by Marion Ellis | Sep 24, 2024 | Green Matters, Insightful Matters, Visionary Matters
| Craig Foster won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary My Octopus Teacher and has created over 100 films and documentaries. Daily Maverick explores the secrets to living a life intertwined with the natural world, as beautifully captured in ”Amphibious...
by Marion Ellis | Apr 16, 2024 | Green Matters, Insightful Matters, Visionary Matters
Tanoé-Ehy Forest, Côte d’Ivoire / Inza Koné – and Kenya / Beth Koigi The Rolex Awards for Enterprise – a showcase of Rolex’s commitment to support individuals and organisations leveraging science to tackle today’s environmental and social challenges....
by Marion Ellis | Jan 30, 2024 | Art & Design Matters, Insightful Matters, Visionary Matters
Lesley Lokko has been named the recipient of this year’s Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects, making her the first African woman to win the award. Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator, Lokko, who is also an author and curator,...
by Marion Ellis | Oct 24, 2023 | Green Matters, Insightful Matters, Safari & Wildlife Matters, Visionary Matters
Dereck and Beverly Joubert- A Love Story Dereck and Beverly Joubert are conservationists, filmmakers, and National Geographic Explorers at Large. They are considered one of the most hard-working and effective couples in the wildlife conservation world. They work...
by Marion Ellis | May 10, 2023 | Insightful Matters, Visionary Matters
South African sailor Kirsten Neuschäfer has just become the first woman to win the Golden Globe Race, a solo round-the-world yacht race. She also won hearts by rescuing a fellow competitor whose boat had sunk. South African sensation Kirsten Neuschäfer makes history...
by Marion Ellis | Mar 10, 2023 | Insightful Matters, Safari & Wildlife Matters, Visionary Matters
Poetry is a great gift for us to connect with the natural world. If humanity is to move forward in a direction that is symbiotic with the natural world, we need to acknowledge our wild selves and integrate them into our daily lives, rather than having them trapped in...