What is queer ecology? Where does it come from? Where can we go with it? And how can we use it to understand the natural world better? Join Jasmine as she shares her own story to help us delve into queer ecology and break down the biological world, to build a different future...
Jasmine Isa Qureshi (they/she), is a journalist (BBC Wildlife, Gaytimes, Metro, etc.), writer and marine / queer - biologist and ecologist, working as a researcher previously for the BBC Natural History Unit, The Mindfulness Initiative on Climate Youth Resilience, and works with grassroots organisation WildCard on increasing engagement and support for rewilding campaigns in the UK. As a trans, Pakistani, non-binary, and muslim woman, she has often found that her need to intertwine her identity in her work is required for authenticity and creativity to thrive. She is also a published Poet, an Ambassador for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, an advisor on the committee of RSPB England, and a presenter, speaker, workshop facilitator and wildlife TV Researcher. She is also currently working on her first book!
