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My future job

Hi there, today I'm gonna talk about the job that I would like to work on. As you know, there is a lot of work to be done regarding forests and their management in Chile. And not only in this, but there are also many things to do to improve our relationship as citizens, with the environment. So, I would like to use my knowledge, learned at the carreer, to improving this relationship, by supporting any activity that involves environmental education, scientific studies, safeguarding biodiversity, social work and promoting ecological awareness. I like very much teaching botany stuff, I used to enjoy to do helpers last year, but beceause of the pandemic, this year it has become complicated. I'm so sad for the first grade students, they have not had the opportunity to get to know the laboratories!  Also I like to study the flora of the country, and I have known that there is some consulting companies that carry out flora surveys to evaluate projects that involve the area. So if the...

Project: "Embracing the Maipo Hills" (Free topic 2)

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The hills Chena and Lonquén are two hills located south of Santiago, in the commune of San Bernardo, surrounded by agricultural and grazing activity, so they are under great pressure from anthropogenic activities. This has been degrading the natural and necessary conditions for harboring the ecosystem's wildlife. The sites of interest are considered as biodiversity hotspots at the international, due to the high degree of endemism and its various threats. This is why my colleagues and I decided to do something. So we applied for the "Premio Azul" fund. We set up a project called "Embracing the Maipo Hills" (Abrazando los Cerros del Maipo) and send it to the competition. The project consists of promoting the ecological restoration of the degraded sectors of the hills, through the establishment of a plants nursery of native plants that inhabit both hills, which are destined to be planted in the reforestation areas. Also, the project includes pedagogical visits, env...