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Liz Bonnin

Liz Bonnin is a biochemist and environmental broadcaster, known for presenting "Blue Planet Live" and "Drowning in Plastic". She is the first female president of The Wildlife Trusts and a Nat Geo Explorer, recently receiving the 2024 Wayfinder Award.

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Liz Bonnin is a biochemistry graduate with a master’s in wild animal biology, during which she conducted research on tiger diets in Nepal. Since then, she has become a prominent science, natural history, and environmental broadcaster, presenting over 40 primetime programmes, including BBC’s BAFTA-winning "Blue Planet Live", "Galapagos", and "Super Smart Animals". Her critically acclaimed documentary *Drowning in Plastic* raised awareness of the ocean plastic crisis and won both RTS and Grierson awards.

Liz's most recent work includes "Our Changing Planet", a seven-year documentary series chronicling efforts to protect Earth’s most vulnerable ecosystems. She also hosted the BBC Radio 5 Live podcast "What Planet Are We On?", discussing climate change with guests like Sir David Attenborough and Idris Elba. More recently, she led a six-part podcast series on the Mariana Dam disaster, Brazil's worst environmental catastrophe, exploring the fight for justice.

Regularly speaking at science and environmental events, Liz has hosted prestigious platforms like the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards and New Scientist Live. In 2020, she became the first female president of The Wildlife Trusts and was recently awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the British Science Association. As a National Geographic Explorer, she also received the Society’s 2024 Wayfinder Award, recognising her commitment to environmental storytelling and advocacy.

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