INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKING
Inspiring Talks on Nature, Survival & Conservation 🌿🎤
Talks Duration: 30–60 minutes (flexible)
Requirements: Projector for PowerPoint presentation
Suitable for: Assemblies, ceremonies, events, classrooms, and year groups
Delivering engaging and thought-provoking talks on a wide range of topics related to nature, survival and conservation. Presenting at schools, events, festivals and online, inspiring audiences to reconnect with the natural world.
🌍 Topics Covered:
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Humans & the Natural World – Understanding our place in nature and why it matters.
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Survival Psychology & Bushcraft – Lessons from the wild that empower us in everyday life.
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Ancient Trees & Conservation – The importance of preserving forests for future generations.
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Rainforest Expeditions – Insights from the field on jungle survival and indigenous knowledge.
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The Healing Power of Nature – Scientific and cultural perspectives on how nature restores balance.
Where Yara Speaks:
✅ Schools & Educational Institutions – Engaging assemblies and classroom talks.
✅ Public Events & Festivals – Inspiring audiences with real-world adventure stories.
✅ Corporate & Community Gatherings – Encouraging sustainability and outdoor learning.
✅ Online Webinars & Conferences – Bringing environmental education to a global audience.
💡 Book a Talk: If you’d like to inspire students and staff with an engaging and insightful presentation. Get in touch to arrange a dynamic that will leave a lasting impact. 🌿
Founder of Wildeye Adventures & Inspiring Speaker 🌿🎤
Yara is a passionate public speaker who has been delivering thought-provoking presentations in schools and educational institutions across the UK for over a decade. Her engaging talks take audiences on a visual journey through tropical rainforests, exploring our deep-rooted connection to nature, survival skills and environmental conservation.
🎙️ Media & Recognition:
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Featured in Bushcraft & Survival Skills Magazine (Sept 2017, Women in the Wild).
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Presenter of The Bushcraft Show (2018 & 2019).
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Appeared on ITV News, discussing the importance of a positive mental attitude in survival psychology.
🌱 Environmental Advocacy & Conservation:
Yara is a dedicated campaigner for tree conservation and forest regeneration. She actively supports:
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The Woodland Trust – The UK’s leading woodland conservation organization.
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RAIN (Regenerative Agroforestry Impact Network) – Working with indigenous communities in Brazil to restore degraded lands.
Talks are designed to educate, inspire and empower. Encouraging audiences to step out of their comfort zones, embrace nature and become active participants in environmental conservation.
Talks & Presentations 🌿🎤
An engaging and inspiring speaker, Yara delivers thought-provoking talks on topics that encourage a deeper connection with the natural world, outdoor education and environmental conservation.
Topics Covered:
🌴 Jungle Survival & Adventure Travel – Lessons from real-world expeditions in extreme environments.
🌳 Ancient Trees & Woodlands – Exploring the wisdom and ecological importance of old-growth forests. The importance of forest conservation.
🍄 Woodland Ecology & Fungi Networks – Exploring the hidden world beneath our feet.
🏕️ Outdoor & Environmental Education – Why hands-on learning in nature is essential for personal growth.
♻️ Sustainability – Practical steps for living in harmony with the environment.
🌍 Environment & Conservation – Understanding global challenges and taking action.
🌱 Reforestation – The urgent need to restore forests and regenerate ecosystems.
🛖 Living with Tribal Cultures – Lessons from indigenous communities on sustainability and survival.
🛖 Indigenous Cultures & Sustainability – Learning from traditional ecological knowledge.
🌿 Nature Connection – Rewilding the human spirit and embracing the outdoors.
🧘 Wellbeing in Nature – How nature impacts mental and physical health.
📚 Environmental Education – Inspiring the next generation to protect the planet.
🌎 Nature Science & Globalisation – How modern life impacts the environment and what we can do.
Book Wildeye Adventures for an interactive, insightful and inspiring talk tailored to your audience. 🌿✨
Duration & Format
🕒 Talks last between 30 to 60 minutes – Flexible timings to suit your event.
🏫 Available for Schools, Events, and Community Groups – Ideal for assemblies, ceremonies, year groups, and classroom projects.
