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Indigenous bioacoustics: listening to the land for conservation and tradition
Episode 130
Indigenous-led conservation initiatives are being aided by the growing field of bioacoustics, with many communities around the world creating listeni…
4 years, 6 months ago
Mongabay Reports: New species of North America's rare spotted skunks discovered
Episode 129
Researchers analyzed spotted skunk DNA and found that rather than the four skunk species previously recognized by science, there are actually seven.
…4 years, 6 months ago
Extracted, exported and forgotten: the global race for resources and the DRC
Episode 129
The world economy demands clean energy and cheap commodities and these are being extracted at a furious rate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…
4 years, 6 months ago
Mongabay Reports: In search of the 'forest ghost,' South America's giant armadillo
Episode 128
Since 2010, the Giant Armadillo Project has been researching the world's largest armadillo, an animal that despite its size and range across almost e…
4 years, 6 months ago
The key role of Indigenous rights in the future of biodiversity conservation
Episode 128
Two top guests join this episode to discuss the importance of Indigenous rights to the future of biodiversity conservation and efforts to build a mor…
4 years, 7 months ago
Mongabay Reports: As Gabon gets paid to conserve its forests, will others follow?
Episode 127
Gabon recently received the first $17 million of a pledged $150 million from Norway for results-based emission reduction payments as part of the Cent…
4 years, 7 months ago
Are tuna recovering well, like reports say? It's complicated.
Episode 127
We look at some of the biggest news from the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress, like the upgraded conservation status of 4 tuna species, includ…
4 years, 7 months ago
Mongabay Reports: Can climate-friendly agroforestry transform farming in the U.S. Midwest?
Episode 126
Monocultures of corn and soybeans carpet 75% of the U.S. Midwest, leading to soil erosion, water pollution, and massive greenhouse gas emissions.
How…
4 years, 7 months ago
The evidence for successful nature conservation
Episode 126
The scientific evidence for what kinds of nature conservation programs actually work is always changing, and the use of such evidence should be stand…
4 years, 7 months ago
Mongabay Reports: 'Extinction denial' is the latest anti-science conspiracy theory
Episode 125
There's a growing refusal by some to acknowledge the ongoing global extinction crisis being driven by human actions, conservation scientists say.
The…
4 years, 8 months ago