Author: Ronan Treble
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Searching for Giants in the Pelagos Sanctuary
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Holiday plans A few weeks ago, my partner and I borrowed a van and made the 1,200 km journey to Bogliasco, on Italy’s north coast near Genoa. Our destination wasn’t chosen by chance. Genoa is one of the main gateways to the Pelagos Sanctuary, the Mediterranean’s only internationally protected marine area…
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A Bucket of Water and a World of Wildlife
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Still Waiting for the Frogs When I first created a pond on my allotment I had visions of dragonflies, toads, newts, and frogs making their home and in turn heroically defending our veg patch from slugs. Despite our welcoming sign (pictured below) no frog is yet to move in. My…
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What We Lost When We Left Nature Behind
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Our historical relationship with the natural world The role nature has played throughout human history has predominantly been about survival, from hunter gatherers surviving predation, ice ages, and famine to developing agricultural practices to enhance the development of humanity. But we didn’t just use and survive the natural world we…
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Buried Warnings: How History Shows Soil Can’t Be Taken for Granted
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Intro When we first had the idea to start this blog, I was excited by the chance to do deep dives into subjects like cetacean communication, rainforests, and all the more “flashy” corners of the natural world. And I promise I will get to them but recently I have instead…
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Humble hedgerows
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When I walk along the field boundaries, one of my favourite sights is watching birds dart in and out of the hedgerows, the occasional deer springing unsuspectingly out of the gaps, and seeing the little scurry of field and dormice into their sheltered homes. In spring, the plants woven through…
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More than just a drop in the ocean
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Why ethical living is about individualised direction, not perfection What if ethical consumption wasn’t about perfection or guilt, but direction? A short look at why small, sustainable choices still matter and how they contribute to collective change. Ethical consumption is often presented as complex, expensive, and all or nothing. There are…