From cactus to catalyst
Can the prickly pear cactus help to rescue the environmental reputation of the fashion industry? That’s the gamble of two idealistic entrepreneurs from Mexico, whose company is producing a sustainable cactus biopolymer for flexible materials which has become a promising alternative to leather and polyurethane, derived from a plant they call ‘a miracle of nature’.
Planted in time
The forests Giovanni Sale helped map as a young planner in the mid-1990s are mature now.
Building a new Eden
The Eden Project may have sprung from a dreamlike vision, but it needed cold, hard practicality to bring it to life.
Biological connections
Mary Scholes has spent her long career trying to see the bigger picture.
A community of forests
Working as a forester for Sappi has shaped how Ethan lives his life, with work that reaches far beyond the forest – supporting communities and creating livelihoods rooted in nature.
Paging through a lifetime
Miel Couvee is papermaking royalty. If you give him a sheet of paper, he can tell you the type of stock and the precise weight purely by the feel of it in his hand.
Ordinary people with an extraordinary vision
Transformed from a clay pit to a breathtaking botanical garden hosting thousands of plant species, this is the story of The Eden Project – built by ordinary people daring to be unreasonable.
One for the books
As a loyal Sappi employee surrounded by people with a deep love and respect for paper, for Maxine, paper is more than just a way to make a living – it’s a way of life. It’s woven into her daily experiences, her sense of purpose, and the pride she takes in being part of an industry that continues to shape how stories are told and shared. For Maxine, every sheet carries meaning, connecting people, ideas and moments in a way that only paper can.
A career rooted in conservation
What does it take to let nature flourish? As Environmental and Conservation Manager at Sappi Forests, Jabulani is dedicated to protecting land so that nature can prosper.