Carlotta James is an eco-landscaper, pollinator advocate, community organizer, and long-distance runner committed to environmental sustainability. A graduate of the University of Toronto with an Honours B.A. in International Relations and Political Science, she also studied Chinese at Yunnan University through the Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program. Her global curiosity has taken her to work and travel across England, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, South Africa, Japan, and China. Based in Peterborough, Ontario, Carlotta is a driving force behind local ecological initiatives, including her work with Peterborough Pollinators.
She is the co-founder of Three Sisters Natural Landscapes, through which she has had the opportunity to design and install over 200 pollinator-friendly gardens across Ontario. Carlotta also co-founded the Monarch Ultra, an international relay run and conservation project aimed at connecting communities across North America in support of biodiversity and Earth stewardship. Most recently, she earned her Permaculture Design Certificate from Finca Tierra in Costa Rica.