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You might save a tiger, but in the year it took you to save him, Brazil cut down 8 million hectares of the rain forest for palm oil.
active group, good work, and they’re a semi-commercial autonomous wing of st. andrews.
Big NGOs also need technical people, too. Check out the Humane Society, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Compassion in World Farming, etc. They aren’t going to be the highest paying jobs and there are all sorts of downsides but it’s a way to use your skills to make a difference in the world.
Check out Tech Jobs for Good: https://techjobsforgood.com/?q=&impact_areas=Environment&imp... Big NGOs also need technical people, too. Check out the Humane Society, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Compassion in World Farming, etc. They aren’t going to be the highest paying jobs and there are all sorts of downsides but it’s a way to use your skills to make a difference in the world.
You'll also take a hit in your reputation among other developers, most of whom seem to have gone into it for money and don't seem to care whether or not their labor is doing anything to benefit society.
Good work is still worth doing of course. You just have to count the work itself as one of the benefits.
"Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation."
Check out https://enviro.work ! I'm the founder and created the site because I felt similarly to you. Aligning personal values and your career is a great feeling
I would suggest you to assure first a well paid job and use your free time for volunteer activities. Nobody should be doing science before 50 Yo. Not at this moment when postdocs are being paid 300 euro/month. Is committing economical suicide and starting a family first and having kids should be your priority.
About oceanography. If you can read spanish (if not, you can always google-translate it) you may find interesting this recent piece of news.
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2020-06-30/dimite-la-cupula-del-m...
Your mileage may vary