Entry #22: Why We Should Kiss the Ground with Karen Rodriguez
Karen Rodriguez is Vice President of Program Operations at Kiss the Ground. Originally from Guatemala, Karen grew up in California and followed a deep love of food into the restaurant industry. Throug...
4 Jan 202249min
Entry #21: Making the Holidays a Little Greener with Katie Bell
Katie Bell leads Opwall's fundraising team and manages our site in Borneo. She originally joined Opwall after becoming passionate about marine science, and achieving a bachelor's degree in marine envi...
6 Des 202128min
Entry #20: Sowing the Fields with Ellie Field
Ellie Field is Opwall's Rewilding Lead and International Sales Manager. She spent much of her time during the Covid-19 pandemic learning about efforts to improve agriculture in the UK and rejuvenate b...
2 Des 202132min
Entry #19: Empty Stomachs Have No Ears with John Kahekwa
John Kahekwa is the director of the Pole Pole Foundation from The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Pole Pole Foundation recently reached international acclaim as a finalist for the first ev...
9 Nov 202143min
Entry #18: How to Create a Protected Area with Manuel Sanchez
Manuel Sanchez is an Ecuadorian ornithologist and science communicator who joined our expedition in Ecuador this year to run the bird surveys. Manuel grew up in Southern Ecuador and fell in love with ...
30 Sep 202149min
Entry #17: Wildlife Tourism for Conservation with Sophia Wood and Gara Trujillo
Gara Trujillo ran Opwall's Galapagos site in 2019. She recently completed an Erasmus Master's program in Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management while traveling across Greece, Hungary, and Swed...
30 Sep 202152min
Entry #16: On birds and Biodiversity with Joe England
Joe England is a British ornithologist who has worked with Opwall in Fiji since 2017 when he helped set up the first research sites on the Natewa Peninsula. Joe is deeply passionate about birds, biodi...
1 Sep 202151min