💻 Online Zoom Talks Available – Bringing environmental education to a global audience.
Pricing & Enquiries
Pricing is adapted based on:
✔️ Location & Travel
✔️ Length of Talk
✔️ Audience Capacity & Age Group
We aim to provide affordable educational talks for schools, offering lower pricing than agencies to ensure accessibility. We will do our best to meet your budget needs.
📩 For pricing, enquiries & bookings:
📧 Email: contact@wildeyeadventures.com
TALKS / PRESENTATIONS
Power of Trees: Exploring Forest Ecology & Woodland Habitats🌳🍄
An insightful talk on the interconnected world of forests, ancient trees, and the hidden networks that sustain them. Learn how woodlands shape ecosystems, benefit human health, and support life on Earth.
Key Topics Covered:
🌲 Forest Ecology & Ancient Trees – Understanding the role of old-growth forests in biodiversity and climate regulation.
🍄 The Fungi-Tree Network – How mycorrhizal fungi form underground communication systems, supporting tree health and nutrient exchange.
🌿 The Science of Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku) – Exploring how time spent in woodlands boosts mental and physical well-being.
🌏 How Forests Contribute to Humanity – From air purification to climate stability, forests are vital to life on Earth.
🐾 Woodland Habitats & Biodiversity – The importance of conservation and protecting natural ecosystems.
Why This Talk Matters:
This presentation brings science, nature, and human connection together, inspiring audiences to understand and appreciate the profound impact of forests on our world.
Life & Adventures in Tropical Rainforests 🌿🏕️
Step into the heart of the rainforest and explore the wonders, challenges, and survival skills needed to navigate one of the most biodiverse environments on Earth. This talk delves into first-hand experiences living among indigenous communities, learning their survival techniques and understanding the critical balance between humans and nature.
Key Topics Covered:
🏕️ Jungle Survival – Adapting to the rainforest environment, sourcing food & water, shelter building and essential survival skills.
🛖 Living with Indigenous Communities – Learning traditional wisdom, cultural perspectives, and sustainable ways of life.
🔥 Deforestation & Its Impact – Understanding how rainforest destruction affects biodiversity, climate, and local communities.
🌱 Reforestation & Land Regeneration – Exploring efforts to restore degraded lands, support indigenous-led conservation and protect vital ecosystems.
🌏 The Future of Rainforests – How we can support conservation, sustainable living and forest protection globally.
Why This Talk Matters:
This immersive talk brings adventure, survival, and conservation together, offering a unique insight into the resilience of the rainforest and its people. Perfect for schools, events and environmental discussions.
Humans & Their Connection to the Natural World 🌍🌿
This thought-provoking presentation explores the deep connection between humans and nature, comparing the survival and lifestyle of modern societies with that of tribal communities who live in harmony with the land. It examines the impact of capitalism, globalisation, and industrialisation on the environment and how modern lifestyles have distanced us from nature.
Key Topics Covered:
🌎 The Human-Nature Connection – How our ancestors lived in balance with nature and what we can learn from indigenous cultures.
🏙️ Modern vs. Tribal Survival – A comparison of how different societies meet their basic needs, from food and shelter to medicine and community.
💰 Capitalism & Globalisation – How economic growth, consumerism and industrial expansion have affected natural ecosystems, wildlife, and indigenous ways of life.
🔥 The Cost of Progress – The consequences of environmental destruction, resource depletion, and the rise of climate-related challenges.
🌱 Reconnecting with Nature – Practical ways to restore balance, embrace sustainability and adopt a more self-sufficient lifestyle.
Why This Talk Matters:
This presentation challenges audiences to rethink their relationship with nature and consider how traditional wisdom and modern solutions can coexist for a more sustainable future. Perfect for schools, events, environmental discussions and corporate sustainability talks.
The Importance of Outdoor & Environmental Education in Modern Times 🌿🏕️
In an age dominated by screens and urban living, outdoor and environmental education is more vital than ever. This talk highlights the importance of outdoor exposure, how it positively impacts brain development, and why bushcraft & survival skills are essential for building resilience, confidence and self-sufficiency.
