I first met Celine Cousteau in the Galapagos Islands on my 25th birthday. Celine had literally just wrapped up a long journey through the Brazilian Amazon where she was working with the tribes of the Vale do Javari on an impact film called 'Tribes on the Edge'. Feeling under the weather Celine gave me her (not yet drunk!) coconut with a healthy pour of rum in it. I sipped away wondering 'what is life'?! The following day we were swimming with large schools of sharks as part of an eco-tourism venture with an organisation called Shark Savers. Again, what is life?

Now fast forward 6 years, Celine has been touring with her finished impact film educating audiences and encouraging the very dialogue that has recently returned to the front and centre of mainstream news and environmental discussion. But of course, the work is never complete. Her persistence and dedication to the Amazon, the indigenous people of and the environment it hosts is impressive, genuine and informed. While popularity and attention towards the Amazon as Celine puts it 'waxes and wanes', there are humans every day working tirelessly in the many areas and services that speak to environment and humanity.

As I have followed Celines work and journey, regular reminders and prompts, perhaps unbeknownst to her, have been triggered. Protecting the Amazon is a task and responsibility with many layers, and Celine just so happens to navigate these intricacies in a way that I feel is somewhat of an intrinsic and born nature of hers. She poses questions and encourages constructive and accessible thought. What position are we in as a global community? What does this mean to the indigenous people of the Amazon and what can we learn should we stop and listen?

We’ve got a cheeky 15 minutes so of course, the layers can only be lightly touched on but what I am so glad for, is to share a look into my conversation with a woman I admire and a woman who inspires, Celine Cousteau. Enjoy