It could be a first step but definitely raising the profile of the issue is needed. Conservation clearly isn't the only sector effected by covid-19 but the challenges we face in the biodiversity crisis haven't paused. I think that community is needed more than ever because it is very lonely if you aren't already in a conservation job, where do you find your community? Volunteering is very restricted and I haven't seen any initiatives to try and change that or find new ways of working. Is it that those working in conservation are already at capacity? worried about their own jobs? I am not sure that solutions are the most important thing right now, letting people who are passionate about conservation but can't get a job and feel they can't contribute know that we see and know there is an issue would be a start.

I really enjoyed reading your post, I wish I could write so eloquently. I am white British and middle class - I studied Zoology in Glasgow, Scotland and the demographic was not diverse, something that worried me. There were few people from lower socio-economic groups and not a single person of colour in my cohort. It improved a little in postgraduate groups but still skewed. Honestly it scares me how uniform the conservation and environmental fields can be but the odds are stacked against anyone who doesn't have the means to support themselves whilst volunteering to get the experience and doesn't have the social capital to get experience in the field. How can we hope to slow the loss of biodiversity without actively including people from all races and countries? How can we find solutions without letting those with different ideas and backgrounds lead? Please keep writing, I want to hear from more voices like yours.