Sound Advice

For someone so established in environmental conservation circles, American oceanographer and Rolex Testimonee Sylvia Earle is not a radical tree-hugger. Her approach to curbing ecological decline is one built on pragmatism. She is even candid about her own carbon footprint—she is constantly jetting off to different places around the world to identify “Hope Spots” under Mission Blue, the non-profit organisation she founded to protect the oceans.

“I leave a big carbon footprint because of my travels,” she openly