What do you sea?
– A torrid Mediterranean landscape crushed by drought?
– A gigantic offshore wind farm supplying 60000 households in a region particularly affected by energy poverty?
– Dolphins gently swimming along a cost that was labelled an “environmental disaster” 12 years ago?
What I see is hope.
For me, summer break has everything to do with shifting perspectives and taking the time to observe the world around us with softer eyes.
I don’t need an agenda – I’m just looking.
But it gives me the grit to do better.
Summer by the sea is an appointment with myself, to build back the inner strength I need.
To be part of the healing journey, to be part of the solution.
To show my daughter there are many ways to be heroes.
And one of the unmissable appointments is with the so ever inspiring Jonian Dolphin Conservation crew in Taranto, who takes us on their boat to be “researchers” just for one day.
Since 2011, they’ve demonstrated the resilience of several communities:
– the people of Taranto, who’ve learned to regain pride in their city and its surrounding;
– and the various cetaceans, and numerous turtles, fish and sharks that can be spotted in the Gulf of Taranto.
And what do they teach us?
No human activity can be without consequences for nature. But we can try to correct the course – and there are many ways to do it.
Intelligent species give power to women, it’s a question of survival.
Alone we go straight to the wall, together we go far and strong.
A just transition needs to leave no one behind – and it needs to embrace its environment.
Time to cooperate.
