Meet the Optimists – Favour Eragbie
In the March 2024 blog of Conservation Optimism’s “Meet The Optimists” series, Favour Eragbie talks about her life as an environmentalist and her work promoting environmental sustainability.
Meet the Optimists – Shivani Bhalla
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Meet the Optimists – Mamy Razafitsalama
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Meet the Optimists – Tulshi Laxmi Suwal
Welcome to a special edition of “Meet the Optimists”, featuring [...]
Meet the Optimists – Vicky Bowskill
In the October 2023 blog of Conservation Optimism’s “Meet The Optimists” series, Vicky Bowskill tells us the tale of a science communicator and a PhD student and how she balances these two aspects of her life as a conservationist!
Meet the Optimists – Jessie Panazzolo
In the September 2023 blog of Conservation Optimism’s “Meet The Optimists” series, Jessie Panazzolo takes us with her as she navigates the conservation world and all its intricacies as a sustainability educator and a conservationist conservationist.
The Matchbox Mountain: Can Portugal Save Its Burning Lungs?
Night had begun to fall when we found the small dirt track. We’d already traveled for over two days to get here. The Serra da Estrela, Portugal, is a place like no other. On surface level you see deep forests, steep gorges and sunsets that remind you of the African plains. But as you look a little closer you begin to see a lie: Invasive eucalyptus. Where Eucalyptus stops, seas of maritime pine – thin, tall, closely packed – flood to the plains below, another alien from post-war industrialisation. What is initially a beautiful sight is in fact a matchbox mountain, just waiting for a spark.
Meet the Optimists – Maria Hashmi
In the July 2023 blog of Conservation Optimism’s “Meet The Optimists” series, Maria Hashmi shares her experience as a conservationist working in Pakistan, her work imparting nature and climate education to children, and how it is to be a part of a family nature reserve!
Meet the Optimists – Dr Pablo Borboroglu
In the June 2023 blog of Conservation Optimism’s “Meet The Optimists” series, Dr Pablo Borboroglu shares what it is like to be researching penguins, work for their conservation and his optimism for their survival!
A safe haven for birds
The journey of a woman to protect and provide birds an environment in which they don't only survive but thrive!