Episode 041 - Dr. LoraKim Joyner shares her love for saving wild parrots
Show Notes
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner is a Unitarian Universalist minister, having served in parish ministry for 10 years in North Carolina, Minnesota, Texas, and Florida. Currently she serves as a community minister in Multispecies Ministry and Compassionate Communication, affiliated with the Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation at White Plains. She draws on her training as a Certified Trainer in Nonviolent Communication and over 30 years as a conservationist and wildlife veterinarian to lead One Earth Conservation . With her team, they support others through their international Nurture Nature Program that seeks to empower the people saving the planet. She travels to areas in Latin America to stand in solidarity and witness to the plight of the parrots of people there, and do what she can.. One Earth's projects extent to Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Guyana.
Her conservation projects include:
Books
Conservation in Time of War
Multispecies Intelligence - writing
Parrots, Poachers, and Peace: Tales and Tallies of the Lost Parrots in Latin America
Nurturing Discussions and Practices: Nurture Nature, Yourself, and Your Relationships
Connect with LoraKim
Dr. LoraKim Email
One Earth Conservation
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Her conservation projects include:
- Scarlet Macaw Conservation Strategies in Guatemala - Checking up on the Chicks
- Scarlet Macaw Conservation Strategies in Honduras - People, Peace, and Parrots
- Yellow-naped Amazon Conservation in Guatemala - Protecting and Counting Them Because They Count On Us
- Yellow-naped Conservation in Nicaragua - Checking up on the Chicks on the Islands of Hope
- Scarlet Macaw Conservation in Belize - Checking up on the Chicks
- Macaw Conservation Strategies in Nicaragua – Putting the Macaws on the Map
- Yellow-headed Parrot Conservation in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras
- Yellow-naped Parrot Conservation in Honduras
- Parrot Conservation in Paraguay
- Parrot Conservation in Guyana
- Latin American Wild Psittacine Health Collaboratory
- Nurture Nature Program and Online Academy
Books
Conservation in Time of War
Multispecies Intelligence - writing
Parrots, Poachers, and Peace: Tales and Tallies of the Lost Parrots in Latin America
Nurturing Discussions and Practices: Nurture Nature, Yourself, and Your Relationships
Connect with LoraKim
Dr. LoraKim Email
One Earth Conservation