John Lieber Ecology/ Planning - Jungle Capital (Environmental Professionals and Nature’s Pulse)

Happy to introduce episode 28 of Environmental Professionals. This episode is about pollinators in Australia. Kit Prendergast is a native bee scientist and conservation biologist, dedicated to promoting evidence-based actions to preserve indigenous native bees. She earned a Forrest Scholarship for her Ph.D. research documenting native bee biodiversity in the southwest Western Australian biodiversity hotspot. She created a Facebook group 'Bees in the burbs; which now has almost over 9K members, and has conducted citizen science projects to engage the community to care about native bees and ensure that there are thriving bee communities. Kit was awarded the Flow Hive Pollinator Support Program, Graduate Women WA Mary Walters Bursary, Australian Wildlife Society University Student Grants Scheme and the Ecological Society of Australia’s Outstanding Outreach Prize, and was a FameLab Australia finalist. She’s been invited to speak at community events and has published numerous academic articles. Kit has also written the popular book & Creating a Haven for Native Bees. When she is not out among the bees and flowers she is spending time with her dog, bunny and birds, or tumbling about doing acrobatics as a circus performer. To contact the Bee Babette, including to read her publications or participate in her bee hotels and bushfire project, her email is: kitprendergast21@gmail.com Twitter: @BeeBabette Facebook group: Bees in the burbs Facebook page: Creating a Haven for Native Bees Facebook page: Abuzz About Dawson's Burrowing Bee Redbubble store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/beebabette/shop insta: @kit.prendergast

Happy to introduce Episode 27 of Environmental Professionals.   This episode is about environmental assessments in Nigeria.   Peter Tertese Ikyapa is from Benue state, North-Central Nigeria. He acquired a bachelor's degree in Geography 2014, at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. Then he proceeded to Bayero University Kano (BUK) where he obtained Master's of Science degree in Environmental Management in 2019 all in Nigeria. He had six months industrial training at the Benue State ministry of Lands, Survey and Solid Minerals Makurdi prior to the 11 months of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kano where he thought Geography in high school.  Aside the environmental advocacy services which he renders occasionally with his team at GreenTip Environmental innitiative, he conducts EIA, EA, & EMP's  where he gets to analyze data about soil, water & air pollution in order to propose actions and policies that are less harmful to the environment & people's health.  Part of the work he does as a freelancer is to conduct research for organisations that need his services. One of the recent research he did was the World Bank sponsored research on "the sustainability and skill acquisition ecosystem in Nigeria" under the umbrella of Academy of Learning Nigeria (ALN).  At present, he is working on "E-Waste Management in Nigerian Cities: a case study of Kano Metropolis" where he hopes to explore the trend, Challenges & opportunities in electronic waste Management in his country.   You can reach him on:  Twitter & Instagram; @IT_PeterZ  Facebook & LinkedIn; @Peter Tertese Ikyapa

Nature's Pulse: Episode Twenty Nine

Happy to introduce Episode 26 of Environmental Professionals.  This episode is about Forestry in the Philippines.  Rivah Shane P. LLano is from Pilar, Cebu, Philippines. She a licensed forester. She took my Bachelor’s degree in Forestry at Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte. She graduated last June 2019 with Latin Honor. She worked as a Forester and a Geographic Information System Operator at Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Community Environment and Natural Resources Office in Palo, Leyte for 11 months. She conducted compliance and monitoring to Community-based Forest Management areas within the office’s jurisdiction and made reports of her observations. She also organizes the Information Education and Communication (IEC) Campaigns to areas prone to illegal logging and deforestation and conduct interviews and series of seminars to communities within CBFM areas. She is also in-charge to form a Multi-sectoral Forest Protection Committee (MFPC) to a chosen municipality within our office’s jurisdiction. Furthermore, she also joined the extension officers conduct surveys and validation on National Greening Program. When she is in the office, she make maps of watersheds, hydropower plants, Community-based Forest Management (CBFM) and National Greening Program (NGP) areas. What she does is analyze and compare the maps of the NGP areas if there are changes in forest cover from the year the project began up to present and submit reports in monthly basis. On August 2020, she was offered a scholarship by the office of the graduate school and last December 2020, she had to leave her job to further my studies. At present, she is a 1st year Master student in Forestry in the same University where she finished my undergraduate program.   She can be reached through these social media platforms: Instagram (@ms.shaney ), Twitter (shanellano) and Facebook (Rivah Shane Llano) or this contact number +639464196936.

