Jennifer Hong graduated in 2019 from the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia, holding a BSc Honours in Forest Sciences specializing in Forest Ecosystem Services. She is passionate about building community and approaches her work through a ‘people-first’ and storytelling lens.
She has worked for various forest-related sectors including Canadian and local government departments, private and NGO organizations such as Parks Canada, Dillon Consulting, the Singapore National Parks Board, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Youth4Nature supporting a range of climate change, biodiversity, and land management policies and programs.
She currently works as a policy analyst for the Canadian Forest Service, supporting international forest policy and has previous experience advancing bioeconomy policies.
Jennifer was a youth delegate at UNFCCC COP26 and COP27, and is currently a Global Ambassador with Youth4Nature, where she supports youth engagement and participation in international forest fora such as the UN FAO’s World Forestry Congress and conceptualized the Faces of Forestry campaign.
She shares 5 quick facts on cool things she has done:
- Combined between my work and volunteer initiatives, my travels took me to almost every continent in the last 3 years (Nairobi, Korea, Stockholm, Colombia, Montreal)
- I learned how to fly a drone to help monitor public urban forest landscapes while completing my co-op term in Singapore
- I facilitated a panel on the global bioeconomy between international ministers and the Deputy Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) at CBD COP16
- I’ve been a contributor to a few podcasts and blog posts as a Global Ambassador for Youth4Nature, and have been featured in the National Observer!
- I’m currently a youth representative on the Steering Committee for the Ninth American Forest Congress (to be held in July 2025!)