Dear fellow Biodiversity Professional,
Here is a rare email from me. I must say that I am overwhelmed by how many people have joined the group. We now number more than 6,500! It is an honor to connect with so many like-minded professionals. It is through strength in numbers and by sharing and networking that we will support each other in our professional goals.
With that in mind, please read below for some important messages from fellow members.
Your time is valuable. I respect that. So I’ll keep this short, and only say again how much I appreciate your interest. Your dedication to biodiversity, our beautiful Earth and its precious life is making a difference.
Regards,
Roger Harris, MS
Founder & manager, Biodiversity Professionals LinkedIn group
IMPORTANT MESSAGES
1. We want to fund your conservation project!
SavingSpecies wants to add to its roster of successful conservation projects. Interested parties are invited to respond to the Request for Proposals by submitting an initial letter of interest. You are invited to learn more about our project criteria and how to submit your letter of interest: http://bit.ly/fundconservation(Declared Interest: I am a SavingSpecies Board Member)
2. Please vote today for the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation’s Biodiversity Youth Ambassador Project in the Give for Youth Challenge. VOTE HERE: http://bit.ly/biodiversityyouth
Cast your vote by March 1st to give 12-16 year old Biodiversity Youth Ambassadors the opportunity to participate in BioBlitz 2013 at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park in New Orleans. We are helping Biodiversity Youth Ambassadors to raise biodiversity awareness to their peers. The Youth Ambassadors’ attendance at the 2013 BioBlitz will sustain the growth of the Biodiversity Youth Ambassador network into the future. (Declared Interest: I volunteer consulting services for the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation)
3. The European Commission and ALTER-Net (Europe’s biodiversity research network) will host a major science conference: “Science underpinning the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy” in Ghent, Belgium, from 15-18 April 2013. Register before 22 March: http://www.alter-net.info/outputs/conf-2013 (Member contact: Andrew Sier)
4. Progress and challenges in recovering endangered salmon populations in the US Pacific Northwest are highlighted in a recent online report with links to supporting data: http://www.StateofSalmon.wa.gov(Member contact: Phil Miller)
5. The Cloud Forest Conservation Initiative invites researchers and collaborators to a remote Guatemalan cloud forest. Learn more at http://www.conservationimaging.org (Member contact: Philip Tanimoto)
6. Why is biodiversity important for business? An interview with Marion Hammerl, President of the Global Nature Fund, and Dr. Michael Rademacher, Global Manager Biodiversity & Natural Resources at HeidelbergCement, about impacts of loss of ecosystems and species on businesses, how to integrate biodiversity concerns in business models and assessments of biodiversity-related opportunities and risks.http://www.business-biodiversity.eu/default.asp?Menue=49&News=1315 (Member contact: Sven Stöbener)
7. If you are on Google+ and lean towards marine biodiversity issues, please consider joining us in the Marine Biodiversity Community. https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101247541499803612222(Member contact: John Starmer)
8. NREL is conducting a vegetation test plot study to evaluate restoration of native plants beneath an 8 acre PV array. http://www.nrel.gov/news/features/feature_detail.cfm/feature_id=1553 (Member contact: Brenda Beatty)
9. WELCOME! If you are new to the group please take a moment to introduce yourself!http://linkd.in/15K7SZl
10. SHARE THE GROUP: Please invite fellow professionals to join! Here’s a short URL for email or to post to Twitter, Facebook and your other social networks: http://bit.ly/biodiversityprofs
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