for the Orangutan Tropical Peatand Project.
We have put together a selection of New Year’s Resolutions penned by some of our members: they range from personal ambitions to wider aims for nature conservation, so keep reading to see what the next generation of naturalists are looking forward to in the coming year!