Key Topics Covered:
🧠 How Nature Enhances Brain Development – The science behind outdoor learning, its impact on cognitive function, problem-solving, creativity, and mental health.
🌍 Why Outdoor Education Matters Today – How nature-deficit disorder is affecting younger generations and why reconnecting with the natural world is essential.
🔥 Introduction to Bushcraft & Survival Skills – An overview of essential survival techniques such as fire lighting, shelter building, water purification, foraging, and navigation.
🌱 Environmental Awareness & Sustainability – How outdoor education fosters a deeper respect for the environment, inspiring conservation efforts and eco-conscious living.
💪 Building Resilience & Self-Sufficiency – Learning to adapt, overcome challenges and gain confidence through outdoor experiences.
Why This Talk is Relevant
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Encourages schools, parents, and educators to incorporate outdoor learning into curricula.
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Supports mental health and well-being by showing the scientific benefits of nature exposure.
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Equips individuals with essential survival skills, fostering self-reliance and confidence.
Perfect for schools, youth programs, corporate wellness initiatives and outdoor enthusiasts.
Would you like to include interactive elements like demonstrations or audience participation to make it more engaging? 😊
Wildlife Conservation in the Rainforest & The Impact of the Modern World 🌿🌎🐒
This talk explores the critical conservation efforts happening in rainforests around the world, the threats posed by modern industries, and how individuals can take action.
Key Topics Covered:
🌳 The State of Rainforests Today – How deforestation, logging and palm oil plantations are destroying vital ecosystems.
🦧 Volunteering for Conservation – First-hand experience of helping build an Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre in Borneo and how others can get involved in conservation projects.
⛈️ Jungle Survival & Expedition in a Rainforest – The challenges of navigating and surviving in extreme rainforest conditions while studying its biodiversity.
🌱 Palm Oil & Its Impact – Understanding how palm oil is hidden in everyday products, its role in habitat destruction, and what we can do to reduce our reliance on unsustainable sources.
🐍 Rainforest Biodiversity & Conservation – The importance of protecting wildlife, indigenous communities and fragile ecosystems through conservation initiatives.
What We Can Do to Support
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Making sustainable consumer choices
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Supporting NGOs & conservation projects
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Raising awareness and advocating for rainforest protection
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Ethical tourism & volunteering in reforestation and wildlife rehabilitation
This talk is perfect for schools, environmental groups and anyone passionate about conservation. Including visuals or videos from the field to enhance engagement 😊
Jungle Diaries: A Personal Journey into the Rainforest 🌿🌎
Yara’s journey with the Mentawai Tribe in Indonesia and the Kelabit & Penan cultures in Borneo must have provided deep insights into jungle survival, indigenous wisdom, and the impact of modern lifestyles on rainforest destruction. How these experiences shaped Yara’s life and mission. Entering the outdoor industry: Teaching survival skills, running bushcraft camps and educating others about sustainable living. Reconnecting with nature in our own way.
Key Topics Covered:
✅ The First Steps into the Wild: Learning to Survive: Indigenous Wisdom: Mentawai Tribe: Their tattooed bodies, deep connection to nature and how they live entirely off the land. Kelabit & Penan People of Borneo: Nomadic hunter-gatherers who move with the jungle, their deep respect for the tree and their fight against deforestation.
✅ The Challenges & Transformative Moments: The first survival lessons.Overcoming fears: extreme weather and trusting instincts.A moment of personal growth.
✅ The Message from the Rainforest: Indigenous wisdom: Their view of the world, their warnings about modern life and what they want the world to know.
✅ Witnessing destruction: Deforestation, palm oil plantations and the heartbreaking loss of land. How these people fight for their home—and why we should care.
✅ The Turning Point: Witnessing Deforestation: —Palm oil plantations replacing ancient trees. Conversations with the Penan people of Borneo—how their nomadic lifestyle was being forced to change because of land destruction. Realising that survival isn’t just about learning bushcraft—it’s about protecting these last wild spaces.
✅ Returning to the Modern World: A New Path: What Now? The deep culture shock of returning—suddenly seeing waste, pollution and disconnection everywhere. Feeling the need to bridge the gap—bringing indigenous knowledge, conservation and outdoor education together.
