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This book is aimed at anyone worldwide who has an interest in developing a career in the environment sector: students, undergraduates, career‐changers, university and school careers services, major organisations that are asked for careers information and trade and professional body organisations in the environment sector.

There is a need for a resource that brings together a global text, as well as a linked online resource which cuts through the myriad jobs websites that one finds if you type ‘environmental jobs’ or ‘green jobs’ into a search engine, as well as the large number of books that examine a single country or a small part of the global environment sector.

This book focuses on the career paths that offer the greatest opportunities globally, specifically for those who want to develop an environmental career. There are, of course, many areas of work that are not covered. If I covered every sector, this book would be too big and unwieldy; areas such as mapping and GIS, wildlife crime and planning could easily have been included, but I aim to use the Env.Careers website to fill in any gaps and make any amendments needed.

This book is a practical guide to increasing your chances of developing a successful career within the global environment sector, wherever you are based and want to work. The book has a global multi‐sector perspective and gathers information, tips and advice from professionals in the sector. The layout of the book uses as consistent a format as feasible and is written with a view to minimising jargon or acronyms. There are many differences in environmental terminology worldwide, which is very challenging, and I have tried to be open to using multiple wordings, but there are terminology differences that are unavoidable.

This book is supported by online content on the Env.Careers website, www.env.careers (managed by the author). As new sectors develop, the website will be the location for updates and background information. As the sector is maturing rapidly and changing swiftly, this book aims to meet the need for an up‐to‐date resource in this area, with online resources to back it up and provide updates.

This is an introductory book that is structured as a compendium of sectoral information. There are two larger chapters for water management and environmental consultancies, as these are key areas for people to develop environmental careers in globally.

There are frequent references throughout the book to informative website addresses. The author and contributors have attempted to ensure that, at the time of printing, these addresses were valid. However, websites are often dynamic, and addresses do change. With time, some of the addresses may no longer be valid. Nevertheless, I hope that, where this occurs, the references will still enable you to find your way to the same information, even if at a different address.

Please also note that a mention of a company, website or service within the book does not constitute an endorsement from the author or book contributors unless this is made very clear in the text.