Nature's Pulse: Episode Twenty Eight

Nature's Pulse: Episode 27

Nature's Pulse: Episode 26 (Environment News)

Nature's Pulse: Episode Twenty Five

Happy to introduce Episode 25 of Environmental Professionals.   This episode is about Environmental Science and Waste Management in UK.    Philip Kyeremanteng is an Environmental scientist with experience in environmental assurance and protection, solid waste and resource management, water quality monitoring and ISO 14001 & ISO 9001 implementation and environmental social impact assessment.   He has a broad and in-depth knowledge of international environmental legislations compliance for the natural and built environmental sector.   He is a Subject Matter Expert in:    Marine Licence application and management  Surface water, effluent discharge and landfill leachate management  Planning applications  Water quality monitoring  Flood risk management  Environment technologies  Environment and Social Impact Assessment  Dredging and Contaminated lands risk management  Pollution Incidence response  Solid and Hazardous waste management  Environmental permitting regulation   he can be contacted on Linkedin or at by email at info@renephil.com

Nature's Pulse: Episode 24

Happy to introduce Episode 24 of Environmental Professionals.  This episode is about conservation and eco-tourism is Uganda.    Twinamasiko pasco is a staunch environmental conservationist with a diploma in wildlife tourism management(wetland management, mammology, botany, ecology, environment management, biostatistics, travel behaviour, eco-tourism, tourism business, range land management, taxidermy, ornithology), and a founder of Bunyaruguru Environment Conservation Association And African pearl tourism information centre and a consultant in biodiversity inventory particularly wetlands.  You can contact Twinamasiko here:  Whatsapp: +256703301628 /+256784391805 Email: twinamasikopasco@gmail.com  Facebook pages: Twinamasiko pasco  Bunyaruguru Environment  Conservation Association : African pearl tourism information centre    "LOVE FOR NATURE BROUGHT US"

Nature's Pulse: Episode 23

Happy to introduce Episode 23 of Environmental Professionals.  This episode is about Architecture in the United States.   Deborah Buelow is the founder of Cedar Architecture, a practice dedicated to ethical and sustainable architecture. Deborah graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture in 2000 at Iowa State University, and a Master of Architectural Studies with a focus on urbanism at MIT in 2010. In between she has practiced at every scale of design, all serving to inform the architectural and design projects in the works today. Deborah is licensed to practice Architecture in New York, Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. After raising their son in a tiny house for three years, she and her husband are currently living in a renovated farmhouse in Maryland.  You can reach her on instagram: cedar_architecture, via the website at www.cedararch.com , or by email at deborah@cedararch.com

Nature's Pulse: Episode 22 (Environment News)

Nature's Pulse: Episode 21 (Environment News)

Happy to introduce episode 22 of Environmental Professionals.  This episode is about geography in Zimbabwe.   Pascal Shuro is a 22 year old from Zimbabwe . He is a climate change activist  working with  climate Change africa opportunities  (CCAO)and Climate Reality. He is Currently studying a   Bsc hons in Geography  and Environmental  Studies with Midlands State University Zimbabwe  . You can get in touch with him  on facebook, pascal shuro , on whatsapp or phone , +2637711871129  https://youtu.be/jX5AKp9nsuk

Week of Jan 25

Happy to introduce episode 21 of Environmental Professionals.  This episode is about Environmental Justice in the United States.   Diamond is the Founder and President of Millennials 4 Environmental Justice (M4EJ). Passionate about social and environmental justice, Diamond started M4EJ in order to inform, engage, and advocate for environmental justice among communities that suffer disproportionately from adverse health, social, and economic outcomes associated with barriers within our neighborhoods.  Diamond began her education studying Environmental Policy and Analysis, until she then went on to earn her MPH in Global Health, Community Development, and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) from Emory University. In her professional and educational career, Diamond has reached many milestones including earning the William H. Sterner Memorial Award, the Elmore Manufacturing Award, and most recently, the Outstanding APE Award in 2020. Diamond has contributed her career to fighting for environmental and social justices across low-income communities of color. Ms. Spratling has spent her career in many capacities including time spent at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, serving on grant committees, developing curricula for environmental justice courses, leading research studies both globally and locally, and currently working as a Health Equity and GIS Fellow for Bloomberg Associates. Email: diamondspratling@gmail.com or info@millennials4ej.com  Twitter: @diamondsprat Linkedin: Diamond Spratling Website: www.millennials4ej.com

This weeks environmental news

Happy to introduce episode 20 of Environmental Professionals. This episode is about Forest Ecology in the western United States. worked for multiple federal agencies, both as a forester and a researcher, studying stand dynamics as well as mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) infestation rates.  Upon graduation Mario worked as a forester for a non-profit and federal agencies, mostly implementing fuel reduction plans in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas. During this tenure Mario decided to follow another of his passions, teaching.  So, after a few years of working in the field he went back for his Master’s Degree in Restoration Ecology.  Currently he has moved to Oregon, and is both working as a Utility Forester and as an Adjunct Instructor of Environmental Science at a Community College.While going to school for his Bachelor’s Degree in Forest Management at Colorado State University, You can reach Mario at MarioMora.eco@gmail.com