✅ The Big Message: How We Can All Learn from Indigenous Wisdom: Living with less, but experiencing more. The importance of forest conservation and protecting indigenous land.
Simple actions anyone can take: ethical consumer choices, supporting conservation projects and reconnecting with nature in everyday life.
This format will take the audience on a journey—they’ll see, feel, and experience the rainforest through Yara’s story. An incredible journey—one that can truly inspire people to rethink their relationship with nature.
Beyond the Comfort Zone: Adventure Travel, Volunteering & Making an Impact 🌎
Stepping into the unknown, Yara’s gap year journey led to teaching in Cambodia and Borneo, fundraising to build a school and a well, and working on conservation projects in the rainforest. Through volunteering, she witnessed the power of education, the impact of deforestation on communities, and the resilience of those living with less. These experiences shaped a deeper understanding of sustainability, global challenges, and the importance of stepping out of one’s comfort zone to create positive change. This talk inspires others to embrace adventure with purpose, ethical volunteering and how small actions can lead to lasting impact.
Key Topics Covered:
✅ The Leap into the Unknown: Why Take a Gap Year?
✅ Ethical Travel & Volunteering – How to make a real difference while exploring the world
✅ Teaching & Education – Volunteering with children in Cambodia & Borneo
✅ Making a Lasting Impact: Fundraising & Building a School
✅ Volunteering in Borneo: A Different Challenge -Conservation & deforestation
✅ Fundraising & Impact – Helping build a school & clean water well
✅ Personal Growth. Lessons Learned: Why Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone is Life-Changing
✅ Final Message: The Power of Small Actions
Testimonials
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Her talk was incredibly inspiring and showed the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone. I spent the next two days excitedly looking up volunteering opportunities abroad."
Tilly Wax (Speaker Captain) | South Hampstead High School
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"When Yara speaks to a group of young people they are attentive and listening as she makes what she has to say exciting, interesting and appropriate for her audience."
Chloe Pereira de Mello (Learning Support Assistant) Paray House
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Yara speaks from her heart about the environment and voluntary work abroad and how we can all make a positive difference to the world we live in, her passion is infectious!" -
John Sullivan |Explorer | Elite Survival Training
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Nature is humankind healer. Yara is one of the finest advocates of the environmental preservation message. Listening to her talk about the different aspects of her work is inspiring. I would not be surprised if this lady achieves international recognition for her clarity and ability to explain the problems & solutions we all have to face. Thank you Yara"
Janine | Lizian Events Blog)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Yara has a positive aura that radiates throughout her talk. She engages strongly with the youth when sharing her own life experiences, motivating youth in believing in themselves and assisting them in visualising the bigger picture. She works well at inspiring young people to develop themselves with their own individual life experiences"
Teaching Assistant |Hedgewood School
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Yara is an inspirational speaker that holds the attention and imagination of her audience"
Kelly Cure (Teacher) Bank Leaze Primary School
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Great presentation on the jungle by Yara. She told her story of how her young London life wasn't satisfying her so she made a change. Stripped of creature comforts Yara travelled the globe and sought after adventures we only read in books or see on TV, truly life changing experiences. Students were enthralled at her story and at the end many students stayed behind to ask questions. Yara is a fantastic role model!"
Mark Petheram | The International School of Hague | Holland
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"At the Newark Wellbeing Show is where I met Yara. During our conversation, not only did I find her a captivating lady, the information she passed on, seems to be of National importance. Anyone with an interest into UK's woodland ecology should listen to Yara's insightful words. She talks about our National Environment Heritage and the healing properties of being on woodlands and forests"
Ian Timothy | Founder of Lizian Events
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Yara was great. She was brilliant at addressing our Lower Sixth Boys. It's rare to see 140 or so of them listening so attentively! Her hard-core credentials were established with some pretty tough stories about leeches, jungle expeditions, floods, but it was her inspiring message that we can all make a difference to the world through thoughtful conservation projects; and the ripple effects these can have really set her apart. Trees have a great advocate in Yara and I know our boys are looking at them differently this morning!"
Mark Herring | Assistant Head of Upper School & Teacher of History | Merchant Taylors School