Environmental education officers are responsible for promoting environmental conservation and development. They visit schools and businesses to give talks, they produce educational resources and websites, they lead guided nature walks, they provide relevant training courses, and they help with volunteer activities and conservation projects. Many gardens employ an environmental education officer to offer guidance during school visits.
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An educational approach that promotes environmental awareness by integrating ecological and sustainability principles into teaching. It aims to increase social responsibility and end socio-environmental injustices.
Tissues, cells, and functions of plant and animal organisms and their interdependencies and interactions with each other and the environment.
The study of how organisms interact and their relation to the ambient environment.
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Provide information and suggested actions relating to the conservation of nature.
Independently animate groups in the outdoors, adapting your practice to keep the group animated and motivated.
Speak to a variety of audiences about e.g. information, concepts, theories and/or activities related to nature and its conservation. Produce written information. This information may be presented in a range of formats e.g. display signs, information sheets, posters, website text etc.
Identify and classify crop characteristics. Be able to recognise different types of bulbs by name, graded sizes, field markings and stock markings.
Devise and demonstrate the application of responsible and safe practices for the outdoor sector.
Recognise and relate meteorology to topography; apply the principal of ‘Leave no trace'.
Coordinate a staff of volunteers. Manage their tasks, recruitment, programmes and budgets.
Monitor, demonstrate and explain the use of equipment according to the operational guidelines issued by manufacturers.
Deliver training and capacity building for staff working in the tourism industry to inform them about best practices in developing and managing tourist destinations and packages, while ensuring a minimum impact on the environment and local communities and strict preservation of protected areas and fauna and flora species.
Develop and execute educational and promotional plans to educate the public on fire prevention knowledge and methods, fire safety such as the ability to identify hazards and the use of fire safety equipment, and to raise awareness on fire prevention issues.
Speak with groups of adults and children to teach them how to enjoy the forest without harming it or themselves. Speak in schools or with specific youth groups if called upon. Develop and teach programs related to nature conservation.
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The taxonomy or classification of plant life, phylogeny and evolution, anatomy and morphology, and physiology.
The study of fish, shellfish or crustacean organisms, categorized into many specialised fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behaviour, origins and distribution.
The structure, evolution and classification of animals and how they interact with their ecosystems.
Aquatic ecology is the study of aquatic organisms, how they interact, where they live, and what they do.
The understanding of how an ecosystem functions and its relationship to environmental planning and design.
The ecosystems existing in a forest, starting from bacteria to trees and soil types.
The interactions between the various systems of a cell, the interactions between the different types of genetic material and how these interactions are regulated.
No competences in this bucket.
Conduct field surveys to collect information about the numbers and distribution of organisms.
Establish new trainings and staff development provisions to support staff knowledge in food waste prevention and food recycling practices. Ensure that staff understands methods of and tools for food recycling, e.g., separating waste.
Analyse and interpret ecological and biological data, using specialist software programs.
Conduct ecological and biological research in a field, under controlled conditions and using scientific methods and equipment.