What can nature teach us about living together? Investigating eight symbiotic relationships trying to survive the climate and biodiversity crises, Science Communicator & award-winning author Sophie Pavelle will join us to explore why it has never been more vital for us to understand symbiosis. Symbiotic relationships regulate ecosystems, strengthen resilience and bind pivotal connections.
In her brand-new book To Have or To Hold, Sophie relishes the interconnectedness between species and celebrates the relationships that underpin natural environments. Low-carbon travelling around the British Isles, she presents nature’s frauds, fortune-tellers, misfits and cheaters.
Join us as we explore: are we the parasites? Will we continue to exploit nature’s resources? Or will we vow to love and cherish what remains – shaping a more restorative life alongside nature – till death us do part?
Following a brief moderated conversation, Sophie will answer all of your burning questions and will stick around to sign copies of her new book.
About Sophie
Sophie Pavelle is an adventurous science communicator and author based in Devon.
Following a First Class degree in Zoology (BSc) from the University of Bristol, and a Distinction in Science Communication (MSc) from the University of the West of England (UWE), she has rapidly gained an outstanding reputation across the outdoor/adventure, conservation, NGO and science communication sector.
Sophie finds creative routes to storytelling, putting a contemporary twist on the natural history genre across wide audiences. Her first book, Forget Me Not, won the People's Book Prize for Nonfiction (2023) and was longlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation (2023).
