Anne Doubilet: From Ocean Explorer to Dedicated Activist
Courtesy Anne Doubilet Anne Doubilet is an underwater explorer, photographer and writer who brings the experience and insights of more than 5,000 dives and hundreds of hours underwater to her […]
How Saving Seeds Might Save the World
Seeds are a powerful part of conservation. The plants they produce are used in cultural ceremonies, medicine and food preparation, and they feed local fauna. If you preserve seeds, you are preserving cultural heritage, according to Sefra Alexandra, also known as the “Seed Huntress.”
“Seeds, tiny, living embryos, are kind of the most boiled-down, salient aspect of conservation if you’re looking at specific ecosystems wherever you are,” she explained.
Documenting the Female Chiefs of Maewo Island
On a small island located west of Fiji exists an anthropological anomaly: a group of female chiefs. Maewo Island is the only country in Melanesia with female chiefs, who are […]
