Podcast Episodes

Protecting the Amazon of Europe with Dragana Mileusnic

Season 3 Episode 4

“The river is not only valuable for its biodiversity but also for the culture and spiritual significance that it has for communities.”

The Amazon of Europe stretches across five countries and is one o…

Published on 2 years ago

Risking life to save the Indian leopard with Sanjay Gubbi

Season 3 Episode 3

“The first time I saw a tiger pugmark in Cauvery landscape I was totally thrilled, I can’t explain the thrill and the joy I had. That’s what you all work and survive for, right?”

Sanjay Gubbi hit hea…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Rewilding the Lake District with Lee Schofield

Season 3 Episode 2

“What we need more than anything now from our landscape is carbon sequestration, flood risk reduction, biodiversity improvement and all those other so-called public goods.”

The Lake District is an ico…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Creating a haven along Turkey’s Turquoise Coast with Zafer Kizilkaya

Season 3 Episode 1

“Even in ten years we changed the entire ecosystem in Gökova Bay and fisheries.” 

The world’s oceans have been depleted of many important species through overfishing. Removing parts of the sea’s ecosy…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Restoring the Caledonian forest with Steve Micklewright

Season 2 Episode 6

“Affric Highlands is an area of landscape between Loch Ness and the west coast of Scotland, looking over to the Isle of Skye. It’s about 500,000 acres so it’s like a small country.”

Scotland’s fabled …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Creating wildlife corridors with Jodi Hilty

Season 2 Episode 5

“When I see things like the crossing that’s just going in north of Los Angeles for mountain lions, bobcats and other species it’s a sign to me that humanity finally gets that it’s impacting nature an…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Shining a light on Kazakhstan’s Golden Steppe with Mark Day

Season 2 Episode 4

“As Kazakhstan became part of the Soviet Union a whole series of very large transformations took place. 45 million hectares of land within Kazakhstan was simply ploughed under the Virgin Lands campai…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Bringing people and nature together with Astrid Vargas

Season 2 Episode 3

“We call it rooting your identity. That really brings people close to the ground and feeling powerful and connected.”

In this episode Ben Goldsmith speaks to Astrid Vargas from Inspiration 4 Action. A…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Rewilding the desert with Dr Stephen Browne

Season 2 Episode 2

“If you combine all of these reserves together they constitute an area of about 200,000 square kilometres... it’s probably one of the world’s largest terrestrial protected areas.”

Saudi Arabia is hug…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Preventing 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 2 years, 3 months ago