Our guest today has a Masters Degree in Biological Sciences and is a Research and Engagement Officer for the Ancient Forest Alliance. Please welcome Ian Thomas to IMPACT. If you like what we are doing please like, share and subscribe to IMPACT @realimpactpod This episode is sponsored by : - - The Pachamama Alliance -Empowering indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest to preserve their land & culture www.pachamama.org Bio: Ian is a Research and Engagement officer for the Ancient Forest Alliance, a non-profit organization working to protect BC’s endangered old-growth forests. He works with the AFA to explore and document at-risk ancient forests, raise awareness of these precious ecosystems, and to engage with communities on strategies for forest conservation. A biologist by training, Ian received his Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Windsor in Ontario. Ian’s work as a wildlife biologist has taken him to wild places across Canada. From the depths of BC’s Great Bear Rainforest to the boreal forests of Saskatchewan; to seabird islands in the Maritimes, as well as further abroad to the cloud forests of South America, and to far-flung islands in the Tropical Pacific, these journeys have instilled in him a deep love and reverence for the dwindling wild places of the world. Ian is a passionate bird-watcher and naturalist, as well as a fanatical big-tree hunter. He is happiest when thrashing through dense underbrush, scrambling over deadfall, and wading through icy streams in search of scarce groves of undiscovered giants that still survive in the remote corners of coastal BC. (I don't have any social media platforms to link to) Ian’s work takes him to wild places across Canada. From the depths of BC’s Great Bear Rainforest to the boreal forests of Saskatchewan; to seabird islands in the Maritimes, as well as further abroad to the cloud forests of South America and to far-flung islands in the Tropical Pacific, these journeys have instilled in him a deep love and reverence for the dwindling wild places of the world. He works with the AFA to explore and document at-risk ancient forests, raise awareness of these precious ecosystems, and to engage with communities on strategies for forest conservation. Cause to support: Nature Based Solutions Foundation: naturebasedsolutionsfoundation.org Ancient Forest Alliance: https://ancientforestalliance.org @AncientForestalliance #forests #ancientforests #oldgrowth #endangeredecosystems #naturebasedsolutions #thewoldernesscommittee #Great Bear Rainforest #fairycreek
