Re: Biology student looking for career paths & advice
I'm actually going to be doing something very similar to what you're wanting to do. What you might consider is going into academia. One of the projects that I'm going to work on with my professor is to educate locals in Panama/Nicaragua that they can reforest pastureland, still harvest crops, and actually make more money maintaining rainforest than pasture.
I think that if you pursued being a professor, that would be the most feasible path to take. Starting a business would be difficult for a biologist simply because of the amount of money involved. If you're a prof, you can mold young minds to see the importance of tropics conservation, then you can also get grants and support to go South and conduct the science and work with governments to make positive changes.
If you look at the major advancements in tropical conservation, or conservation in general, much of the research backing comes from adacemic institutions. A small amount comes from private businesses.
I think that if you really want to help tropical rainforest conservation, that'd be the best route to go.
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