Our Team

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    Ascanio Vitale

    ENGINEER, SENIOR ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY SCIENTIST, ACTIVIST

    (UK/Italy)

    Former Energy & Climate Greenpeace/WWF campaigner and Population Matters board member, founder of Stop CO2 and "Pillole di Sostenibilità" newsletter.

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  • A man wearing glasses, a beanie, and outdoor gear, standing on a boat with a logo that says 'Sea Sparrow' on the canopy behind him.

    Elven Villecourt

    STORYTELLER FOR THE OCEAN, CPWF CONTENT & COMMS MANAGER

    (France/UK)

    Building knowledge and awareness through collaborative storytelling. Using visual media to inspire positive change - planting ideas like seeds, connecting people to ocean conservation through compelling narratives.

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  • Woman with gray hair, glasses, and pink lipstick smiling and extending her arm towards a wall decorated with various white and orange geometric and floral designs.

    Francesca Busca

    ECO-ARTIVIST, RUBBISH ARTIST, WASTE MOSAICIST

    (UK/Italy)

    Creating artworks from waste. Founder of GREENψ bastARTs, ArtforTrash, and Payment in Kind(ness). Eco-artivist teacher and speaker, using art to advocate for an all-encompassing systemic change.

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  • A man with a beard and blue eyes wearing a light beige herringbone blazer and white shirt, standing against a brick wall background.

    Francesco M. Falcieri

    PhD. MARINE BIOLOGIST & OCEANOGRAPHER

    (Italy)

    Researcher and Operations Manager at CNR-ISMAR Venice since 2011. Using direct observations and numerical models to study the interactions between ocean physics, biology and pollution.

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  • A man with glasses and a beard taking a selfie on a boat with water in the background, wearing a blue jacket and carrying a green backpack.

    Gianluca Grimalda

    SOCIAL SCIENTIST, CLIMATOLOGIST, ACTIVIST, WRITER

    (Italy/Worldwide)

    Researcher in social cohesion & climate ethics @ Passau University. First employee dismissed for rejecting air travel + legally compensated for climate-based conscientious objection. His journey is documented in the film “The Researcher”.

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    Joana Alarcão

    ENVIRONMENTAL ARTIST

    (Portugal, online global presence)

    Specializing in biomaterials and sustainable art practices. Founder of Insights of An Eco Artist (IOAEA).

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    Kenny Ros

    ENVIRONMENTAL ARTIST

    (Belgium)

    Nature photographer exploring environmental fragility through unique perspectives and alternative narratives.

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  • Portrait of a woman with curly hair and glasses, wearing a white shirt, standing against a blue background.

    Selvaggia Bonetti

    EVENT ORGANISER, TECHNICAL SALES SUPPORT IN MARITIME TECHNOLOGY

    (UK)

    Working in maritime decarbonisation at Silverstream technologies, event organiser for GREENy bastARTs. A trained diver and ocean lover, channelling her passion for the sea in our collective.

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