Contributors

‘Perched between Madagascar and the coast of East Africa, the Union of the Comoros is one of the smallest and least visited nations on earth,’ says writer and photographer, Tommy Trenchard ( page 38).

‘Yet somehow, this tiny archipelago has come to dominate the world supply of ylang-ylang essential oil. Now, turbulent market forces have thrown the ylangylang industry into chaos.’

‘“Climate profiteering” has a negative ring to it, but maybe part of the solution to environmental and climate issues lies in connecting them to monetary motivation,’ says environmental geographer and photojournalist Morten Risberg ( page 30). ‘Attempts to capture and reuse CO2 for a number of industries might not single handedly save the world – but everything helps.’

‘Having the EU’s largest urban nature park almost on my doorstep was too intriguing to pass up,’ says Bucharest-based journalist Kit Gillet ( page 47). ‘The history of Văcăreşti – abandoned, reclaimed by nature and, over two decades later, granted protected status, is an intriguing story. At the same time it reinforces the sense that, given the opportunity, nature will always come roaring back.’