There's Work to be Done!

"Civilization needs a new operating system, you are the programmers, and we need it within a few decades" (Paul Hawken). 

As we come through a deep global recession, the focus has been on the old jobs being lost, but there are also new jobs being created, and a wide range of organizations and fields are looking for people with broad environmental expertise, because it is needed to confront the enormous environmental challenges of the 21^st century in all walks of life.  

Employment in the environmental sector is expected to grow by 8.1% between 2006 and 2011 in Canada and by 15% in Atlantic Canada (Eco Canada, 2007). In comparison, overall jobs in Atlantic Canada are expected to expand by 1% in this period. 

This degree is a passport to many careers... community sustainability planning, work in environmental organizations, government environmental and sustainability positions, green business and purchasing, eco-tourism, parks and open spaces management, alternative energy policy, environmental research, sustainable food systems, law, health and active living, to name just a few possibilities. 

Check out the news item on CBC Radio's The Current on new and disappearing jobs.