About The Author

Emily Cunningham is a marine biologist, and an award-winning ocean conservationist from the UK. She has worked in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Antarctica. She was named a global 30 under 30 environmental leader by the North American Association for Environmental Education. She serves on the Board of the UK’s leading marine conservation organization where she focuses on making conservation work more inclusive, inviting in voices which are typically left out of the conversation. She’s been named a national Rising Star and won a UK Women of the Future Award. She recently gave a joint address with the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean. In addition to her conservation work, she has extensive experience as a marine researcher.