Meet the Team

Stewart is an award-winning author of over 35 natural history books and presenter of numerous wildlife TV documentaries. He leads dozens of expeditions across the world each year and has discovered 35 new species. Stewart has witnessed both the destruction of nature and the saving of species on the absolute brink of extinction. He co-founded Darwin200 and is leading this innovative, global adventure. Past projects include organising the donation of conservation resources and books to tens of thousands of schools, libraries and universities.

Email: stewart@darwin200.com

With a background in international television journalism as a reporter, director and producer, Philippe specialises in making complex subjects easy to comprehend for larger audiences. He also directed several documentaries on environmental subjects and was editor in chief of a nature television program. He was communication director of a Volvo Ocean race team and executive producer of the Beagle project, in the wake of Darwin, a nine-month voyage and 35 episodes series for Dutch national television, plus a full-length movie for cinema.

Email: philippe@darwin200.com

Eduardo is a marine biologist with a 40-year career dedicated to research and conservation management. Initially, he worked for Chilean universities, and then completed 30 years working for the Department of Conservation, New Zealand. Throughout his career, he has interacted with students and young scientists providing them with guidance, motivation and support. He has also fostered international collaborations with government agencies, and research organisations in New Zealand and South America. As a manager, he built and led marine, freshwater and terrestrial science conservation teams providing the scientific and technical knowledge to apply in conservation management.

Email: eduardo@darwin200.com

Richard J Hillgrove VI MA FRSA is an internationally experienced crisis communications and image reputation consultant. He has advised the likes of Charles Saatchi, Amber Heard, Steven Seagal, Assange and Dame Vivienne Westwood, amongst hundreds of others. Richard drives the commercial marketing of Darwin200 and the building of partnerships with key organisations.

Email: richard@darwin200.com

Larissa leads high impact communications campaigns for mission-driven organisations and connects adventure seekers with transformative experiences through her agencies This Chapter PR and Another World Adventures. She’s got almost 20 years experience in ocean conservation communications working with game-changing organisations and inspiring change makers to drive awareness and action to protect people and the planet.

Email: press@darwin200.com

Jane Goodall is an ethologist and conservationist known for her ground-breaking research into the wild chimpanzees of Gombe. Her discovery in 1960 that chimpanzees make and use tools transformed our understanding of the relationship between humans and animals. In 1977, she founded the Jane Goodall Institute to support the ongoing research in Tanzania. Today there are 23 JGIs who work to support two sanctuaries for orphan chimpanzees in South Africa and Republic of Congo, TACARE the community conservation programme and Roots & Shoots. Roots & Shoots, founded nearly 30 years ago, empowers young people of all ages to become involved in hands-on programmes for people, animals and the environment in more than 65 countries and inspires the next generation of conservation leaders, scientists and naturalists.

I am very supportive of this incredible project. Using Charles Darwin’s voyage on HMS Beagle as a framework to highlight environmental change as well as the beauty of nature is a timely and noble ambition. The excellent DARWIN200 team is developing novel methods to find and train 200 young people to become Darwin Ambassadors. These young ambassadors, representing 200 different locations around the world, will all have the potential and opportunity to become future leaders in the environmental movement, and to reach and inspire vast audiences worldwide.

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