There are countless ways people find healing. For Niki Colemont, it’s by photographing squirrels. When Colemont was just four years old, he fled Rwanda and found asylum in Belgium with his sister, but never saw his parents again. No matter how hard Colemont tried to forget his traumatic past, it ...

In Sweden, the summer boating season lasts three months. But in that short space of time, the environmental impact of carbon emissions is the same as three and a half years from a car. Jenny Keisu, the CEO of Swedish boat manufacturing company X Shore, realised that something needed to change. “W...

In the United Kingdom, two species of bumblebee have gone extinct. Faced with this mounting issue, one woman is creating a buzz for bumblebees. As founder of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Gill Perkins is dedicated to safeguarding the future of this valuable critter. “We protect and reverse th...

Felipe Rodríguez Vásquez is willing to risk everything to protect life on planet Earth. The photojournalist began his conservation journey documenting conflict and socio-political issues in his home nation. “Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, but the political situatio...

Fancy a free kayaking session? Tobias Weber-Anderson is a kayaking instructor with a growing fleet of boats and paddles that he makes available to anyone. But there’s just one catch: kayakers must pick up litter as they go along and share their efforts on social media. The initiative is part of h...

Growing up in rural Ghana, Gilbert Adum and his family survived on frogs. With a scarcity of meat here, these amphibians became the most accessible and sometimes only source of protein for villagers. But the excessive hunting of frogs means that many species now face extinction. Determined to und...

At the edge of the Sahara desert in south-west Morocco, villagers are drawing water directly from the clouds. This region of Aït Baamrane is one of the driest in the country, a condition exacerbated by climate change. Yet it is abundant in fog. Thanks to industrial designer Peter Trautwein, Berbe...

In Kimleng Sang’s home country of Cambodia, plastic pollution chokes livelihoods. Farmers make up 75% of the population, and their paddy fields are flooded with plastic waste. To reverse the suffocating cycle, Sang started teaching kids to take care of the Earth. He’s the founder of Better World ...

Teddy Kinyanjui is sowing a revolution for deforestation in Kenya - and he’s getting the entire country in on it. By encasing seeds in a ball of charcoal dust, he’s created an easy means of planting greenery on the go. Having grown up here, Kinyanjui saw how forests reduced in size over the years...

They say that good fences make good neighbours, but what if those fences are invisible? A Norwegian company, Nofence, has revolutionised what agriculture looks like. By using a sophisticated GPS and tracking collar system, farmers no longer require physical fences when moving their herds around f...

With the flick of a switch, someone can be empowered for life. But half of the population in sub-Saharan Africa still don’t have reliable electricity. Growing up on the outskirts of Alexandra, a township in South Africa, Nthabiseng Mosia experienced the difficulties of this disparity first-hand. ...

Did you know that over 80% of the ocean is yet to be discovered? Alexander Semenov has dedicated his life to unearthing underwater mysteries. Specialising in scientific macro photography, he dives in some of the most remote and uninhabitable locations. Together with a collective of scientists, pr...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the only place in the world where you will find okapi. But war, deforestation, poaching, and mining have ravaged this creature’s home. As one of the oldest mammals on Earth and a national symbol, it must be protected for future generations. Rosmarie Ruf is lead...

Caitlin Henderson is crazy about creepy crawlies. Born into a family of invertebrate enthusiasts, she grew an affinity for the spiders that many others avoid at all costs. Henderson has since spun her fascination into the online educational platform, She’s Got Legs. Fusing humour with knowledge, ...

"These animals, these forests, these rivers determine who we are,” Kaddu Sebunya says. The CEO of the African Wildlife Foundation has dedicated his life to safeguarding the future of Africa’s natural riches, and not just the wealth below ground.
For decades, conservation has excluded the local pe...

Gliding like kites through the currents, manta rays are one of the largest fish in the sea. But beneath the waves they go unnoticed, making it easy to get swept away as bycatch. While working as a marine biologist in the Maldives, Guy Stevens had his first real encounter with the graceful creatur...

Squirrels, seagulls, ducks - seemingly innocuous features of urban landscapes, yet still fascinating animals in their own right. Photographer Caroline Guzman is on a mission to reveal the lives of the creatures that roam our cities. Born in New York City and now based in Seattle, Guzman is combin...

Abdullahi Ali was a high school student when he visited the Maasai Mara, a journey that would shape the rest of his life. “From that moment, I wanted to do something about conservation and I had to start at home,” he says. Efforts by locals are crucial, as 70% of Kenya’s wildlife populations resi...

Imagine an ethical way to get up close to any animal ever, without interfering with it? Soon, this will be a possibility thanks to Duncan Irschick and his team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Irschick is the director of Digital Life, a project digitally documenting and 3D modelling ev...

Mangrove forests are found in coastal and tropical regions and thrive in low-oxygen soil. They support marine life, serve as a barrier against damaging weather effects, protect coastal communities, enhance biodiversity, reduce temperatures, and nourish ecosystems. But over 35% of the world’s mang...

Dr Kristen Lear’s introduction to bat conservation was at the age of 12, when she built houses for them during a Girl Scouts project. Her fascination propelled Lear into becoming an endangered species intervention specialist at Bat Conservation International, working on a unique project to protec...

Anyone can be an environmentalist. But when most people consider the level of work needed, it can be daunting to even try getting involved. Manuel Bergmann is making it easier for anyone to make positive change. He’s a sustainability coach and runs Coaching for Cause, an online platform that help...

Kartick Satyanarayan’s love of the natural world began early in life; he spent his youth rescuing animals and exploring the forest near his Bangalore home. In 1995 he founded Wildlife SOS with Geeta Seshamani, dedicating this non-profit organization to protecting India’s environmental and wildlif...

The island of Mauritius may be tiny, but it is filled with rare, endemic species of animal and plant life. Yet the country’s source of pride is also a cause for concern. “We’ve lost a good proportion of our biodiversity and now our work is to save what is left,” Dr Vikash Tatayah says. He’s the c...