Value and vocation: the current state of pay and prospects in conservation

Lizzie has had the good fortune to work in our professional conservation sector for a little over twenty years now. It really is a privilege. However, both within our sector and without, there is a perception - perhaps an assumption - that this privilege is synonymous with low pay. More people want to work in conservation than there are jobs. Employers are often cash-strapped, and employees love what they do. At its worst, this can be a recipe for creating and tolerating a culture of low pay.
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