One Planet Conservation Awareness

🌾 Community Growing 🌾

Alex and his team at Mubare Biodiversity Conservation have been working hard to build partnerships and share knowledge of sustainable growing methods within the community in the Mubare area of Uganda.

If people can come together and produce beautiful, organic food together and for each other, then this takes pressure of the need to hunt animals in the nearby national park, creating high risks for both people and the last remaining mountain gorillas 🦍

In the final photo you can see the progress of the food forest the team have been working on at the MBC project site.

We are super excited here at OPCA to be visiting MBC for two months early next year to support their great work and help with the new volunteer program 😀 if you are interested in visiting this amazing site and helping with their work, then get in touch !

🐮 Knepp Trip 🐷

Another amazing trip to this week. It is so nice to visit in different seasons and see how the wilderness changes throughout the year.

If you haven't heard about Knepp then you must check it out ! This incredible project saw generational farmers give up their destructive practices and give the land back to nature with a helping hand from free roaming horses, pigs and cows. Over time, it has been a joy to watch as nature takes over, fungi grow and heal the soil as the animals create habitats for others such as the turtle dove, nightingale and the purple emperor butterfly.

Living proof that if we step back and allow nature to do its thing, it can bounce back in unimaginable ways.

You can watch their latest documentary film or read the incredible book, Wilding by Isabella Tree.

🌽 Four Acre Farm 🥬

How beautiful are these photos ?? Growing food doesn't have to mean huge fields of a single crop where all wildlife is exterminated, food can be grown in a way that is super healthy for us and wildlife !

Check out to find out more about this awesome way of growing not just food but also community.

We recently visited to discuss an exciting new project in the making !

🏆 We Won 🏆

We want to say a big thank you to all of our followers who took the time to vote for our film A Hop of Hope in the Film Festival. We have been voted the online audiences' favourites 😍

The film celebrates the fantastic work of who have successfully reintroduced the rare Large Marsh Grasshoppers to sites across the South of the UK.

This is just a small part of the work being done by this awesome project who are working with communities to bring nature back to London and other areas. From beavers 🦫 to eels, butterflies 🦋 and maybe soon even storks, this great project is helping life burst back into our urban areas.

All of this work wouldn't be possible without their volunteers. If you want to find out how you can get involved, then check out their website to learn how you can help !

🦋 The Big Butterfly Count 🦋

It's the time of year when the UK butterflies are out enjoying the sunshine. Each year, the organisation holds the Big Butterfly Count.

This is an awesome opportunity for everybody to get involved in wildlife conservation as this citizen lead research project allows scientists to monitor butterfly populations and track how they adapt their range and behaviour in the changing climates.

Check out their website for more information on how to get involved and download your butterfly ID guide that will help you to get to know your local butterflies.

Here are some photos of two beautiful species I recently photographed on the Dorset heaths.

🙋‍♀️ Volunteer Opportunities 🙋‍♂️

One Planet Conservation Awareness is proud to support some amazing conservation projects around the world. Through our filmmaking, project development skills, fundraising, and our network, we have been fortunate to work with some incredible individuals who are working hard to protect our environment and support local communities!

Some of our network members offer some exciting opportunities to get involved with their work through volunteering , internships, and research assistant positions. You get the chance to live and work in some of the most biodiverse corners of our planet whilst supporting important conservation work.

Uganda 🇺🇬 - Work with Mubare Biodiversity Conservation as they support local communities who come in to conflict with mountain gorillas.

Costa Rica 🇨🇷 - Help protect nesting sea turtle populations with Coprot Comunidad Protectora de Tortugas de Osa

Peru 🇵🇪 - Experience the Amazon as you help biologists with research and active conservation work with .biostation

Check out our website in the bio that also has links for the above projects' websites or get in touch for more info at [email protected]

Don't miss out on these amazing experiences ✨️

🙏 Please Vote 🙏

This weekend our film 'A Hop of Hope' featured at the Good Natured Film Festival. You can help us by voting for our film as your favourite.

We produced this film with , highlighting some of the amazing rewilding work that they do. If you haven't checked out their work before you should follow them and visit their website.

Thank you for your support, vote using this web address - https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/e/1FAIpQLSftCYpfBEw-tz7GXP_PNepLjinCcV085wLXZq4RGkZGZHoGLA/viewform?usp=send_form&pli=1

🌳 Tree Planting 🌳

Alex and the team at have recently hosted one of the local schools in Bwindi to visit the MBC site to learn all about the work we are doing and get involved by helping to plant trees.

