​I am truly blessed to be a farmer. There is not a day that goes by that I would rather be doing anything else. It is without doubt, one of the most vibrant, dynamic, meaningful vocations that I can think of.   I wake up in the morning to the chattering of corellas outside my bedroom window, perched in swaying gumtrees. My horse whinnies for me to feed her before I have my own breakfast, and by mid-morning I’m usually bumping along a track with my mum to go check the fences or clean out a sheep trough. During the heat of the day I am indoors at my computer. I have just my PhD thesis – on ..read more

​Climate change is impacting Antarctica and that has global implications. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent on Earth. It is a vast continent that has challenged explorers, captivated scientists and inspired dreamers through the centuries.  It is a place of beauty and mystery, covered with ice kilometres deep and home to some of the world’s most incredible creatures – orcas, sealions, penguins and whales to name a few.   Antarctica is also one of the regions of the world where the impacts of climate change are most apparent and pronounced. Temperatures here are rising dou ..read more

​Antarctica is the largest wilderness on Earth. Its glaring white mountains are epic. Its seas are teeming with life. It has a breathtaking presence with moods that shift between calmness and nature’s raw-power. You can’t help but feel insignificant here.   Despite silently lying at the end of the earth, Antarctica is changing – and it is because of us.   Human impacts on oceans and cryosphere – the planet’s snow and ice – are significant and growing. The rapid melting underway in Antarctica will have far-reaching impacts on biodiversity, commercial fisheries and global climate regulation. Inc ..read more

By Anika Molesworth​ If you’re concerned about climate change, then you have to help drive change.   Because time is no longer on our side.   All too often we think, I can’t do it. I don’t know enough. I’ll get difficult questions from friends. I can’t influence the right people. Now’s not the right time. We fill our heads with excuses about why we as individuals can sit this one out. That there’s someone else who will do it for us.   Unfortunately, I don’t believe that’s true. No one can do the work that you can do or influence in the way you can influence. And no one is going to save the w ..read more

By Anika Molesworth​ To my dear friend,   I hope this letter finds you well. I know you are weary, and I’m not surprised. You have started your days early and finished late. You have sat out on things that you would have much rather have been doing in order to get the work done. It is no surprise you are tired.   Even though you feel drained of energy and perhaps confused with the world, I want to tell you something important.   You did it.   You have made progress beyond your wildest imagination.    And I want to thank you for that.   Even though you might not see it all just yet, the change ..read more