The 7CONTINENTS Weekly Environmental Jobs List

I'm Giacomo Abrusci , your mussel-y environmental guide and welcome to the 7CONTINENTS Weekly Jobs List brought to you by SEVENSEAS Media . Here you'll find land ecosystems based jobs that cover biodiversity, air, climate, and everything in between. Ocean jobs and announcements appear in a different edition of this same newsletter. If you would like to contribute jobs or announcements, email them to [email protected].

NEWS ? REPORTS ? ANNOUNCEMENTS

State management and regulation of extractive industries in the Pan Amazon The extractive industries are strategic components of the economy of all Amazonian countries, but their importance varies greatly. Mineral extraction creates tangible economic benefits for a sovereign state. Converting a non-renewable natural resource into money can provide an emerging economy or middle-income country with much-needed financial capital for infrastructure development and poverty reduction. Resource exploitation generates foreign earnings essential for providing citizens with goods and services not produced by the domestic economy. Unfortunately, many, or perhaps, even most, resource-rich countries of the Global South suffer from corruption, poor governance and adverse social conditions that impede sustainable investment of extractive wealth. Read more...

Flooding in a Kenyan Natural Reserve Forces Tourist Evacuation Devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced tens of thousands more in East Africa are now inundating parts of the Masai Mara, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife national reserves. On Wednesday, the Telek River broke its banks and overflowed into parts of the natural reserve, flooding many tourist camps. A spokesman for the Kenyan Red Cross, Munir Ahmed, said that more than 90 people have been evacuated, some by helicopter. Others fled through the water. “The situation in Masai Mara is so bad,” said Daniel Ikayo, the owner of a safari company. “There is water everywhere.” Read more...

New Opportunities

1. GrizzlyCorps Rural Climate Fellow, GrizzlyCorps , Various locations, CA

2. Environmental Conservation Corps: Crew Member (6-Month), The Sustainability Institute , North Charleston, SC

3. Plant Biologist, WRA Inc., San Diego, CA

4. Climate Action Organizer, Vermont Natural Resources Council , Montpelier, VT

5. Ecosystem Program Coordinator,? Upper Mississippi River Basin Association ,?Edina, MN

6. KS Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist I or II – 2 Positions,? Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever ,?Mankato, KS

7. Naturalist Administrator,? Westmoreland Sanctuary, Inc. ,?Mount Kisco, NY

8. Summer Programs Instructor – Brightwater,? IslandWood ,?Woodinville, WA

9. Botanist – Vandenberg Space Force Base,? Colorado State University ,?Vandenberg Space, Force Base, CA

10. Ecological Restoration Crew Supervisor,?WRA Inc,?San Francisco Bay Area, CA

11. Invasive Species Technician,?New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation,?Staatsburg, NY

12. Deming Pre-Sales Forester, Natural Resource Specialist II (NRS2)/NRS1 In-Training,?Dept. of Natural Resources,?Skagit County - Sedro Woolley, WA

13. KESRP Field Assistant, Kauai Endangered Seaird Recovery Project,?Lihue, HI

14. Restoration Technician (Project Based),? WRA, Inc. Landscape Restoration,?San Francisco Bay Area, CA

15. Historic Preservation Specialist,?FEMA,?Washington, DC

16. Senior Campaigner,? Center for Biological Diversity ,?Albuquerque, New Mexico (Remote)

17. Monitoring Assistant,? Land Trust of Napa County ,?Napa, CA

18. Habitat and Ecosystem Restoration Specialist,? ArcheWild ,?Quakertown, PA

19. Water Policy Director,? Hoosier Environmental Council ,?Indianapolis, IN

20. Youth Programs Manager,? Groundwork Hudson Valley , Inc.,?Yonkers, NY

21. Outdoor Education Naturalist,? Pathfinder Ranch ,?Mountain Center, CA

22. Program Associate,? Richard King Mellon Foundation ,?Pittsburgh, PA

23. Adirondack Trail Crew,? NYS Department of Environmental Conservation ,?Warrensburg, NY

24. Global Director, Finance,?World Wide Fund WWF ,?Multiple Locations

25. Watershed Operations Technician,? Albany Water Department ,?Albany, NY

26. Development Manager – Grants and Designated Gifts,? Cheetah Conservation Fund ,?Sherwood, AR

27. Field Technician I,? The Institute for Regional Conservation ,?Miami, FL

28. Executive Co-Director (Development Lead),? Sharing Our Roots ,?Northfield, MN

29. Expert, Safeguards,?World Wide Fund WWF ,?Flexible