As part of the incredible work MBC is doing to help poachers move away from hunting, we are building a community food forest on the MBC site. Planting a mixture of indigenous trees, fruit and vegetables, the garden will be a place for wildlife, learning and community food support.

Would you like to support this work ? You can either donate so that we can host more school groups or you can come and help yourself with the new volunteer program, getting fully involved in the work at MBC. Check out our bio for more info or send a DM.

Well done to the amazing team at MBC for continuing this great work 👏 🇺🇬 🦍

🌎 World Environment Day 🌎

This year's World Environment Day campaign focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan "Our land. Our future. We are "

" Earth needs a helping hand. The planetary crisis threatens to destroy our home and eliminate millions of species with which we share this beautiful planet. But this degradation is not inevitable. We have the power and the knowledge to reverse the harm and restore the environment - if we act now! "

You can help restore our planet by rewilding yourself, your garden and your community. Together, we can make a big difference 🙏

It's World Turtle Day 🐢

I would not be where I am in my career today, or have had half the adventures I have had so far if it wasn't for turtles !

From starting as an intern at .cucphuong in Vietnam🇻🇳, caring for rescued turtles, to managing sea turtle projects with in Malaysia 🇲🇾 and Coprot Comunidad Protectora de Tortugas de Osa in Costa Rica 🇨🇷

Working with turtles has been a pleasure, they are incredible animals with inspiring stories. I have been lucky enough to tell their stories around the world to everyone I meet.

I have been able to work with amazing people to protect them, and met hundreds of volunteers and interns who all fall in love with the world of turtles.

Every day is turtle day, but today is a day to say thank you to the animal that has bought me so much and my mentors in the field 🐢 ❤️

🦍 Volunteer Opportunity 🇺🇬

Are you looking to make an impact with your next travel plans ? You can come and volunteer with Mubare Biodiversity Conservation!

MBC work with local communities in the Mubare area to support sustainable livelihoods. Often, these poor communities turn to hunting in the gorilla forests, creating human wildlife conflicts.

At MBC poachers are given an alternative income through tourism, sustainable gardening and through an incredible education program.

Volunteers can come and stay on the project and help out with MBC's work in the community garden and schools, whilst learning all about the local cultures.

This is an opportunity to not pass up !

With thanks to the great work by ,the founder of this awesome project.

In partnership with One Planet Conservation Awareness 🌍

Mubare Biodiversity Conservation

https://www.oneplanetconservationawareness.com/volunteering

🐟 Invasive Lionfish 🎣

Have you ever heard of the lionfish ? These awesome fish are extremely beautiful and are incredible predators, a true joy to come across on the reef.

Unfortunately, outside of their native range (the Indo-Pacific) they can cause havoc in new areas. This is certainly the case on the Mesoamerican reef in Central America.

Lionfish have managed to invade this reef system as they were brought to Florida as aquarium fish, a terrible idea as they eat everything in the tank, people threw them down the toilet and put them into waterways, and the rest is history....

They have now spread all the way down Central America and into South America. The native fish have no idea how to escape these immense predators and there are no native fish who know how to eat them!

The Lionfish can rapidly reduce local fish populations, especially keystone species like the herbivores who control algae levels on the reef.

Conservation efforts are in place to remove the Lionfish from reefs and encourage restaurants to sell their fillets, a sustainable source of delicious fish.

If you ever see Lionfish on the menu, then help out the reef and enjoy some delicious, guilt free fish under the sun ! We certainly enjoyed making coconut Lionfish curries in Belize !

Great work as usual from the Eco Champs in Action team !

Coprot Comunidad Protectora de Tortugas de Osa

🙏 New Fundraising Campaign 🙏

OPCA is supporting Mubare Biodiversity Conservation to launch their 'Planting Our Future' program.

With just 💵£580💵 we can run a fantastic event that will welcome 100 local school children representing 10 different schools as well as 100 reformed poachers and family members.

The amazing community will come together at the MBC project site to learn all about wildlife conservation, sustainable living and growing trees! 🌱

This money will allow us to gather 500 native fruit trees that will be planted on the MBC and in the local school compounds. This will -

- Increase local biodiversity
- Act as an educational tool to the community
- Absorb CO2, fighting climate change
- Provide food to people living in poverty

The event will give the community an opportunity to come together to build a better future! MBC will provide lunch and transport for students using this funding 🍉🚌

Donate to this fundraiser to create a long lasting program that will support local community members in Bwindi, Uganda and increase local forest cover, protecting mountain gorillas and other wildlife 🦍🌳🌿

Donate here or follow the link in our story !

https://chuffed.org/project/mbcplantingourfuture

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Thank you so much for helping us out 🙏🦍🌱

📰 New Article 📰

Regenerative agriculture with Joshua Muñoz-Jiménez – A systems thinking approach to feeding and restoring our planet 🌱⛰️🐂

Check out our latest article for Conservation Careers !

