Voices in Conservation

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ABOUT ME

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You’ll find stories about nature, insights into the world of conservation and sustainable living, and a safe space for mental health talk :)

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SHOW THE LOVE 💚 - Aptly so, the @climatecoalition’s #showthelove campaign is today. A chance for all of us to demonstrate our love for the disgustingly-beautiful, complex, and unforgiving natural world 💧🌿 that we share with waaaaay more draw-droppingly magnificent creatures 🐍 than you could possibly comprehend (was that gushy enough? Ya). - So, as you may have seen in my story, the Climate Coalition have created their own Heads Up thingymabob to help us set a 2020 pledge to protect our 🌏. Mine - try a plant based diet. Thankfully, I’ve already started this! - I further pledge to dedicate the rest of this year to, not only advocating for nature by sharing it’s wonder with you (like @lucy_lapwing, I’m essentially not going to shut up about it) and promoting eco-friendly practices ♻️, but to simply continue to educate myself: about the impacts I have and how I can change them, about our native species 🦦here at home, about the global climate crisis, about policy etc etc. - Have you tried the filter? What pledge/s are you making for 2020? In a recent conversation, someone told me how 2020 is the ‘Super Year’. This is THE year that we step up the climate movement, shout louder, and assert our power in more ways than simply placing a vote 📥. You in? - #nature #loveit #liveit #embraceit @rspb_love_nature @kewgardens @thewildlifetrusts @surfersagainstsewage @wwf @woodlandtrust @nationaltrust

PRIVILEGE 👀 Pt 1. - Now, I understand that many white people live in relative poverty or suffer sexual discrimination. However, if you’re white, you’re disproportionately benefitting. It’s not your fault you were born white; I still enjoy the privileges I have. But we have to recognise it exists. Here are some examples of my privilege which you may not even realise are a privilege. - I CHOSE my husband ❣️It sounds so obvious. I got to fall in love with and marry the man of my choosing. However, in 2017, 14M female children worldwide were forcibly married before 18 and the highest rates of child marriages (male & female) occur in Africa - many are married before the age of 15. - I now have a good JOB 👩🏼‍🎓 I’m not saying I was offered this job because I’m white. My entire journey to this point was facilitated by my white status. My access to education, supportive family, uni funding, and the fact that I was better supported throughout my education: racial harassment is present throughout unis in the UK; BAME groups are more likely to work in lower paid jobs; and, in the US, white individuals are twice as likely to be employed as black individuals. - I GO WHERE I PLEASE 🤙🏼When I queue to get into a club, I’m welcomed with a smile. Standard right? Wrong. Apparently, ethnic minority groups are 3x as likely to have been thrown out of, or denied access to a restaurant or club in the UK in the last 5 years! - This unconscious bias is everywhere. I was once stopped by the police🚨 because I was driving over the speed limit in Gsy (by 7 mph - genuine error from driving in Eng). I explained this and was let off with no problems. Tbh, I even expected this outcome - it seemed reasonable. But would that have happened if I were black? For example, 38% of people from ethnic minority backgrounds are wrongly suspected of shoplifting having done nothing wrong. This will likely never happen to me. - If you’re white, you’re privileged 🙌🏼👈🏽 It doesn’t mean you’re bad simply for being white; view it as an opportunity to help our fellow beings because we, as white people, have far more influence. Just check yourself. Call it out. 🤘🏼💕 #privelege

Look at the beauty of our NATURAL WORLD 👆🏼🌿 - I think our government is actually MORALLY BANKRUPT. All I can hope for is that this absolute atrocity turns out to be such a fustercluck that it becomes economically unviable and gets axed....🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ - I duno about you but I really need a sense of unity and compassion in moments like this 💚🤝. I’ve tagged some of my inspirations and fellow warriors. Who inspires you to keep naturing on and fight the good [necessary] fight?? 👇🏼👇🏼 - #HS2candoone

WOMEN IN CONSERVATION 🦹🏽‍♀️👩🏼‍🎓🕵🏽 - *This is a fitting post given that it’s International Women and Girls in Science Day!! Keep chasing those dreams power women, girls, bosses, princesses, and ladettes - don’t let the muggles get you down 🙌🏼* - This weekend I spent a delicious 40ish hours connecting with a beautiful group of ladies over wildlife chat 🌿, nature adventures 🌾, owl pellets 🦉, cutey snipes, Philip the snail 🐌, and CRAZY good homemade food 🍲! - We visited RSPB’s Greylake and Ham Wall (swipe to see our birdie list) and thanks to the geeky, neediness of the group, I was treated to some twitchy lifers 🦆🐦. When you find a group of people you can unapologetically be yourself around, it’s incredibly uplifting and empowering 👌🏼✌🏽 - THANK YOU so much s**thatches - bring on the next thrubbing get together. Who‘s your go to nature nerd?? 👇🏼 - #ladybirders #thighrubbinglygood @rspb_love_nature

New blog in bio 💫 It’s Time To Talk. - Mental health affects 1️⃣ in 4️⃣ of us. - Depression is the leading cause of disability across the world (anxiety features in the top 20). - People with mental health problems are 5️⃣✖️ more likely to be victims of assault. - 36% of people with mental health problems do not seek a professional diagnosis 🟡 - In 2014, suicide was the leading cause of death in men. - 75% of mental health problems are established before the age of 24. - It’s Time To Talk. I’ve shared some of the steps I have taken so far in order to access help for my mental health. Maybe it’ll help one of you. #accesshelp #mentalhealth #iapt @heads_together @youngmindsuk @mindcharity @bathmind @mind.mystory @mentalhealthfoundation

SAIL FOR CLIMATE ACTION ⛵️ - Activists from Latin America and Europe are sailing across the Atlantic (!!) to share their stories throughout Europe, the UK, and, most importantly at the climate change at the United Nations Climate Conference in Bonn, Germany. - These international conferences host the world’s leaders and decision makers. They are making decisions that affect people across the world; people who are already suffering the impacts of climate change and their voices are not being heard 🌏 - S4CA aims to provide a platform whereby these activists can speak up for their communities and affect change to preserve our planet. However, as always, this project needs funding. It needs support. And it needs us to strengthen the voices of these young activists. - Please follow @sailforclimateaction, donate to their gofundme if you can , and share the campaign’s message far and wide. If you have any capacity to support the participants during their tour of Europe and the UK, or you know anybody who would like to get involved, please do get in touch. - #Sailforclimateaction

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