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Gillian Goddard grew up on the island of Trinidad–a cacao growing region–at a time when most “Trinis” had never tasted local chocolate. As a social entrepreneur focused on circular economy to elevate rural communities, Gillian has developed a cooperative, skill-sharing network of small chocolate-making enterprises in the Caribbean. She has since expanded that network to 11 African nations.
The TCHO chocolate company works directly with global partner farmers and scientists to co-create a better chocolate by investing in cacao-producing communities in South America, the Caribbean and Africa.
Meet people and organizations working to deepen our understanding of the ocean and drive marine conservation.
Recent advances in technology have made it possible to understand some of the communication of a few animal species. Leading interdisciplinary initiatives such as Project CETI (the Cetacean Translation Initiative) are developing cutting-edge advancements in machine learning, robotics, natural language processing, linguistics, cryptography, complexity science, and marine biology to record and begin to understand the…
The natural world is alive with sound—birdsong, whale calls, insect rhythms, the quiet pulses of water and wind. These sonic landscapes aren’t just background noise; they’re rich, expressive languages of life. For those who choose to listen, they offer not only beauty, but insight into the deep interconnections that bind all beings. David Rothenberg, a…
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A military coup in his homeland of Chile unexpectedly put Miguel Alteri on a path to becoming a global expert in agroecology. His work with small farmers, predominately in Latin America, demonstrated to him that there can be cooperation in nature-based farming systems.
Leseliey Welch and Indra Lusero, parents and birth justice advocates, are helping to lead a movement to create community birth centers across the nation. To help address the maternal and infant mortality crisis, they’re realizing a vision where midwives are the leaders in care in a reclamation of the normal physiologic process of birth.
Launched by the world-renowned National Geographic Explorer in Residence Enric Sala in 2008, the Pristine Seas project has helped protect 6 million square kilometers of ocean habitat. Enric discusses the vital importance of healthy oceans to humanity’s future and what Pristine Seas hopes to accomplish in the years ahead.
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