Joshua helps us explore the idea of regenerative agriculture and how these methods can create productive lands for both human food and biodiversity.

Having worked on several projects around the world on different scales, Joshua's main focus is on his land in Argentina 🇦🇷, read this article to share Joshua's dream.

If you like this article, we have many more on our OPCA website.

https://www.conservation-careers.com/conservation-jobs-careers-advice/interivews/regenerative-agriculture-with-joshua-jimenez-a-systems-thinking-approach-to-feeding-and-restoring-our-planet/

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📰 New Article 📰

Underwater meadows of hope – In discussion with Project Seagrass CEO, Leanne Cullen-Unsworth 🌍🌊🐟

Check out our latest article for Conservation Careers

Leanne gives us an insight to the amazing underwater world of seagrass meadows and the work at Project Seagrass

Seagrass meadows are beautiful ecosystems that provide many services both to the environment and humans. Find out why they are so important and how this awesome project works with communities to protect and restore them.

If you like this article, we have many more on our OPCA website.

https://www.conservation-careers.com/conservation-jobs-careers-advice/interivews/project-seagrass-ceo-leanne-cullen-unsworth/

We can't wait to start working with To***co Caye Marine Station , surveying and teaching students on the seagrass meadows of Belize ! More to come on this soon....

📰 New Article 📰

" Allow yourself to be surprised and you will find beauty in the simplicity - be grateful and share" - Advice from the clouds 🌳☁️🐦

Check out our latest article for Conservation Careers !

Greilin Fallas Rodriguez tells her story and gives advice to new conservationists from her role at the amazing Cloudbridge Nature Reserve.

Cloudbridge is a magical forest reserve in the mountains of Costa Rica, give them a follow for a glimpse into their work.

If you like this article, we have many more on our OPCA website.

https://conservation-careers.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b8ee14dddb9f24d049d3ab2c1&id=a034aee3b2&e=b78de3ec5a


Jordan Gledhill

“Allow yourself to be surprised and you will find beauty in the simplicity - be grateful and share” - Advice from the clouds | Conservation Careers “I love the water, a little bit of wind and clouds, so, it’s a good place for me to stay”, says Greilin Fallas Rodriguez, a proud Costa Rican biologist working in the mysterious Cloudbridge Reserve. She excitedly shares that she has found her slice of paradise, having grown up in the beautiful...

Check out our first article for Conservation Careers 🌎

In this first interview we spoke with Mathieu Charette, an ornathologist working with local communities in Belize 🦜

Find out more about the awesome work Mathieu does with Ecorana Environmental and the Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society (T.R.E.E.S.)

Keep an eye out for more content soon...

📸 Interview Alert | Capacity building through birds – An interview with Mathieu Charette 📸

🌟 Mathieu Charette is an ornithologist from Montreal, Canada, and director of the Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society in Belize.

🗣️ They do not teach you everything in school; sometimes the field turns into your school. In this interview, Matthew talks us through some of the lessons he learned from his career in the field. Should there be a change in focus for conservation?

To read the full interview, visit http://ow.ly/IKRk50NQH7i

📸 Mathieu Charette

Jordan Gledhill features as this week's sea turtle scientist !

Thank you

This week's is Jordan Gledhill. Jordan is a Conservation Biologist from the UK. Having worked with turtles in Vietnam and Malaysia, he is currently working with Coprot Comunidad Protectora de Tortugas de Osa in Costa Rica. Jordan raises awareness for and supports small conservation projects through his personal project One Planet Conservation Awareness, supporting conservation projects to become as sustainable as possible both financially and environmentally.


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🌍 Eco Champs 🌍

Our Eco Champ Skye has been out with us in Costa Rica for the last two months helping Coprot Comunidad Protectora de Tortugas de Osa ! You can follow her adventure at Eco Champs in Action

Here is the second installment of Eco Champs. Don't forget to get involved and share your ideas as you connect with eco Champs around the world 🌍

This episode, we are exploring SDG 14 - life below water 🌊🐬🐳🐠🪸🌊

https://youtu.be/6TIXikEYRuY

https://www.oneplanetconservationawareness.com/eco-champs

Eco Champs # 2: SDG 14 Eco Champs aims to inspire action and creativity in young people around the world. Each month Skye will host a video introducing themes based on the UN's Sus...

