Did UNOC3 Make Waves Or Just A Splash?
The Sea Change Project reflects on its first time attending the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, where kelp forests gained long-overdue political recognition. From inspiring side events to landmark pledges for marine protection, the week sparked renewed hope, connection, and commitment to our blue planet.
Fallacies and Facts About Our Feverish Planet
Our planet has a fever. It’s sweating and sick. Last year was the hottest year on record, with average temperatures rising past the 1.5ºC threshold agreed upon by the 195 signatories to the Paris Agreement.
Home is Everywhere, Everywhere is Home
I watched the mountainside writhe in orange. Stark against the deepening sky, the dance of fire looked deadly and unavoidable. Heroic efforts by helicopters and firefighters wrestled the great beast down, only for it to start ravening on the next range a few miles over. This deadly waltz of fire and firefighters continued for ten days in the fag-end of 2023. Thankfully, there was no loss of human life or property.
The Sunken Stories and Ancient Wisdom of the Great African Seaforest
When we originally formed SCP it was a way for us to produce the occasional creative project while immersing ourselves in the kelp forests which we named the Great African Seaforest. As a group we realised that by giving our kelp forests a name we were giving it an unique identity and a presence that connected it to the kelp forests of the world, but also distinguished it as a particular ecosystem found on the shores of Southern Africa.
No Animal Should be Mass-farmed
The debate around the proposed octopus farm goes beyond the arguments of sentience. Read our full statement.
Oceans of Fantasy, Oceans of Reality
When I was a young girl, there was a Boney M song that I loved. The song was called “Oceans of Fantasy”. It spoke of a dreamscape underwater world filled with life and magic. At the time, a lack of swimming skills and a fear of water after a near-drowning incident made it unlikely that […]
An Otter, the Wild and Coming Change
Befriending a wild otter, nature and wilderness connection during lockdown, and hope for the future of our environment.
Stepping into Nature’s Matrix
We are nature. Biodiversity can be seen as the immune system of the planet, making its loss our greatest crisis that exacerbates climate change.
My Octopus Teacher and Me
Craig Foster’s wife speaks about the octopus teacher, learning to swim, and eventually free diving herself.
The Making of My Octopus Teacher
The making of Academy Award winning documentary, My Octopus Teacher by Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed & Craig Foster.