Growing up in Bahrain, a small island nation in the Middle East, Alexandria first fell in love with animals through frequent vet visits with the family cats. Wildlife is rare in the desert landscape of Bahrain, so childhood dreams centred on one day running a big family farm. After finishing school locally, she headed west
Flora’s journey to a career with Mossy Earth (an organisation dedicated to restoring wild ecosystems and biodiversity through transparent, high-impact rewilding and reforestation projects) reads like a conservationist’s fairy tale. Born in Austria, she moved to Portugal as a young child, growing up along the banks of the Mira Basin (a biodiversity hotspot encompassing diverse
“People who work towards conservation efforts are vital for the preservation of all ecosystems and all biodiversity and even for the preservation of humanity itself. I work in conservation because I feel a responsibility to protect the natural environment.” – Lauren O’Brien. At age 25, Lauren, now working as an education and fundraising manager with
