Dear conservationist, I apologise that it has been a while since I last wrote to you. Running workshops outside of my work hours and planning the recent LC connection day have absorbed much…

Dear conservationist, As an ever-evolving human, I will happily admit that I have absolutely poo-pooed resilience as a priority for conservationists. However, recently, my tides are changing. If I am being honest with…

Dear conservationist, I started this year by reading “Human Kind, a Hopeful History” as I wanted this year to be different. I think, like many conservationists, I have often grappled with the notion…

Dear conservationist, For as long as I can remember, I have been furious about the state of the world. I have talked numerous times about how when I was 5-years-old I was mad…

Dear conservationist, Our industry is full of self-sacrificing people and for a good reason. The industry basically trains us to be the monks of sustainability, sacrificing ourselves for our lord and saviour, Mother…

Dear conservationist, My name is Jessie and I am a striving addict, a striveoholic if you will. I have been striving since I was 5 when I first learnt about deforestation. I strived…

Dear conservationist, Have you ever needed to increase your income, only to find that you need to head indoors to find a job that pays high enough to sustain your cost of living?…

Dear conservationist, Back in 2020, I conducted a still-unpublished narrative analysis of 70 articles written by Lonely Conservationists, to identify: (1) the factors inspiring and sustaining conservationists’ professional ambitions, (2) the challenges discouraging…

Dear conservationist, If I could hazard a bet, I’d say that your day job or studies do not comprise the entirety of your sustainability or conservation efforts. Maybe you volunteer, maybe you have…

Dear Conservationist, Reading the title of this blog, you may be wondering what crazy drugs I’m on. For so much of my life, my identity and branding have centred around being a conservationist…