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Why I’ve dedicated my life to protecting the rainforests

Posted by Annisa Rahmawati - 26th November 2018
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“Suddenly you are surrounded by calmness and fresh air. You are alone. You can listen to the sounds of the forest, the sounds of the birds. Whenever I go inside the forests, I feel always blessed and grateful.”

“I feel like a new person, reborn, when I am in the forest,” Annisa Rahmawati smiles. While Annisa finds peace and a sense of purpose among the trees, she also works every day to protect huge swathes of forest in her homeland, where the sound of bulldozers is threatening to drown out the sound of… Read More

Why it’s a good idea to protect our underwater kelp forests

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 20th November 2018
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A kelp forest on Treshnish Isles, Scotland.

The Scottish Government has just announced it will block controversial proposals for a new industry into Scotland’s coastal waters – mechanical kelp dredging. But why do we care about kelp anyway? Kelp is the biggest and most abundant seaweed around our coasts. It’s found in cold seas around the world,… Read More