Isabelle Gerretsen
@izzygerretsen
Journalist. Write & edit for @BBC_Future. Previously at @ClimateHome, @Cnni, @TRF_Stories & @Newsweek
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I'm a little bit in love with this orangutan Rakus after reporting his story of self-medicating using a paste made from a leaf - you can see Rakus on BBC News (UK) online, radio and TV bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…
NEW: In partnership with Impact Hub London, we’re hosting a learning & networking event for journalists & social entrepreneurs, exploring how we can tell powerful stories that make an impact. Find out more and get your ticket: eventbrite.co.uk/e/good-stories… #socent #solutionsjournalism
D-Day shipwrecks were a WW2 time capsule – now they are home to rich ocean-floor life bbc.com/future/article… via BBC Future
Claudia Sheinbaum: Can a climate-scientist turn around an oil country? bbc.com/future/article… via BBC Future
What happens when a forest has the same rights as a person? For BBC Future, I wrote about the legal case that saved an Ecuadorian forest from destruction, and was a landmark success in a bigger movement that's changing how we relate to the natural world. bbc.com/future/article…
Why cruising is worse than flying bbc.com/future/article… via BBC Future
For BBC Future, I wrote about why cruising is worse for the climate than flying bbc.com/future/article…
Grass pitches are taking criticism at the Euros, but are there other natural alternatives? bbc.com/future/article… via BBC Future
The superbugs lurking in seas and rivers bbc.com/future/article… via BBC Future
For all those excessively excited (me) about the new Twister movie, Isabelle Gerretsen has the inside track on real-world tornado chasers. Some apparently think their time might be coming to an end - BBC Future: bbc.com/future/article…
I wrote about a talented true crime producer who died by suicide, the collapsing factual tv industry, and our broken NHS Guardian G2 theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/a…
Honey, not marmalade, is saving the real 'Paddington Bear' bbc.com/future/article… via BBC Future
Great story by Lucy Sherriff about the largest dam removal in US history and how the Yurok tribe is restoring the river bbc.com/future/article…