Born and raised in Marseille and passionate about nature since I was a child, I have a PhD in Population Ecology. I spent 8 years in prestigious international research institutes to become a specialist of Albatrosses. With several missions in the South, I developed mathematical models to prove the impact of human activities on the catastrophic decline of these emblematic birds. I then published at the highest level and received awards for my scientific conferences. Then, discovering the lack of concrete transposition of scientific work in the economic world, I left everything in 2017 to find a more impactful path for the protection of Biodiversity!
Then a young mom, I was selected for a Made in Australia elite program that trains women scientists in leadership to change the world. It culminates in the largest female expedition in history to Antarctica. The only French woman among 78 scientists from 16 countries, I was awarded the Tribune's "Top 20 Women Innovators" award upon my return. I then realized how fundamental and under-represented scientists are in our society.
In 2017, I decided to become a freelance impact scientist with consulting, conferences and polar expeditions. In 2018, I co-founded the Earthship Sisters movement that reveals women's leadership to accelerate the ecological transition. With a team of 20 people today, and the ambition to metamorphose 1500 women (the Sisters) by 2030 into eco-entrepreneurs and eco-ambassadors in the world, I am founding in 2022 a consulting company and training organization specialized in Environmental Leadership. The goal is to help all companies take action towards a fairer and safer world (according to the Donut Theory), while promoting the solutions offered by the Sisters, in a totally disinterested way!
To effectively plan the intervention that suits you, set the agenda, logistics and know my rates, I invite you to contact Eric Blot directly at +33 (0)607028263 or Cécile Baudel at +33 (0)637020376
We need more leaders to take action and show the desire to act as soon as possible - not more data proving the negative impact of climate change or pollution on the 6th extinction crisis of Biodiversity.
Women have a major role to play in the current decade, to provide creative solutions aligned with their core values and with social, economic and environmental impact.
By harnessing the power of the positive, exploring the current period becomes extremely exciting and allows us to imagine the opportunities to create a better world individually and collectively! No more anxiety-induced immobilism !
By spending more time feeling the power of Nature (without going far), we reconnect with ourselves, with others, with the elements and with life. This refocuses us on who we really are and on the essential which is to protect our Planet...
Each year we select 24 women with a responsible business idea. French-speaking, of all ages or professional, geographical and social backgrounds, often in professional reconversion, these future Sisters enter a unique 12-month program, compatible with their professional and personal lives, which includes :
At every moment the Sisters benefit from the power of sisterhood and the strength offered by sailing, a key tool of the program.
After four years of research and development with my multi-potential international team, the Environmental Leadership pedagogy developed for the Sisters is now available to everyone (men and women, companies and institutions).
This social economy company, a Qualiopi training organization and aggregator of the expertise of all the Sisters, donates all of its profits to the Earthship Sisters association.
Do you want your talents to improve their self-awareness, interpersonal skills and stay on top of ecological issues? Join the movement!
As an impact scientist, I have developed conferences to address your existential concerns and fight against the perception biases imposed by our society. Relying on strinking interactive demonstrations, popularized graphics, and even the poetry provided through albatrosses, I develop your critical thinking and open-mindedness and prepare you to be the actors of the transition.
This transformation is always done at your own pace, without feeling guilt, and in the desire of change rather than under constraint. My conferences can be followed by collective intelligence workshops or personalized coaching.
I offer impactful interventions for an audience of 10 to 5000 people, in French or in English, in person or online. I adapt my specific content to your issues. 93% of my clients leave with a more optimistic vision of the world and with professional and personal commitments.
After several months spent in isolation in the albatross colonies of Kerguelen and the Falklands/Malvinas, I became a naturalist guide and zodiac pilot in Antarctica. Every January, I accompany rather wealthy tourists to discover the landscapes, the fauna and the extraordinary history of this great continent. And then, because I love diversity and paradoxes, I set up educational programs for young people from Marseille who are in difficulty and take them to the Arctic to camp among the glaciers and polar bears. In both cases, the strong emotions felt by the participants often transform them into ambassadors of the environment.
I am an impact guide and not a travel agency. So follow me on Linkedin to discover the stories, photos and videos of these different expeditions. And above all, put more Nature in your lives!
Bravo pour la clarté de l'information, sans rentrer dans l'extrême et avec une réalité du monde de l'entreprise.
J'ai rencontré Deborah Pardo dans le cadre de sa campagne de financement participatif pour le projet Homeward Bound. Une rencontre exceptionnelle pour un projet exceptionnel. Deborah dispose de capacités incroyables grace à sa volonté, son appétit d'apprendre, son contact humain et l'expression de valeurs universelles. Elle a su mobiliser son énergie dans de nombreuses situations inédites pour elles et féderer autour d'elle avec un vrai leadership : le leader d'aujourd'hui et de demain.
Une entame un peu déroutante, un sujet pas forcement simple à appréhender, mais la passion mis dans l'animation a permis de ne pas décrocher.
