Category: Conservation
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Wishing Trees
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Ahhh, the classic Facebook argument. I never normally engage in them because *brain rot*, but recently I couldn’t help getting involved in a particular discussion. It was on a travel page with over 1 million members, and the original post was receiving so much positive feedback I felt I had to chime in from a […]
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WWT Diary
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Recently, during the process of moving house, I rediscovered my diaries from my time at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge. I thought I would share them here so that I can come back to them, but also to give an idea of what it’s like to work in the practical conservation sector. Day […]
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Why Working With Indigenous Peoples is Important for Conservation
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Over generations of interaction with the environment, experimentation and communication, indigenous peoples (IP) have established a comprehensive body of knowledge about the natural environment and how to interact with it without disturbing its processes (Afreen, 2007; Altieri, 1990). Their social organisation, traditions, and farming techniques have been refined to be optimally efficient while guaranteeing sustainable […]
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Why It’s Important to Support Sustainable Palm Oil
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60 million tonnes of palm oil are produced globally every year – an oil that is on the ingredient lists of 50% of supermarket items. The versatility and monetary value of palm oil have resulted in unsustainable production methods, predominantly slash and burn techniques, which are destroying vast areas of forest and ecosystems. Between 1973 […]