The Holistic fish
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Blog
  • Recipes
  • Beauty
  • Reading
  • Contact

Tree culling is the new fashion - but not one we should follow!

2/15/2020

2 Comments

 
Picture
​Have you woken up recently to go for a walk around the neighbourhood park just to find all (or at least most) of the trees cut down? 
Well, it turns out you are not alone!

Read More
2 Comments

Inspiring the citizen of tomorrow..

5/18/2019

7 Comments

 
I have recently been doing some 'light' thinking  about the meaning of life, about our motivations and drives (well, mine) that prompt us on our daily routines and keep us going.  This thinking prompt me to take a closer look at my personal life and identify where my priorities lie. Out of this personal brainstorm, a common-theme keyword came out: 'inspire'.  

Those who know me, also know that I can get a bit 'geeky' when it comes to nature, and particular those little critters that live on the seabed (but also when it comes to all of the little terrestrial invertebrates that many  dislike). And I would really like to  pass on my knowledge harnessing my passion for all of these things, inspiring some geekiness in those who surround me. By inspiring as many to slow down and take a closer look to the little things and the delicate balances, i hope to inspire respect and willingness to protect these spaces. Because, who would like to protect something they know little or nothing about ? 

This idea, brought more questions to my head. 
How do we influence and inspire others?



Read More
7 Comments

What's on the menu? Eating sustainably on holidays

3/30/2019

3 Comments

 
Picture

What is the most important aspect of travelling?
If you do a quick survey of your friends you will see that a popular answer is ‘food’. 
Food can tell you a lot about a culture, and the further away you go the most weird stuff you are going to find. Which might end up in you eating insects, or interiors.. but if you feel adventurous…
With this post I don’t intend to put you off trying anything by any means, trying new things and having a full immersion in a new culture is indeed one of the reasons why we travel, so go on and take the plunge. 



Read More
3 Comments

Implementing the ECO in ecology while still caring about economy : insights into my research

2/9/2019

1 Comment

 
Picture
Eastern Scheldt (NL)
Can merging Ecology and economy together be part of the solution to this global crisis ? I believe so, and I decided to focus my research effort into it. And here is why.
Often, when I tell people that I am a marine biologist they ask me if I am trying to ‘protect our environment ‘ And my reply is always invariably ‘yes’. It is, after all, the whole reason I started this career. 
I love the sea, and I want what is best for it. People questioning into my job continue with some basic questions about my current project (which investigates the role of environmental variability and mussels spatial patterns on their productivity) and when I explain they say ‘oh, so in reality you are working to increase production, you are working for money’, (insert horrified face here, as if this would go against my answer to question one).

​

Read More
1 Comment

Biodiversity loss for everyday living (1): Your morning cup of Joe

1/26/2019

3 Comments

 
Picture

You probably heard it before. Climate change and human pressures (increased pollution, deforestation, harvesting, nutrient inputs, noise etc..) are the major culprits of 'biodiversity loss'. 
But after reading a few articles and worrying for a while, it all washes up over our heads as we get on with our daily tasks. I mean, biodiversity loss might happen but it will not directly impact us on our limited time on this planet. Maybe it will our gran children, maybe our great great grand children. But hey, I am single and even the idea of children seem so far away. So I get on with my day, with this idea of biodiversity loss hiding somewhere behind my endless to-do list. Maybe to reappear in my job (I am interested in understanding what will cause it, how to slow it down, and how are organisms really impacted by changes in their environments). Nonetheless, if I, a person who is in the ecology science field, don't spend much of my day worrying, how can we get everyone else to worry and actually do something to slow down all of the pressures that we are putting in the environment? 



Read More
3 Comments

URGENT COLLECTIVE ACTION NEEDED! (Seagrass conservation in Fiji - guestpost)

11/3/2018

4 Comments

 
Picture
Hello!
Today we have a special guest post
Last week my friend working in conservation in Fiji asked me if I ever heard of seagrass removal projects.. I said "no, I normally hear about seagrass restoration..but removal..never!". Turned out this particular resort was doing some quite illegal actions, which might be easier in some countries compared to other. So I decided that the least I could do was to give some space on my blog for her and her colleagues to explain. So here we go:



 Bula Vinaka, 
My name is Anastasha Savura and I am publicly releasing my CV  to ensure the public knows that I am a Marine Scientist and I need assistance to ensure the Warwick Answers and Apologies for this Incident! 
 I am the Founder of the page Ocean Guardians Fiji on FB and would like to use social media bring people together to bridge this massive gap between science and policy in the biggest Economical Industries in Fiji. The goal is to develop an umbrella of frame works and guidelines to present to Fiji Tourism and Hospitality Association and other associated bodies so that this never happens again! 
Although young and still an ocean of knowledge still to swim through, I clearly understand through education, working experience and volunteer efforts. THE ACTIONS OF WARWICK RESORT and THE ASSOSIATED DIVE SHOP on 25th October, 2018 was an Injustice to the Environment. How much Injustice? I am unsure about as they have not bothered to contact us to correct us otherwise. 
In the link below you will find the incident report of that particular day and the events that follow! 

 On 25th October

On 26th October till date

 And we slept on the matter and realized that we had to do something about this because it was wrong. One of the reasons given by the Dive shop owners for firing us was that “we should have handled the situation in a more diplomatic manner instead of sitting in the water to make the digger stop”,



 …So on 29th October we both wrote letters:


Picture
Picture


 Other Parties Letter here

We included a presentation I prepared to the Regional Director, a Mr. Sahaan who was on property and asked him to contact us so we could sit and discuss the matter.

We also included a copy of the Regulation of Surfing Areas Decree (which states that Warwick authorized a possibly Illegal activity)



We asked him to contact us so we could sit and discuss the matter. 
It is 11:58pm, 1st November, 2018 now as I type this, we have not heard anything from the Warwick however the Associated Dive Shop has contacted us with a SHOCKING EMAIL



(We are now seeking Legal Advice… ) We now have an issue of job security in the diving industry for expats and local marine scientists and Dive Professionals. (How will this be addressed in the future?- Anyone?) Who do we count on to report such PADI dive shops?) 
The Only people who care to engage and raise this issue are members of the public and ocean advocates from all around the world therefore your opinion and support will decide our next PLAN of ACTION. 
We already are working on a way to ensure that the tourism industry is not affected by the emotion and detrimental social media posts already online by concerned guests by ensuring them that we will work on a way to ensure that this will never happen in any other resort but WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! 
I am only 1 person and now have the support of WWF, Baby Pandas South Pacific and passionate advocates around the world. If you would like to support this cause, please support Ocean Guardians Fiji on FB https://www.facebook.com/oceanguardiansfiji/ and oceanguardiansfiji on instagram https://www.instagram.com/oceanguardiansfiji/ to help with the cause. Every bit of "talanoa" around this matter would help. 
Vinaka with high hopes and crossed fingers, Anastasha Savura


4 Comments
    Disclaimer: some posts may contain affiliate links.  At no extra costs to you, buying through the link will help me in this blogging journey!

    SIGN UP TO MY TELEGRAM CHANNEL

    Archives

    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    Action
    Beauty
    Climate
    Community
    Conservation
    Diet
    Ecology
    Economy
    Environment
    Fashion
    Food
    Health
    Living
    Marine Conservation
    Minimalism
    Recycling
    Research
    Spirituality
    Sport
    Travelling
    Waste

    Follow
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Photos used under Creative Commons from marcoverch, Pascal Volk, shixart1985
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Blog
  • Recipes
  • Beauty
  • Reading
  • Contact