Scientists across the globe are attributing the rise of the novel coronavirus to the loss of natural habitats and ecosystems. A nonprofit organization founded by former First Lady Laura Bush is using creative data-based partnerships to protect natural habitats and ecosystems in Texas and the U.S.
A nonprofit organization founded by former First Lady Laura Bush is using creative data-based partnerships to protect land, natural habitats and ecosystems in Texas and ultimately around the U.S. I spoke with its CEO, Joni Carswell, to learn about their approach and how it’s working. Carswell is not an environmentalist, but rather brings a business and management eye, so her orientation is different than most leaders of environmental nonprofits..
Here are key takeaways from our conversation that could benefit other environmental and conservation groups:: When organizations and/or companies reach out to Texan By Nature for support with an environmentally-oriented challenge they are struggling to address, TXN develops appropriate partnerships to help them address it, and collect the data they need to measure if their impact.
They also worked with Dell on habitat restoration on its own 38-acre corporate campus, including seeding pollinators, and with BAE Systems’ Austin, TX campus on seeding pollinator gardens, restoring native grasses, collecting rainwater and AC condensate,Projects continue despite the pandemic
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