Training in nature protection

During his internship Kasper Thor had the opportunity to pursue and develop his interest in nature monitoring. His internship makes him feel prepared for a future job in the field.

 

   

“My internship has made me realise what the theory studied may lead to. I have in particular got an insight into what it is to work with different species and nature types worth preservation and their monitoring. I have been interested in this for a long time.”

 

Kasper Thor is 32 years old and was educated as a Forestry and Landscape Engineer at Ku-Life in 2010. Then he immediately started to study for the MSc in Forest and Nature Management and at the end of the first year of this programme he did an internship at the Danish Nature Agency Roskilde.

 

Kasper became involved in very different tasks. He was employed at a department that monitors the protected nature in Denmark based on the EU Habitats Directive*. Kasper’s tasks were to report on results from the previous year and plan the present effort, and he participated in the monitoring of specific species. For instance, he explored a stream in Southern Zealand looking for trails of the otter.

 

Knowledge of reality

Kasper believes that the Habitats Directive may prove the basis of a future job.

 

“The Habitats Directive is a defining element of Danish nature management and a good tool for protecting our nature. I will take pride in contributing to that.”

 

Through the internship Kasper has considerably widened his network. At the same time he feels that he can offer a future employer something special.

 

“I have become capable of applying the theory to practice. I can demonstrate  that I can work in a managing organisation. And I have acquired knowledge of reality in my field.”

 

*The EU Habitats Directive aims at ensuring that animal and plant species and their habitats are protected and preserved.