Extraordinary people are doing astonishing work to save nature around the world and clocking up big wins for the rarest of species and most fragile ecosystems. Join wildlife broadcaster Kate Humble and Edward Whitley for this mini-series as they explore unexpected solutions from award-winning conservationists from Brazil to Bhutan, Nepal to Papua New Guinea. Hear from the people redefining our relationship with species including the Greater Adjutant Stork in India, the African manatee in Cameroon, and the tiny Red Siskin songbird in Guyana, as they explain How to Save It and safeguard the natural world and our planet.
Backed by Sir David Attenborough, and founded by Edward Whitley, the Whitley Fund for Nature is a London-based environmental NGO that accelerates the work of grassroots conservationists.
Edited and produced by Sarah Treanor
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Extraordinary people are doing astonishing work to save nature around the world and clocking up big wins for the rarest of species and most fragile ecosystems. Join wildlife broadcaster Kate Humble and Edward Whitley for this mini-series as they explore unexpected solutions from award-winning conservationists from Brazil to Bhutan, Nepal to Papua New Guinea. Hear from the people redefining our relationship with species including the Greater Adjutant Stork in India, the African manatee in Cameroon, and the tiny Red Siskin songbird in Guyana, as they explain How to Save It and safeguard the natural world and our planet.
Backed by Sir David Attenborough, and founded by Edward Whitley, the Whitley Fund for Nature is a London-based environmental NGO that accelerates the work of grassroots conservationists.
Edited and produced by Sarah Treanor
To stay updated with the latest episodes and Sir David Attenborough’s narration of the conservationists’ short films, subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on social media: whitleyaward.org l @WhitleyAwards l Watch the 2024 winner short films.
Applications for the Awards are open: Apply Now!
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The "Amazon of the Seas" is a vast marine area in the western Pacific Ocean that is home to 76 percent of the world's coral reef species. In the Papua New Guinea corner of the Coral Triangle, a local biologist is accelerating protection for them. In this episode, Kate Humble and Edward Whitley hear from Naomi Longa who leads an all-female team of Indigenous divers who monitor and manage the reefs of Kimbe Bay, an area of staggering marine biodiversity which includes pygmy seahorses, whale sharks and orcas. The Sea Women of Melanesia are working with AI to map coral reefs in a country where technology is scarcely accessible. They are only getting started....
See Naomi’s short film narrated by Sir David Attenborough here: bit.ly/ConserveCoralReefs_PNG
Edited and produced by Sarah Treanor
How to Save It highlights ingenious solutions from the world’s leading conservationists. Applications for the Whitley Awards are open! If you are leading a grassroots conservation project in the Global South that we should know about, please apply here: bit.ly/WhitleyAward_ApplyNow
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