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CELEBRATING SEVEN YEARS OF WORK IN CHILE – #FORTHEOCEANS
As our country program in Chile starts its eighth year, we catch up with team leader Rodrigo Farias Moreno after a very busy 2024.
FIELD NOTES
This month, we travel to a sea turtle nesting beach in Mexico, hang out poolside in Hawaiʻi and explore traditional coconut leaf weaving techniques in Seychelles.
How today’s pollution will become tomorrow’s fossils
A new book dives deep into the far future, revealing what archeologists or aliens would find if they excavated our distant Earth.
HECTOR BELLERIN ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS, FASHION AND FOOTBALL
We spoke to the Real Betis defender on the “Forever Green” kit, how football and fashion can influence change, and ways we can all take action for our ocean planet.
From Waste to Art
Roth Design and Parley Mexico’s Acropora Pavilion is inspired by an emblematic yet endangered coral species which forms a crucial part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System.
FIELD NOTES – JANUARY 2025
This month, we travel to Argentina, Mexico and Sri Lanka – where our riverboom installation is attracting some unusual visitors.
Jan Erik Waider captures the majesty and loneliness of our planet’s Northern latitudes
@northlandscapes is an archive of raw beauty and the art and design that water can produce organically in hostile conditions
Protecting Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Seychelles
Parley Seychelles is supporting one of the most ambitious blue carbon policies in the world, with a focus on protecting mangroves and seagrasses.
NUVI: Creating the Future of Textiles that Return To The Earth
We speak to the Frankfurt-based company about designing the future with ancient materials.
Matt Draper on the wildest moments of his photography career and the impact of social media on creativity
Draper’s journey to creating stunning, unique wildlife imagery is unorthodox – from firefighting and working down mines, to riding a tiger shark while it’s eating a cow. Here we learn his life story and gain a deep insight into his life’s work.
A very special cleanup up at Kalaupapa
An isolated peninsula on the north shore of Molokai in Hawaiʻi, Kalaupapa has a dark history but close-knit sense of community. In this special guest post, Kahi Pacarro explains the deep significance and challenges of working there.
PHALLON TULLIS-JOYCE: THE MARINE BIOLOGIST WHO’S MANCHESTER UNITED’S NO1 GOALKEEPER
We visited Manchester United’s training ground to talk to the women’s team’s shotstopper, who is as passionate about the ocean as she is soccer.
How would the world change if we could understand what sperm whales are saying?
We spoke to Project CETI’s Chief Strategy Officer Fiona Korwin-Pawlowski to find out more.
Lev x Parley: An Electric Bicycle for the Oceans
Parley and Lev team up on an eco-innovative e-bike that will power more cleanups across Brazil.
Parley AIR: Global Plastics Treaty
A closer look at the United Nations global plastics treaty negotiations and the importance of INC-5