This year was my second time joining Opwal in Madagascar; last year my trip was split between 3 weeks at the terrestrial camps in Mariarano and Matsedroy, then 2 weeks at the marine site in Nosy Be. I loved it so much,…

My journey to Silba was something of a whirlwind. I’d seen the expedition advertised by Blue Tits, the wild swimming society at my university, and had heard plenty about Opwall from a friend. It looked incredible, but I’d never seriously considered going…

Did you know that over 25% of all marine species live in coral reefs despite the fact that they occupy less than 1% of the ocean floor? If all of the coral reef cover (to a 15m depth) was put together in one area, it would take up a space…

It is well known that there is higher biodiversity near the equator than there is at the poles. You may see the trend referred to as the LDG in some literature, which refers to the latitudinal diversity gradient. The complete explanation for this gradient is still…

What are mangroves? These salt-tolerant trees grow around coastal waters in the tropics and subtropics. Ranging from shrubs to majestic trees, they have extraordinary adaptations to cope with salt water and saturated soils. These include foamy aerenchyma tissue in root systems to…

Short answer: No, not yet, BUT this is a question of when. Let me break it down first by giving some context to the issue of ocean plastics. The last hundred years are attributed as the main period of ocean plastic pollution….

As many people are becoming more aware of our impact on the planet, in this blog we are going to look into how fortunate we are to be able to get lots of natural products & ingredients from tropical rainforests, and how…

Spring is a brilliant time of year, when the flowers start blooming and the lambs start skipping across the fields! We can do our bit to support wildlife at this time of year too, so here are some ways to give nature…

What does the phrase ‘green finance’ mean to you, if anything? A colleague made this for the finance team recently (I think he takes orders, if you’re interested), so perhaps this is his interpretation of ‘green finance’? There are three of us…

Deforestation is when forests and woodlands are purposefully cleared, usually resulting in permanent change to the habitat and land-use of the area. The main driver is usually space for farming and agriculture, though others include logging, mining, settlements and wildfires. Deforestation impacts…