Interviews Senior Level April 10, 2023 9 min read

Habitat conservation in the British Virgin Islands with Nancy Pascoe

The beautiful British Virgin Islands (BVI) are a chain of more than fifty volcanic islands between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The country is home to a huge variety of rare plant and wildlife species. Nancy Pascoe, Deputy Director for Science, Research and Environmental Policy at the National Parks Trust of the

Sophie Blackman
Interviews Careers Advice September 21, 2022 13 min read

A day in the life of a Kew botanist: Sara Barrios

As a student in Portugal, a conversation with botanist Jorge Paiva spurred Sara Barrios to apply for an internship that led her to the Herbarium at Kew Gardens. Some 16 years later, fresh from fieldwork in the British Virgin Islands, Sara spoke to me about her role as Conservation Partnership Coordinator for the UK Overseas

Sophie Blackman
Scientist Interviews January 11, 2022 12 min read

Ocean colour with Oliver Clements: Analysing our oceans with satellites

After combining his love of surfing and science to study marine biology, Oliver Clements trained in computer programming, and now works as a GIS expert on remotely sensed Earth observation data. He looks at the planet’s oceans from satellite data to detect patterns in everything from plankton volumes to sea surface temperature. The main barrier

Sophie Blackman
Interviews Senior Level October 27, 2021 14 min read

Habitat Creation with Robbie Hawkins

Do you like the sound of creating new habitats, leaving a positive legacy of nature behind you? That is soon to be the reality of working as an ecological consultant, as the upcoming Environment Bill will make it a legal requirement for new construction developments to have a positive impact – a ‘net gain’ –

Sophie Blackman