Saving that Which Scares Us
Arachnophobia, or the acute fear of spiders, is very common—but its causes are not very clear.
“In the lands you have helped protect, we are discovering much more diversity and life than we thought”
We had the privilege to interview Martin Schaefer, CEO of the Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco, one of our sister organizations in Ecuador. With him, we discuss nature conservation issues, politics, and ecotourism.
Conservation conversations in the Galápagos
“In the highlands of the island of Santa Cruz (the Galápagos), it’s surprisingly easy to spot the giant tortoises”
“This Snow Leopard surviving with three legs gave me the strength and hope I needed”
We had the immense privilege of interviewing Eddie Game, Lead Scientist for The Nature Conservancy’s Asia Pacific region. He has worked on conservation projects in more than fifteen countries and in environments including rainforests, coral reefs, grasslands, deserts and the open ocean.
“All you need is healing and love for one another, for nature, and for the planet”
Reinhard Nyandire, Awareness Director for Justdiggit-Africa prescribes healing and love for the planet
A day in the strawberry fields
Some volunteers from This is My Earth in Israel spent a day helping local agriculture.
“I make sure my work does not contribute to greenwashing”
We had the privilege to interview the Singapore-based science communicator Qiyun Woo, a sustainability consultant at Unravel Carbon, National Geographic Young Explorer and Instagram influencer!
“We think we have a choice, but our only chance is to change the system”
Dr. Frans Folkvord thinks the only chance we have is to change the system. He is an associate professor at the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, in the Department of Communication and Cognition, and founder of PredictBy.
“I try to direct money to the right places”
Some people direct money to the right places. Just like you with This is My Earth. We had the privilege to hold a very fruitful conversation with Ernestine Schimmelpenninck, Director of Fair Capital Partners, a very special organization based in the Netherlands that, like us, directs money to the right places. How do you introduce yourself? […]
Is green always greener?
Is green always greener? I remember noticing a bunny drawing on some of the cosmetic products in my house as a young child. Once I was told that the bunny signified that the product had not been tested on animals, I declared that I would not use anything that does not bear the symbol, forcing […]