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Jordan
One Planet Conservation Awareness (OPCA) started out as a simple Blog page. Our Founder Jordan wanted to make sure that he was keeping up to date with the latest conservation news and research after leaving university.
After studying Conservation Biology, Jordan set off on his conservation career by joining different volunteer and internship programs around the world. Spending time in the South African Bush and in the jungles of South East Asia, Jordan managed to put together a strong set of real-world conservation skills.
Jordan’s first Job in conservation was managing a sea turtle project on a tropical island off the east coast of Malaysia. It was here Jordan realised that the most important aspect of conservation for him was outreach.
After returning to the UK due to COVID-19, Jordan began to work in environmental education, taking students of all ages in to English woodlands most recently Jordan was managing COPROT Tortugas de Osa, a sea turtle project in Costa Rica
Throughout the years Jordan has focused in and excelled in project development, allowing the projects he works with to grow and increase their impact.
However, this work would not be possible without the help of Jordan’s good friend Jodie. Jodie has come in and allowed OPCA to reach the next level content wise, and is the co-founder of OPCA’s next stage.
jodie
Jodie met Jordan at the University of Plymouth where she also completed her undergraduate degree in Conservation Biology. While at University she had a strong interest in research and spent 5 weeks in Indonesia assisting in the research of macaques, civets and bats, and later coral reef health and biodiversity.
After leaving university she completed an internship with a cetacean research project in Scotland. While she really enjoyed this work she couldn't help feeling that her efforts in the field were futile when the rest of the world seemed so removed from the problems our natural world was facing.
Jodie feels that in order to have a truly positive impact there needs to be changes at a societal level to way we treat our planet. Therefore very early on in her conservation career, she switched her attention away from research to education and outreach.
In particular she was keen to explore the use of TV & film in inspiring the public to respect and take care of our natural world.
Jodie is currently training in the art of permaculture as she concentrates on making her family farm as sustainable as possible.
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Juliana
Juliana is a biologist who has always been interested in studying and conserving nature, with a special love for the ocean and its wonders.
Throughout her academic career, she has been involved in projects and volunteer work in Colombia, Mexico, and Costa Rica, studying freshwater and marine turtles, crocodiles, sharks, and whales, as well as environmental education, working closely with coastal and riverine communities.
Juliana believes that no conservation project makes sense unless all sectors of society are involved. Therefore, one of her main goals is to ensure that ethnic minorities and underrepresented groups gain more visibility, voice, and relevance in conservation plans and efforts.
Her other passions include photography, travel, writing, environmental education, and ocean literacy.
Juliana is our latest team member and is joining OPCA as a Project Officer , helping with our social media and campaigns with a special focus on Latin America.