Weekly Environmental Jobs List - October 15

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New Opportunities

1. Clean Energy, Climate Attorney ,? Conservation Law Foundation (CLF),?Montpelier, VT

2. Senior Technical Officer, Finance and Economics for Nature , International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ), Bangkok, Thailand

3. Asistente de Campo para el proyecto: Fortalecimiento de la resiliencia de los medios de vida ante el cambio climático en las cuencas altas del Altiplano de Guatemala , International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ), Guatemala City, Guatemala

4. Asesor(a) Técnico (a) Territorial “Programa de Biodiversidad Enlazando el Paisaje Centroamericano,” International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ), Tegucigalpa, Honduras

5. IBAT Biodiversity and Business Lead , International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ), Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great

6. Especialista en Ordenamiento Territorial y Usos Productivos para Proyecto “Planeación Territorial e Innovación Financiera para incrementar la resiliencia de México al cambio climático , International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ), Ciudad de México, México

7. Asistencia Legal-Ambiental para el Programa de Biodiversidad: Enlazando el Paisaje Centroamericano , International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ), San José, Costa Rica

8. Head, Advisory, Ombudsperson Office – WWF International , World Wide Fund ( WWF ), Multiple Locations

9. Senior Community Development Officer – Clean Energy ,? Island Institute ,?Rockland, ME (Hybrid)

10. Wildland Fire and Forest Health Specialist , Washington State Department of Natural Resources , Sedro-Woolley, WA

11. Forester (State Lands), Natural Resource Specialist III , Washington State Department of Natural Resources , Sedro-Woolley, WA

12. Plant Conservation Researcher II , San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance , San Diego, CA

13. Wildlife Area Technician – Natural Resource Technician III , Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife , Brewster, WA

14. Founding Board Members , Global Entomology Coalition , Remote

15. Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer , Archbold Biological Station , Venus, FL

16. Director of Research , Michigan Audubon Society, Okemos, MI

17. Education Coordinator , National Park Trust , Rockville, MD

18. Habitat Specialist , Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa , St. Paul, MN

19. Outreach Specialist – Individual Placement Member , Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa, Various Locations, MN

20. Fellowship Coordinator , Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center ,?Sandstone, MN

21. Volunteer Program Coordinator ,? Essex County Greenbelt Association ,?Essex, MA

22. Renewable Energy Risk Management Analyst ,?OVO Energy,?Bristol or London, United Kingdom

23. Project Manager – Renewable Energy ,?DNV,?Barcelona, Spain

24. Commodities Energy Modelling Analyst ,?Aurora Energy Research,?Oxford, United Kingdom

25. Sustainability Manager ,?Hartmann,?Heidenheim, Germany

26. Manager, Foundation Relations ,? Conservation International ,?Arlington, VA/Seattle, WA

27. Associate General Counsel ,? Conservation International ,?Multiple Locations

28. African Conservancies Facility Lead, CI Ventures ,? Conservation International ,?Cape Town, South Africa

29, Development Director ,? LOWELL PARKS AND CONSERVATION TRUST, INC. ,?Lowell, MA

30. Project Officer – Riparian and Water Infrastructure ,? Corangamite Catchment Management Authority ,?Western District, Australia

NEWS ? REPORTS ? ANNOUNCEMENTS

Course?Available at Human Nature: Qualitative Methods for Conservation Human Nature is offering a new online course on qualitative research methods for conservation professionals. The course will be led by experienced social scientist and trainer Dr Rebecca Jefferson and will take place over five sessions from November 11th to 15th. The course will cover topics such as how to collect and analyze qualitative data, and how to use qualitative research methods to better inform conservation policy and practice. The course fee is ￡450 for the standard rate and ￡385 for the reduced rate. More Info & Register Here...

Deforestation remains low, but fires surge in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has remained near a six-year low despite a surge in the number of fires burning in Earth’s largest rainforest, according to data released on Friday by Brazil’s national space research institute, INPE. ?INPE’s deforestation alert system (DETER) reported that 561 square kilometers were cleared in September, bringing the 12-month total to 4,191 square kilometers—an area equivalent to nearly 600,000 football fields. This marks a 30% decline from the 6,029 square kilometers recorded at the same time last year. Read more...

How Global Warming Made Hurricane Milton More Intense and Destructive Hurricane Milton walloped Florida with at least 20 percent more rain and 10 percent stronger winds than a similarly rare storm would have done in a world that humans hadn’t warmed by burning fossil fuels, scientists said on Friday. ?As a result, Milton may have caused roughly twice as much property damage as that hypothetical storm in a cooler world, a separate team of researchers estimated. Read more...