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Freshwater & Community Conservation Externship
National Geographic Society & The Nature Conservancy
A global externship, bringing together changemakers from across the globe to research a freshwater issue that was impacting our local communities and communicate our findings.
I investigated the impact of urbanisation on Melbourne’s freshwater ecology and assessed its influence on the native platypus communities.
Background
Through this experience, I enhanced my capacity to network with industry professionals, cooperate with stakeholders, employ primary and secondary research, conduct landscape/gap analyses, and I additionally taught myself QGIS / ArcGIS systems.
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Offered exclusive 1:1 Mentoring
Final grade of 100%
Accepted to receive Seed Funding to continue my research
Selected out of 200+ students to present my findings to the host companies
ArcGIS StoryMap
Click the image to learn how urbanisation is impacting Melbourne's freshwater ways and the platypus.
Presentation Link: The Great Urban Migration: Plight of the Platypus
TNC: Cool Green Science Article
Click the image to read an article I wrote about my research for The Nature Conservancy's Cool Green Science website.
Seed Funding: Platypus Documentary
Click the image to follow me as I join EnviroDNA researchers to uncover the story behind why Melbourne's platypus population size and distribution is declining
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