Hi Charlie, welcome to WildHub! Great photo of the leopard and great feeling to find it too. I work with Andean bears in Bolivia and it is really exciting when we are lucky enough to find them. By the way, it's good to know that you want to learn Spanish, you can practice with me if you want!

Saludos!!

Hi Jess, welcome to the WildHub community! You did some interesting research, I'm sure you'll find good opportunities here!

Hello Clinton! Welcome to WildHub

I love sustainable approaches to conserving wildlife, congratulations on your work, I'm sure it makes a big impact! I also work with local communities in the high Andean mountains, and they also use firewood from the montane forest for cooking. I would like to know if you can share a bit about the clean cooking system, since it is a new concept for me.

Welcome to WildHub Amani!

I work in a community conservation project in Bolivia to protect the Andean Bear and lead a small team of committed volunteers. I have been thinking about leadership for the past few months since I applied to a master's program and a question from one of the universities kept on my mind. What are your main leadership challenges in your context (could be your project or your country)? I would love to know your opinion about it.

Hi Manya, welcome to WildHub! What a wonderful job you are doing with the fishing communities, I wonder how your project started its relationship with them and if you have a couple of lessons learned to share about it?

I am also working with local communities and beginning an interview process to understand their perception of the Andean bear conflict. I think the main lesson we've learned so far is that they have strong needs and should be included in all decisions made in their area. =)

Hello Grace, how are you?

I'd love to show you my stone collection as soon as I get home!

I am leading a small conservation project in Bolivia and working with local communities to protect the Andean bear. It's beautiful and challenging work and I try to focus a lot on sustainability. What do you work on at Grace?

Hello Thirza!

Well, this small project started in 2021 thanks to a grant from the Prince Bernard Nature Fund, which recently ended with positive results such as the partial reduction of the negative perception of the species and the identification of textiles as a sustainable economic alternative for women. I currently coordinate the project and lead 6 committed volunteers from different areas: a social communicator, a biologist, a photographer, a junior environmental engineer, a GIS expert and an educator. I am currently responsible for many things, including fundraising, research design, delegating roles and responsibilities, coordinating with authorities and institutions.

Now we are trying to find more resources to continue with the next stage of the project to address the human-bear conflict with the communities and promote a sustainable textile initiative with women. As coordinator I want to expand our network outside of Bolivia and try to make some alliances with other institutions to increase our capacities and achieve financial sustainability.

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That is a great idea! I will do it this days!