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The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) is a global network working towards a just and waste-free world without incineration. Our network is built on the deeply-rooted community knowledge of our members and the local expertise of our regional communities. GAIA’s mission is to catalyze a global shift towards environmental justice by strengthening grassroots social movements that advance solutions to waste and pollution. We envision a just, zero waste world built on respect for ecological limits and community rights, where people are free from the burden of toxic pollution, and resources are sustainably conserved, not burned or dumped. THE ROLE GAIA seeks a motivated and collaborative Zero Waste Program Manager to join the U.S. and Canada team . This position will play a pivotal role in federal, state, and local policy to develop zero waste as a climate solution and end pollution and injustice from waste. GAIA’s member network is the core...

GAIA is seeking a Global Plastics Policy Program Director for its growing international plastics policy program. In March, nations around the world resolved to end plastic pollution. Now the work begins in earnest to negotiate a new global treaty that will eliminate this fast-growing threat to the environment, human health, and the climate. In this context, GAIA is seeking an experienced and energetic leader to fill its new Global Plastics Policy Program Director role. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to influence a worldwide policy mandate and ensure that the people most impacted by this global treaty shape its outcome.    ABOUT GAIA AND OUR PARTNERS GAIA is a worldwide alliance of more than 1000 organizations in over 90 countries working toward a world free of waste and environmental injustice. We aim to power a transition away from our current linear and extractive economy and towards a circular system that supports people’s right to a safe and healthy...

Summary: American Conservation Experience, a Nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the National Park Service is seeking a State, Tribal, Local Plans & Grants GIS Fellow to assist in providing technical support for the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grant programs and management of cultural resources geospatial data. This opportunity is intended for enthusiastic young professionals with a deep interest in advancing their career goals in cultural resource management out of the NPS State, Tribal, Local Plans & Grants Division Office. For the full position description and to apply, please visit: https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/878359.html   Start Date: ASAP Duration: 52 weeks Living Allowance:  The ACE Fellow is expected to contribute ~40 hours/week and will receive a living allowance of $1,000/week to offset the costs of food and incidental expenses, dispersed bi-weekly. Location:...

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Climate change is already harming Americans’ health in many ways. We are experiencing more illness and deaths from heat waves, extreme weather events, water, food, and insect borne diseases, wildfires, and increased air pollution. Without immediate and concerted action, these harms will become much worse. While everyone’s health is threatened, those who are most vulnerable include children and seniors, pregnant women, individuals with certain chronic illnesses, and people living in communities already disadvantaged by poverty, racial discrimination, and environmental injustice. To address this problem the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (Consortium) organizes, empowers, amplifies, and mobilizes the voices of doctors and other health professionals to advocate for equitable and effective health-focused climate solutions. Since the Consortium launched in 2016, our membership has grown rapidly to 42 national medical societies representing over 700,000...