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FIELD NOTES
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
FIELD NOTES – November 2024
This month, we explore how our teams are protecting mangroves, rivers and islands in the north of Australia, the south of Brazil and across the entire Maldives.
The photographer who saw glaciers calving in Patagonia and knew that the world had to see it too
We speak with Avery Schuyler Nunn about her work as an environmental reporter seeking to answer the questions that she had as a kid
Parley AIR: The climate mental health crisis
A look at how climate change impacts mental health, who is most impacted by eco-anxiety and how taking action can help you cope.
WHY THIS PHOTOGRAPHER SWAPPED FASHION’S FRONT ROW FOR THE FRONT LINE OF OCEAN CONSERVATION
For our latest In Focus, we speak with Zoë Lower, a photographer with a fine art and fashion background who left that world behind to document the stunning beauty and harsh reality of our oceans.
OCEANS IN SPACE
With a new NASA mission lifting off next week to explore a watery moon orbiting Jupiter, we take a look at five (probable) oceans in deep space.