Lucas Handley
Lucas Handley
Lucas spent his childhood barefoot on a farm in the Byron Bay hinterland in Eastern Australia. Now a marine biologist, underwater photographer and free-dive instructor, he works to promote a global approach to ecologically sustainable development. He has worked on campaigns to force inquiries into better management of our precious marine resources as well as assisting in hands-on scientific research. Lucas insists reliable science and a deep understanding of all the people who use it, what they value, what their needs are, is essential to managing this resource. Through his work with Scuba for Change, an organisation that invests in a sustainable future for Pacific Island communities, he is helping villagers in the Solomon Islands and the Philippines keep their reefs intact by developing their own ecotourism enterprises. Lucas also features in the new film Blue as an Ocean Guardian.