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Our people.

With studios across two continents, we continually draw intelligence from our global community of best-in-class journalists, environmental scientists, landscape architects, urban planners, architects, cartographers, photographers, videographers and communication specialists.

Founders

Aliya Jasmine
Founder, Executive Producer
Environmental journalist & TV host

Aliya Jasmine (‘AJ’) has spent the last 2 decades as a prominent TV Host, Producer, and Environmental journalist (M.A., F.R.C.G.S.) who’s award-winning stories have been staple viewing on national and local networks including NBC News, NBCUniversal, CTV Bell Media, MTV News, IMPACT, Discovery Channel, and more.

AJ holds a Masters in Environmental Journalism from the University of Southern California, a Social Media & Digital Marketing Certification from Harvard University, and bilingual (French & English) BA in Comms from the University of Ottawa. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Nature Conservancy’s Canadian chapter, Nature United, and is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

Aliza Sovani
Founder, Executive Producer
landscape architect, harvard mla, ifla

Aliza is a Harvard-trained Landscape Architect, Environmental Designer and Scholar with experience spanning 10+ countries. She is a co-author of numerous publications including most recently: ‘A Sustainable Future: Urban Parks and Gardens’ (Prestel Publishing 2022) and ‘A Landscape Approach: From Local Communities to Territorial Systems’ (Oro Editions 2022.)

Aliza has been a design critic and guest lecturer at Harvard University, the University of Toronto, Carleton University, and the American University in Beirut. Trilingual in English, French and Spanish, she has engaged in collaborations with organizations such as the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, the Institute for Andalusian Historical Heritage, the World Monuments Fund and Toulouse Métropole.

Advisors

Kirstine Stewart

FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT, TWITTER & CBC

HEAD, SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA & ENT. at THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Sam Fernandes
Head of Development, Nutopia

Factual Content Development Executive
(National geographic, disney+, netflix)
Mark Shedletsky
Founder/CEO, Impact Museums

Serial Entrepreneur & C-Suite Executive in Media (MTV), Tech, Arts & Entertainment
JL Pomeroy
FORMER CMO, IMAX CORPORATIOn

Media Executive, Producer, Entrepreneur, Super-Connector

Our values.

We believe in acting on what really matters for people and our planet.

Social Responsibility & Environmental Justice are part of our mission to create what matters.

We believe in inclusivity.

We recruit and include people from all groups, particularly those who are, in some way, marginalized because we believe that more inclusive design processes are needed, fostering work that resonates with a broader population and contains meaning for more people. 

We believe environmental issues have no borders, so neither do we.

We conduct and supports projects across all six continents and five oceans.