Rory Spowers

"Rory Spowers is an ecological writer, campaigner and filmmaker most recently working with BBC presenter Bruce Parry on the feature film Tawai. Rory’s last book, A Year in Green Tea and Tuk Tuks, covers the creation of Samakanda ‘Bio-versity’, an ecological learning centre in Sri Lanka. His previous book, Rising Tides, was a history of ecological thought, critically acclaimed by The Sunday Times, The Observer and a variety of magazines. Visit Rory’s blog at www.figtreediaries.com"

• cofounder, Web of Hope
• cofounder, Tyringham Initiative