Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPreventing extinctions on islands with Penny Becker
Season 2 Episode 1
“We really are focused on prioritising those species that are about to blink out. We must make sure that on our watch that doesn’t happen.”
Welcome to a new series of Rewilding the World with Ben Gold…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
What is Rewilding? With Isabella Tree and Alastair Driver
“We belong here. The challenge is can we be here without impacting detrimentally on the rest of the ecosystem. And the simple answer is yes we can; we know what to do and we know how to do it.”
In thi…
Published on 2 years ago
The rewilding project turning the desert green with Ties van der Hoeven
Season 1 Episode 6
“If we can restore large scale damaged ecosystems then why don’t we do it?”
Sometimes it’s said that the environmental and rewilding movement is not ambitious enough. Ben speaks to Ties van der Hoeve…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Protecting millions of acres in Chile and Argentina with Kristine Tompkins
Season 1 Episode 5
“I thought well I can die tomorrow, it’s fine, they are back.”
Kristine Tompkins is founder of Tompkins Conservation and former chief executive of the outdoor-apparel company Patagonia. She and her la…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Why Spain is breaking down its dams with Pao Fernández Garrido
Season 1 Episode 4
“I think people are afraid that we want to remove all the dams in the world.”
Dams can effectively act as concrete straight jackets. Weirs and dams and other obstructions cause all kinds of harm, some…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Creating ‘European Yellowstone’ in the Carpathian mountains with Christoph Promberger
Season 1 Episode 3
“If there is tens of thousands of hectares on the market then you might as well use them for conservation.”
Christoph Promberger from Carpathia Wilderness Reserve, is rewilding an enormous woodland ac…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Reintroducing wolves and bears to Spain with Deli Saavedra
Season 1 Episode 2
“Wild areas where you are going to be walking for two days completely alone, there is no one else.”
No country in western Europe has as much diversity and abundance of wildlife and landscapes as Spain…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Rewilding the Great Plains of America with Alison Fox
Season 1 Episode 1
“This is where they have been for millions of years and they deserve a home on the Northern Great Plains.”
The great American Prairies were once one of the greatest ecosystems in the world. We have al…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith - Trailer
Season 1
Join Ben Goldsmith for this brand new podcast as he speaks to some of the most influential people behind the most exciting and dramatic rewilding projects across the globe.
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Published on 2 years, 5 months ago