Database Team Member Edmonton Biosphere Eco-City

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Would you like to

volunteer some free time to make your city more sustainable?

THE OPPORTUNITY

Edmonton Biosphere Eco-City (EBEC) is seeking new members for a team that is developing a

Database of Sustainability Projects. The database allows residents to have an overview of

the many interesting sustainability projects in their city. Visit

https://Edmonton.BioEcoCity.org to view project descriptions that have been uploaded to

date.

BACKGROUND

A Biosphere Eco-City (BEC) is an urban-centred region where teams engage people in

activities to develop a culture of sustainability. BEC Canada (BECC) is a national charity that

supports development of BECs in Ottawa, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, and Vancouver.

ORGANIZATION OF THE DATABASE

The framework of the database is the 10 BEC Themes of Sustainability – Transportation,

Energy, Design, Habitat, Food, Natural Capital, Waste, Health, Recreation, and Sense of

Place. These are broad areas of direct action for sustainability. Organizing the database by

Theme allows viewers to focus on areas that interest them most.

TASKS OF A DATABASE TEAM MEMBER

To find a sustainability project in urban or rural Edmonton a team member will conduct an

internet search using one of the Themes of Sustainability or a related keyword, along with

"Edmonton" and "sustainability." They will review project descriptions and select relevant

ones to add to the database. Next, they will write a concise description using a project

template. Once completed, they will contact the project owner to verify the description.

Then another member will post the project on the website. Additionally, team members are

expected to attend monthly team meetings. The time expectation for volunteers is a flexible

3-4 hours per week.

A team leader will provide training material and advice to team members.

If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please send your resume or questions to

bunmi@BioEcoCity.org.