Feature Photo by Atlantic Ambience There’s always something special about this season. Even though my own school days are long behind me, I still get a little thrill when the air sharpens, the evenings start drawing in, and shop windows fill with stacks of notebooks and neat rows of pens. It feels like a season […]
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Feature Photo Credit: Mark Fernley I’ll never forget the first time I saw a mountain gorilla. It was about twenty-five years ago in Uganda’s Virunga National Park, after a three-hour trek through thick, tangled forest. I can still feel the damp air, hear the crunch of leaves underfoot, and remember how the mist clung to
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Feature Photo Credit: Penduka.com I was recently back in Africa, buzzing with excitement to revisit Namibia, a country I had explored on a road trip with friends while living in Botswana. Whilst there, I had the incredible opportunity to visit Penduka Village, tucked beside the serene Goreangab Dam in Katutura, one of Windhoek’s lively western
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Feature Photo by: Years ago, my dad worked as a pollution prevention officer for Yorkshire Water Environment Agency, and growing up, he instilled in me a deep respect for rivers. I remember listening to him talk about his work—checking our local rivers for signs of pollution—and it left a lasting impression. Alongside his concerns about
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Feature Photo Credit: Sunny Skin I’ll be honest with you, for the longest time, sunscreen felt like nothing more than a seasonal nuisance. It was that greasy, sticky cream my mum used to smother on me at the beach, leaving behind ghostly streaks and the smell of artificial coconut. Once the holiday was over, the
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Feature Photo by Alesia Kozik With Plastic Free July just around the corner, I wanted to build on a conversation we started earlier this month. If you read my recent post, “How We Can Live Plastic-Free (And Actually Make It Stick),“ you’ll know that I shared some thoughts on how we can start shifting away
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When I first came across the term “geoengineering,” it sounded oddly futuristic, like something out of a sci-fi novel. A kind of man-made weather wizardry aimed at saving the world. But the more I read, the more uncomfortable I felt. Because here’s the truth: geoengineering isn’t some distant, hypothetical concept. It’s real, it’s being researched
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I don’t know about you, but for a long time, I never gave cooking oils much thought. They were just… there. A drizzle in the pan, a splash in a dressing, a slick on a roasting tray. But as I started digging deeper into what I was putting into my body, and how those ingredients
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Feature Photo by: Community Clothing You know that moment when you’re standing in a shop or scrolling through your favourite online store, asking yourself, “How long will this actually last?” Trust me, I’ve been there. As someone trying to make more conscious decisions in what I buy, whether that’s fashion, furniture, or even kitchen tools,
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Photo Credit: Greenpeace Every year, when July rolls around, I find myself feeling two things: a little daunted, because it reminds me of how much plastic still finds its way into our daily lives, and a little hopeful, because it also reminds me that we can change. Plastic Free July has become a movement I
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