Our Mission
We are a community of scientists, storytellers, journalists, and filmmakers who are dedicated to the wild, and specifically the Great African Seaforest.
We inspire deep nature connection by immersing people physically, digitally and emotionally in the Great African Seaforest — a beacon for biodiversity worldwide.
“I need no convincing that an ecosystem such as this is of inestimable value & must be protected.”
Our Work
Nature Connection
Science tells us what to do, storytelling makes us want to do it.
Our stories connect people to the wild, motivating them to become part of the regeneration of our planet.
All our work is based on our connection to the Great African Seaforest. Our daily dives in this underwater forest inspire our minds, souls, and hearts. By sharing these experiences with the world, we aim to inspire people to embrace nature as the critical life force of our planet.
Nature Disconnection & Ocean Blindness
Growing global research recognises nature disconnection as a core driver of the environmental emergency.
When people lose a direct connection to nature, society loses its motivation to protect it.
Why Kelp?
Only 2% of these forests are meaningfully protected.
Kelp forests are the ocean’s great unseen ecosystems.
Covering a third of the world’s coastlines, as biodiverse as tropical rainforests, they provide coastal protection, food security, carbon storage, and habitat for thousands of species. Yet unlike coral reefs or rainforests, their decline is going largely unnoticed —– and almost invisible in climate policy. Fewer than 2% are meaningfully protected. In our lifetime, over half have disappeared.
The Great African Seaforest is more than an ecosystem — it is a beacon for kelp forests worldwide. Fed by the nutrient-rich Benguela Current, it is one of the world’s last intact kelp ecosystems, and unlike many kelp forests that are shrinking or disappearing, it is thought to be growing.
Gogo Lindy Dlamini
“To honour the ancestors is to live as a balanced part of the living ecosystem. I act as a weaver, bridging the ancient wisdom of the sea with the survival of our shared future.”
Zolani Mahola
"Ancestry is such a portal of connection - to my purpose, to my sense of who I am. It's tied into the fabric of how I understand myself and the world."
Yo-Yo Ma
"Our world is full of people with magnificent examples of different kinds of wisdom. It's that collective planetary wisdom that we need to collect and share - with the rest of us who are desperate to find meaning and a way forward."
Recent Stories
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