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Mitigating climate change and boosting a mentee’s confidence in PLT Canada’s Green Mentor program
August 22, 2022
By Jonathan Gichuru Increasing forest cover across the world is among the most cost-effective and efficient ways to mitigate the effects of climate change, which is a threat to a sustainable future. As a young professional, I’m motivated to be involved in bringing new perspectives and thoughts to the table that inspire natural resource conservation and contribute to mitigating climate change and achieving other sustainable development goals (SDGs). But deciding which niche to specialize in can be nerve wracking—especially with…
SFI Conference Green Mentor Program Sets the Right Example
August 17, 2022
By Megan Quinn In June 2022, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and its award-winning educational program, Project Learning Tree (PLT), came together in Madison, Wisconsin for a joint conference. The annual conference’s theme was Collaborating for Communities and Forests, so it’s fitting that the conference also played host to its first SFI Conference Green Mentor cohort. Nineteen young adults were selected from across North America to participate in this four-month mentorship opportunity. Mentees were matched with professionals in the forest…
Making Connections: PLT Canada/WFC Green Mentor program participants meet up in Seoul, Korea
August 05, 2022
By Maria Chiarella, Manager of Mentorship and Youth Programs, PLT Canada Being part of the XV World Forestry Congress (WFC) in Seoul, Republic of Korea from May 2–6, 2022 gave me insight into how international cooperation is addressing some of the most pressing issues in the forest sector. The congress, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Korea Forest Service, was filled with conversations and presentations that will propel forest research, policy, and sustainable management as solutions…
Join the 2022 SFI/PLT Annual Conference – Collaborating for Communities and Forests
June 01, 2022
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Project Learning Tree (PLT) will host their first-ever joint annual conference from June 14-16, in Madison, Wisconsin. With a theme of Collaborating for Communities and Forests, the event will be a week filled with learning and opportunities to discuss the most-pressing issues and challenges facing the people and the planet, including how sustainable forest management and environmental education provide effective solutions. Conference participants will come away from the event with: Best practices on climate-smart…
A passion for environmental education drives this busy mentee-mentor relationship
April 13, 2022
Green mentor Jasmine Chou and mentee Kaitlyn Adam are busily pursuing their passion for environmental education. So busy in fact that fitting in time to build a mentoring relationship might have seemed like a stretch. “Before this, I was a mentee to Kathy Abusow [President and CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and PLT Canada]. She is an extremely busy person with a million things to do. But when you realize even someone like her is still managing to make…
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