Deborah is a highly skilled young demographic modeller. She has substantial experience in using existing long-term data sets to understand the dynamics of particulrly seabird populations, and building advanced predictive models based on these results. I've known Deeborah for several years through mutual participation in conferences etc, and I've been impressed with her work. I would not hesitate to hire her if the opportunity arose, or to recommend her for other employers.
Passionnée, Déborah allie une solide expertise de ses sujets (environnement - impact - leadership) un réel goût de transmettre de convaincre, séduire ..... au service d'un monde plus inclusif, plus respectueux des individus et de l'environnement. Déborah saura au cours de ses interventions vous transmettre cette passion, cette urgence de changements
Deborah has been an inspiring supervisor and mentor for me throughout my PhD. She understands the support students require to grow into successful scientists and collaborators and by sharing her knowledge and experiences she ensures they do so. In response to setbacks, Deborah provided me with sensitive and objective advice, ensuring a realistic perspective was maintained so that focus can remain on the bigger picture and end goals. Her positive outlook strongly influences the people around her, effectively reducing the hurdles and challenges her teammates face. Her approach to problems; through education and science; allows her to tackle the biggest questions our planet faces and in doing so inspires the students and colleagues around her into action. Most importantly, Deborah has a cracking sense of humour, making her invaluable as a supervisor and colleague, while lecturing students, at conferences and out in the field with the albatrosses.
J'ai rencontré Deborah en début d'année lors d'une conférence à Marseille. Depuis notre première rencontre, un partenariat s'est développé dans la création d'un programme scolaire éducatif, mettant en place une conférence sur la sensibilisation au changement climatique. Travailler ensemble a toujours été facile, constructif, ouvert d'esprit et fun. Deborah a évidemment des connaissances, une expérience de terrain mais surtout une connexion humaine qui peut rendre n'importe quel sujet accessible et compris par tout le monde dans la salle. J'ai vu des enfants enthousiastes échanger sur le changement climatique et l'Albatros, c'était tellement inspirant. Elle revient tout juste de l'expédition Homeward Bound en Antarctique où elle a acquis une expérience, des connaissances, des compétences et une expertise incroyables. Elle serait un tel atout en tant que scientifique mais aussi en tant que chef de file en recherche, en éducation et pour toute entreprise qui aurait le désir d'avoir un impact positif.
Deborah has worked for four years in the Conservation Biology team at BAS. She is marked out by her fantastic dedication, as well as by her passion for seabirds, including for declining albatross populations. Her skills in statistical analysis, population modelling and in turning her analyses into high impact publications are extremely strong. Deb works well as an independent scientist, and as part of a team. She is especially interested in communicating her work to the general public, particularly in raising awareness about the plight of albatrosses, as well as about the Antarctic in general. Deb has an aura of positive energy and enthusiasm and will be a strong asset for anyone lucky enough to employ her. I for one will really miss her when she moves on and leaves our team!
Il a quelques mois j’ai enfin rencontré Déborah et pu assister à ses interventions en tant que conférencière ! WOW 🤩 Son intelligence, le fond de ses interventions, son optimisme, sa motivation à faire bouger les mentalités et les habitudes pour une meilleure préservation de notre planète 🌍 sont d’un impact positif que je souhaite à chacun d’entre vous. Je recommande cette conférencière à tous mes clients et à toutes les entreprises soucieuses de diminuer leur impact sur le climat et la biodiversité.
Dans le désordre du monde qui favorise encore la permanence des choses sur l'enjeu climatique, ce qui fait surgir le changement ce sont les utopies. Je parle de celles non figées, habitées qui nous galvanisent, nous mettent en mouvement dans une tension positive entre le réel et le (rendre) possible. Justement, Déborah par l'exemplarité de son chemin professionnel, par la richesse de ce capital à la fois pluriel et ouvert aux autres, demontre au quotidien quelle prend cette voie par toutes les 'météos' et transmet cette guidance aux autres avec en bonus la force de son authenticité.
Deborah is one of the most wonderfully engaging, passionate, charismatic scientists I've ever met. She has a super media presence as well as an astute scientific mind and a passion for sustainability solutions in society. If I were an employer, I would offer her a great job fast, before she gets snapped up! She has a fantastic scientific, communications and policy career ahead of her.
Une expertise très intéressante. Déborah sait se mettre à l'écoute et s'adapter au groupe sans culpabiliser. Le contenu est structuré tout en restant sur un ton naturel. Merci pour cette expérience.
J'ai eu l'occasion de rencontrer Deborah lors d'une conférence chez Warner Music France où elle abordait le thème de l'environnement d'une façon optimiste, mettant en avant plusieurs données positives qui concerne notre planète. On a tendance à voir tout le temps tout noir ce qui se passe autour de nous en terme d'écologie, j'ai aimé sa vision positive et plein d'espoir.