Renate Buchner | Journalist | Pilot | Photographer
From joy and sadness to annoyance, my photographs explore the nuances of animal emotions.
March 3rd is World Wildlife Day.
Our civilization sometimes forgets the immense sacrifices made by individuals in prior centuries to conserve nature, such as the Bishnoi people of the 1730s, when 363 men, women, and children sacrificed themselves to protect their Khejri trees. They are considered the first environmentalists.
The 1800s marked so many key milestones that it was very hard to include them all; I chose some for my timeline infographic, "The Birth of Conservation," that impacted how people perceived conservation.
HAPPY RESEARCHING
BEYOND JOURNAL Blog
Combating poaching is our mission | Left: Renate Buchner | Jana Meyer - Helicopter Pilot | Lola Reid Allin - Award Photographer
The start of the project "Chula Rusinga Biodiversity" | Left: Director Victor Odula | Erick Ogada | Francis Thure | Agnes Atheno | Sharon Bismark | Journalist Renate Buchner
My work explores the impact of war on agriculture and the ecosystem, the effects of climate change on our food system, the role of female pilots in aviation, and how some communities address challenges through conservation.
Check out my "Embark on" section to learn about my experience as a member of Whirly-Girls International Female Helicopter Pilots and how a small team in Kenya is working to create change in their community through biodiversity projects and efforts to restore a degraded environment.
"Reading Renate Buchner´s story of poaching in South Africa underlines the fragility of life on the planet and our ability to do something about it"
A Day of Resilience
In "A Day of Resilience," my historical fiction short tale published on Reedsy, I describe a character who sees an event and suffers the consequences, emphasizing the value of
FREEDOM and DEMOCRACY.
What is your greatest value?
My value is "Freedom." The freedom to select where I want to continue my education, the freedom to travel to countries, the freedom of expression, and the FREEDOM to vote for the party whose policies I believe will lead to a better, more valuable future.
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