Our very own Eco Champ 😃

Look who's joined us in Costa Rica to help Coprot Comunidad Protectora de Tortugas de Osa with their plastics program.

Our very own Skye Neville, our Eco Champs host and creator !

Skye will be staying with us for 3 months (with her lovely mum) as we relaunch our plastic upcycling project with help from IN MOCEAN !

You can follow Skye's journey Eco Champs in Action here.



Surfers Against Sewage

This giving Tuesday, support the projects that mean the most to you! Click the link to find out how you can help: https://fundly.com/m2/save-the-turtles-2

Exciting things ahead for us here at Coprot Comunidad Protectora de Tortugas de Osa with our Eco Champs host Skye joing us in Costa Rica to help manage our plastic upcycling project.

A lovely guest blog post from Maggie Berry, giving advice for people who are thinking about starting up a green business.

If you would like to write an article for OPCA then get in touch!

https://www.oneplanetconservationawareness.com/single-post/build-a-successful-green-business-using-this-start-up-guide

Build a Successful Green Business Using This Start-up Guide Starting a green business is a wonderful way to do your part for the planet, and it also has benefits for you as well. Whether your goal is to start a company that is completely sustainable or you just want to take steps to reduce your impact as an ecopreneur, there are several details you’ll need...

🌍 Eco Champs Launch day 🌱

We are super excited to officially launch Eco Champs. An educational program that aims to inspire and connect students from around the world.

The first video focuses on SDG 6: Water and Sanitation.

Check out the webpage to find out how to get involved.

https://www.oneplanetconservationawareness.com/eco-champs

Watch the video to start your Eco Champs Journey

https://youtu.be/q8QDNxg45Ug

With thanks too Coprot Comunidad Protectora de Tortugas de Osa Conservation Education Society Surfers Against Sewage

More evidence that the UK government has no interest in protecting this planet, only protecting their profits!

Make no mistake, we are angry!

The UK Government has launched an attack on nature and the laws that protect it.

Last week, the Government published outline plans to weaken crucial environmental laws. These laws protect some of our most vulnerable wildlife, green spaces, waterways and beaches across England.

The Government also announced further plans to create at least 38 'Investment Zones' across England, meaning housing and commercial developments could be encouraged to damage nature with little or no restriction.

Additionally, rumours have been circulating that the Government is also planning to scrap a vital scheme known as ELMS (environmental land management schemes) that would have supported our farmers and landowners to enhance nature.

Alone, one of these actions happening would be a disaster. Taken together, it is a clear and direct attack on nature, at a time when our planet is in crisis.

We have one simple request: tell your MP how you feel. Don’t let the Government do this in your name.

Nature needs you now, more than ever. Become part of our e-action 👉 https://bit.ly/AttackOnNatureFB

New project launching soon....

Learn, connect and inspire with Skye.

Explore the UN Sustainable Development Goals and get inspired to take action towards a sustainable future.

Connect with students around the world as we share our actions and inspire others to join us.

Check out our website for more information as we launch soon.

In partnership with:
Coprot Comunidad Protectora de Tortugas de Osa
Conservation Education Society
Surfers Against Sewage

https://youtu.be/H_aEjmCB0bo

Eco Champs - Learn, Connect, Inspire! Eco Champs aims to inspire action and creativity in young people around the world. Each month Skye will host a video introducing themes based on the UN's Sus...

Join us to learn all about our work in the field!

New Season, New Ideas!

We are excited to announce that we are launching something new. Each month we will be hosting live zoom calls to give updates from COPROT, introduce guest speakers from conservation projects around the world and hold live Q & As for YOU, our amazing audience.

Our first event will be held on the 9th of July, 10 am (Costa Rica Time). We will run through the updates from the beginning of the season and hear from our founder Laura Exley who will be telling us the story of COPROT and introducing the ambitious plans for the season.

You can join us using the information below.

COPROT Tortugas de Osa is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: COPROT Tortugas de Osa June Live Update Launch!
Time: Jul 9, 2022 10:00 AM Costa Rica

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99087645284?pwd=UEtKSWhyZDR1bXE1UHdxeHdNbnpEdz09

Meeting ID: 990 8764 5284
Passcode: CQs7pb

See you all there!

With thanks to One Planet Conservation Awareness