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Justin Taberham CEnv

This edition first published 2022

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I would like to dedicate this book to my Mum who inspired my love for books; my Dad who instilled in me the need to work hard and have ‘stickability’; and to Jasmine for her constant love and support. Many thanks to my children for their involvement – Bailey for the book cover image, Ethan for keeping me well fed and amused and Lara for proofreading. This book is in memory of my Dad and Mama Lee, who gave me great support while I was writing but never got to see it finally published.

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I would like to thank my networks and the numerous volunteer contributors, text reviewers and experts globally who have made the book more global, relevant and information rich.

The names of many of the major contributors are noted at the end of the book, but there are also hundreds of additional helpers who chipped in with views and helpful ideas. My thanks go to all.

Justin Taberham, London

June 2021

The author, Justin Taberham, is an environmental professional and Chartered Environmentalist with more than 30 years’ experience in the global environment sector, working for Government agencies, a water utility, a lobbying charity and a global professional body. He is now a Consultant and Advisor, working in environmental publications, business and careers. He has significant experience of environmental recruiting, developing staff and advising and mentoring people globally who seek to develop a career in the environment sector. His website is www.justintaberham.com, and the site has a full professional profile.

Figure 1.1The Green World of Work.

Source: Martens 2020. © Joanne Martens.

The author manages the Env.Careers website www.env.careerswhich is ‘The “one stop shop” for people who want to develop a career in the global environment sector’.

The Env.Careers website is an allied resource to this book, and it helps deliver ongoing additional content. The website is also a standalone resource with tips, advice and mentoring for those seeking a green career.

I grew up in the Norfolk countryside, in rural England. I was an enthusiastic scout, angler, hill walker and conservation volunteer. I was also keenly involved in environmental campaigns on issues such as Rainforest Conservation, Acid Rain and Species Loss. My parents were very tolerant of me bringing home ‘roadkill’ and other natural finds to ‘study’.

As I got older and had to make career direction and subject choices at school, I was often shunted into a specific area of interest which would enable me to more easily get a ‘standard’ job – early suggestions from careers questionnaires were Policeman, Insurer and Teacher. None of these were of much interest to me – it was a mystery why the questionnaires never asked, ‘What do you actually want to do?’ Careers advice tended to just look at the limited subjects I was studying and extrapolate what career field was broadly relevant; the more sophisticated current career survey techniques still extrapolate from your school subjects, general interests and personality traits and find you very common areas of work, in an almost apologetic attempt to pigeonhole you.