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Protecting biodiversity in a changing world Bridging people, policy & nature ๐ฑA Life More Thoughtful @donabertarelliphilanthropy
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As I stand still, looking at the world that sustains us - looking at this miracle of life we so often take for granted - I think about what it will truly take to protect 30% of our land and ocean, and what this commitment asks of us beyond targets and declarations.
After years dedicated to biodiversity conservation, science-based advocacy, and collective action with extraordinary partners, one thing has become clear to me: the hardest work is not only out there - it is within us.
Advocacy, science, and protection remain essential. But without an inner shift - in perspective, values, and responsibility โ no system we build will ever be resilient enough.
For me, the path to 2030 is no longer only about defending biodiversity in the world around us; it is about recognising my place within it - as a human who is not separate from nature, but part of it. And it is this understanding that makes education so essential: equipping younger generations with knowledge, connection, and love for the living world they will inherit.
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22 Dec 2025
Looking back at 2025, we are inspired by what we achieved together.
Alongside our partners, we highly & fully protected 1.1 million kmยฒ of ocean in French Polynesia, saw 60+ countries ratify the BBNJ Treaty, planted 100,000 mangroves in The Gambia, and so much more. This is what happens when we work together for nature.
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19 Dec 2025
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐, ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ, ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป โ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ.
In 2024 Sails of Change, the professional sailing team formerly known as Spindrift, is returning to action with an expanded stable of race boats ๐ฅ
This month on Lake Geneva, Duncan Spรคth becomes skipper of the seasoned crew of the TF35 now named Sails of Change 10, after 3 seasons as mainsail trimmer. He takes over the sail number SUI10 from his mother Dona Bertarelli who skippered the legendary Ladycat D35 multihull for over a decade.
Simultaneously Yann Guichard, an Olympic sailing champion and highly successful inshore and offshore multihull sailor, will lead a fresh campaign with the introduction of a second TF35 15m flying catamaran, Sails of Change 8.
The 2 TF35 teams join the Sails of Change fleet, which also includes their flagship 37m record-breaking maxi-trimaran which is poised for further attempts in 2025. Both TF35s are gearing up for the 2024 TF35 Trophy set to get underway with the Nyon Cup from 24-26 May.
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๐จ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ, ๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฒ, ๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป : ๐นโ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ.
Sails of Change, lโรฉquipe de voile professionnelle anciennement connue sous le nom de Spindrift, revient en 2024 avec une รฉcurie agrandie et de nouveaux bateaux ๐ฅ
Ce mois-ci sur le Lac Lรฉman, Duncan Spรคth deviendra skipper du TF35 Sails of Change 10, aprรจs 3 saisons comme rรฉgleur de grand-voile. Il reprend le numรฉro de voile SUI10 de sa mรจre Dona Bertarelli qui avait menรฉ le lรฉgendaire multicoque D35 Ladycat pendant plus de dix ans.
Parallรจlement, Yann Guichard mรจnera une autre campagne avec un 2e catamaran volant TF35 de 15m, Sails of Change 8. Les 2 TF35 rejoignent la flotte de Sails of Change, qui comprend dรฉjร leur maxi-trimaran de 37m construit pour battre des records, avec de nouvelles tentatives prรฉvues en 2025. Les 2 TF35 sont actuellement en prรฉparation pour la Nyon Cup du 24 au 26 mai dans le cadre du TF35 Trophy 2024.
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21 May 2024
Our philanthropy team recently surprised Yann and me with this extraordinary wall map, bringing together nearly two decades of our activities and initiatives around the world.
From the marine protected areas we have helped establish with partners to our work in sport, education and the arts, it captures the breadth of what we have undertaken, both independently and alongside others.
Looking at the areas shown in blue, I thought about the more than 17 million kmยฒ of ocean we have helped protect alongside governments, communities, scientists and conservation partners. Seeing these areas together makes the scale of that collective achievement particularly striking.
But the map also represents the many people, ideas and commitments behind our different initiatives, and the work that continues today.
Yann and I inaugurated it together, complete with a ribbon, two pairs of scissors and plenty of laughter.
Thank you to our team for this wonderful surprise, and to everyone who has contributed to this journey.
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09 Nov 2026
Through my work to protect the Southern Ocean, I have learned that scientific evidence alone cannot resolve every disagreement. Even countries that share a commitment to conservation can disagree about how best to achieve it.
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After more than a decade of involvement, I know how much work goes into finding agreement, and how disappointing another year without new protection can be. That was the outcome of the latest meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), the international body responsible for conserving marine life around Antarctica.
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I have seen how important the conversations between meetings can be, where concerns can be explored and positions can begin to shift. That work requires patience, but dialogue must not become an excuse for postponement. While discussions continue, species face growing pressures and opportunities to protect vulnerable habitats may be lost.
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I remain convinced that international cooperation is one of our greatest strengths. CCAMLRโs agreement in 2016 to establish the Ross Sea region marine protected area showed what working through our differences can achieve, and I hope that same determination can bring countries closer to agreement on further protection.
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Read my latest article - Link in bio.
