Episode 007 - Jenn Lavers finds plastic on the most remote islands in the world and it impacts all of us
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Show Notes
Dr. Jennifer Lavers goes to the most remote islands in the world to find plastics to figure out how this impacts wildlife and humans. She is a marine eco-toxicologist with expertise in tropical and temperate seabird ecology, plastic pollution (marine debris), invasive species management, and fisheries by-catch. She supervises a large number of graduate students in Australia and abroad working on a diverse array of projects.
Learn more about Jenn's research at Adrift Lab in Sydney Australia.
Jenn shared some amazing resources in this episode. She encourages all people to find their Zero Waste communities and how they can get involved. She belongs to Zero Waste Tasmania. There is also Plastic Waste Australia Networks. Here is a great article by the Sydney Morning Herald about five organizations in Australia who are dedicated to reducing, reusing, and recycling plastic.
Resources:
Australian Marine Debris Initiative - AMDI
Tangaroa Blue
Zero Waste Tasmania - Facebook Group
The Lab and Field Blog - diversity inclusion and equality in science.
Connect with Jenn online
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Connect with Projects For Wildlife:
Facebook: @projectsforwildlife
Instagram: @projectsforwildlife
Twitter: @projects4wildlf
Get your Transformational Leadership Game Plan:
https://www.alimosphere.com/gameplan.html
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Learn more about Jenn's research at Adrift Lab in Sydney Australia.
Jenn shared some amazing resources in this episode. She encourages all people to find their Zero Waste communities and how they can get involved. She belongs to Zero Waste Tasmania. There is also Plastic Waste Australia Networks. Here is a great article by the Sydney Morning Herald about five organizations in Australia who are dedicated to reducing, reusing, and recycling plastic.
Resources:
Australian Marine Debris Initiative - AMDI
Tangaroa Blue
Zero Waste Tasmania - Facebook Group
The Lab and Field Blog - diversity inclusion and equality in science.
Connect with Jenn online
Connect with Projects For Wildlife:
Facebook: @projectsforwildlife
Instagram: @projectsforwildlife
Twitter: @projects4wildlf
Get your Transformational Leadership Game Plan:
https://www.alimosphere.com/gameplan.html
Work With Alicia
Email me!
hi@alimosphere.com
