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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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James Shooter is a young wildlife photographer (and a bloody good one at that). He was awarded, through A Focus On Nature, a place on a NorthShots photography course, generously donated by Peter Cairns, and since then has been working in a range of habitats across the UK. If you’re interested in talking to James about his work or in purchasing photographs, please visit his website.

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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.

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Findlay Wilde is a young bird ringer, nature conservationist and general all-round wildlife enthusiast. At a very young age, Findlay has inspired thousands, both young and old, with his honest, passionate and intelligent commitment to preserving the environment, through his writing and photography. You can watch our interview with him and his family here.

Matt Williams has moved from the urbanised UK landscapes of London and Cambridge, to Borneo, working from OuTrop.

Originally posted here: http://mattadamwilliams.co.uk/2013/08/02/from-tower-42-to-tower-35-or-from-the-urban-jungle-to-the-real-jungle/

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Originally published at http://mattadamwilliams.co.uk/2013/05/22/the-state-of-nature-1-why-its-up-to-youth/

A new report published today by a range of wildlife and conservation organisations has for the first time revealed the extent and rate of the decline of UK wildlife. The State of Nature report shows that for the 3148 species analysed, 60% of them have declined in the last ten years.

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Originally posted here.

Naturalist and wildlife photographer Matt Adam Williams asks whether childhood experiences are the key to the long-term health of nature and the conservation sector…

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