06 Nov 2026
This weekend, I spent some time weaving again, something I particularly enjoy doing at this time of year as I repair the shelters I make for our rescued animals.
This particular structure hadnโt been redone for two years, and between our geese, rabbits and hens, there was hardly anything left of it!
So I decided it was time to start again, weaving it back into shape, branch by branch, to give them a cosy little shelter for the colder months ahead.
Iโm quite pleased with the result, although I suspect my little demolition team will soon get back to work!
02 Nov 2026
Hidden beneath the oceanโs surface are entire mountain ranges, home to extraordinary marine life, including deep-sea corals that can live for hundreds of years.
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Known as seamounts, these underwater mountains are rich in biodiversity and can also serve as important gathering points and waypoints for migratory species, including sharks and tuna, and even sea turtles.
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Yet many seamounts remain largely unexplored, and some are already being damaged by bottom trawling, which drags heavy fishing gear across the seabed. The damage to these slow-growing ecosystems can last for centuries.
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This week and next, governments are meeting at the United Nations in New York to negotiate the Sustainable Fisheries Resolution. A key proposal seeks to phase out bottom trawling on seamounts in international waters by the end of 2027.
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With Deep Sea Day coming up this weekend, governments have an opportunity to turn years of discussions into action.
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There is still so much of the deep ocean we have yet to discover. We should not be destroying it before we have even had the chance to understand it.
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30 Oct 2026
For the past few months, I have been immersed in twenty years of photographs, stories and unforgettable moments, putting together a book that is very close to our heart.
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It tells the story of how Yann and I met, how we became a family, and how, over the years, we built Sails of Change, a sailing team that brought together extraordinary people around a shared passion and, ultimately, a shared mission.
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Looking back on this journey has been deeply emotional, bringing to life the adventures, friendships and experiences that have shaped our lives, both on and off the water.
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One Family, One Team, One Mission will be available in bookstores this Christmas. I look forward to sharing more with you as we get closer to its release.
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27 Oct 2026
Standing at the entrance of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, I found myself thinking about the people who may one day grow the seeds preserved inside this mountain, perhaps generations from now.
Deep inside, backup seeds from gene banks around the world are kept frozen for long-term safekeeping. They include varieties of wheat, rice, beans and many other food crops, preserved so that collections can be restored if the originals are lost through conflict, natural disasters or other threats.
What I found equally remarkable was the international cooperation behind this effort. Institutions from around the world entrust backup copies of their seed collections to the same place, helping safeguard the diversity of the crops on which we all depend.
There is something deeply hopeful about that shared responsibility. Generations of farmers and scientists have helped develop and preserve this diversity, and here, part of that legacy is being safeguarded for those who will come after us.
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23 Oct 2026
There was so much more life on the Arctic tundra than I had first imagined.
The Svalbard reindeer were fascinating to observe. Found nowhere else in the world, this subspecies has adapted to the Arctic with short legs, a rounded body and an exceptionally thick coat. During the brief summer, they spend much of their time grazing and building up fat reserves for the long winter.
And then there were the Arctic foxes! I loved watching them move through the tundra and, later, play together among the buildings of an old, largely deserted settlement.
Two very different animals, each so well adapted to life in this remarkable environment.
21 Oct 2026
As CBD COP17 begins in Yerevan, Armenia, I will be following closely how countries are progressing towards the global goal of protecting 30% of land and waters by 2030.
This ambition matters deeply to me. But protecting nature is not simply about designating areas on a map. What matters is what happens afterwards, ensuring these places are effectively managed, monitored and protected over the long term, with the involvement of local communities.
This is at the heart of much of my work in ocean conservation. Through Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy, we help establish and strengthen marine protected areas. And with Marine Manager, developed alongside Global Fishing Watch, we help make ocean data more accessible to support better decisions about their protection.
As 2030 approaches, I remain hopeful about what we can achieve together. My hope for COP17 is that countries turn their commitments into lasting protection for nature, both on land and at sea.
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19 Oct 2026
โLeave this place in as good order as it was when we left.โ
These words were written on a blackboard in August 1966 by Swedish glaciologist Valter Schytt, at the remote Arctic research station of Kinnvika.
I came across them while exploring the old wooden buildings, where provisions, equipment and personal belongings still offered glimpses of the lives of the scientists who had worked there.
Kinnvika was established in 1957 as part of the International Geophysical Year, an international effort to study and better understand our planet. Scientists from Sweden, Finland and Switzerland worked together in this remote environment, gathering observations of the atmosphere, glaciers and other physical processes.
What struck me was how much of their presence remained, and how practical their message was.
The researchers knew that others would follow. Their observations would contribute to a growing body of scientific knowledge, and the station itself needed to remain useful for those who came after them.
There was even a postscript beneath the message.
โP.S. There is more wood in the sauna house.โ
I loved that detail. Alongside the scientific instruments and the work of understanding the Arctic, there was this simple consideration for the next people who would arrive.
Scientific knowledge is built over generations, through observations that others can revisit, question and build upon. Places like Kinnvika make that continuity very tangible.
And sometimes, the thoughtfulness behind it is captured in just a few words on an old blackboard.
16 Oct 2026
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