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By DONA BERTARELLI
- Education
Nurturing nature to shape our children’s future
― By Dona Bertarelli
Biophilia is a concept that deserves more space in our public conversations. It describes the innate human tendency to seek connection with nature and other living beings, an idea shaped in the 1980s through the work of biologist Edward O. Wilson. In many ways, it captures the instinct behind our sense of wonder: the quiet pull we feel toward the ocean, the calm that settles on a woodland trail, the peace that comes from a mountain range.
Biophilia is a concept that deserves more space in our public conversations. It describes the innate human tendency to seek connection with nature and other living beings, an idea shaped in the 1980s through the work of biologist Edward O. Wilson. In many ways, it captures the instinct behind our sense of wonder: the quiet pull we feel toward the ocean, the calm that settles on a woodland trail, the peace that comes from a mountain range.
- Health
Nature’s Prescription for Our Future
― By Dona Bertarelli
For much of my life, I have worked at the intersection of human and environmental health. For three generations, my family has been dedicated to healthcare, with a constant focus on improving people’s well-being through science. I grew up surrounded by conversations about health, how the body functions, how to enhance quality of life, how science can help new life begin.
For much of my life, I have worked at the intersection of human and environmental health. For three generations, my family has been dedicated to healthcare, with a constant focus on improving people’s well-being through science. I grew up surrounded by conversations about health, how the body functions, how to enhance quality of life, how science can help new life begin.
- Ocean Governance
Reflections from United Nations Ocean Conference : Financing Ocean Action
― By Dona Bertarelli
We are facing an existential crisis for the ocean. But the root isn’t just ecological—it’s relational. Somewhere in the last century, we began to see Nature – and the ocean particularly - not as something we are part of, but as a commodity...
We are facing an existential crisis for the ocean. But the root isn’t just ecological—it’s relational. Somewhere in the last century, we began to see Nature – and the ocean particularly - not as something we are part of, but as a commodity...
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- MPA
Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Celebrates French Polynesia’s New Marine Protection Commitments
Historic designation protects species-rich waters and creates one of the world’s largest conserved areas.
- Education
PARTNERSHIP WITH SUSTAINABLE OCEAN ALLIANCE
Dona Bertarelli philanthropy and sustainable ocean alliance join forces to empower the next generation of ocean leaders.
- Education
A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA
Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy partners with UNIGE to drive biodiversity awareness among Swiss youth.
- Sports
ONE FAMILY, ONE TEAM, ONE MISSION
A legacy continued under the Sails of Change banner. The professional sailing team formerly known as Spindrift, is returning to action with an expanded stable of race boats.
- MPA
PROTECT GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS WITH INNOVATIVE FINANCING
Ecuador completed what is known as a debt conversion, which will provide a sustainable source of conservation funding.
- Sports
AROUND THE WORLD: A NEW ATTEMPT BY THE MAXI TRIMARAN SAILS OF CHANGE
Yann Guichard, Dona Bertarelli and nine other sailors will make up the crew of ‘Sails of Change’ for their next attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy
- Sports
IUCN AND SAILS OF CHANGE LAUNCH SPORTS FOR NATURE PARTNERSHIP TO HELP SPORTS BECOME NATURE-POSITIVE
At the Sport Positive Summit at Wembley Stadium, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Sails of Change today announced a new partnership
- Coastal Ecosystems
A BLUEPRINT FOR SAVING
THE BLUE PLANET
Our personal and deep connections to the ocean come from decades of experiences on and under marine waters around the globe.
- Ocean Governance
DONA BERTARELLI RECEIVED THE CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP AWARD FROM THE WILSON CENTER
At a dinner Gala on March 8, 2022, in Miami, Florida, the Wilson Center and its Latin American Program and Brazil Institute honoured four outstanding individuals with the Award for Corporate Citizenship.