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Two tunas and a tale of managed extinction
Episode 118
Are international groups that manage declining tuna populations doing too good a job? Two guests on our show this week illustrate how these managers …
5 years ago
As humanity exceeds key 'planetary boundaries' many solutions are on the horizon, too
Episode 117
Climate change & loss of biological diversity are just two of the 9 planetary boundaries scientists say humanity is currently pushing the limits of.
…5 years ago
New investigation in the Amazon documents impact of palm oil plantations on Indigenous communities
Episode 116
Palm oil plantations look likely to become a new cause of deforestation and pollution across the Amazon: though companies say their supply chains are…
5 years, 1 month ago
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: Solutions and optimism that drive conservation
Episode 115
'I'm amazed how resilient, adaptable and optimistic the people of Sumatra are,' conservationist and HAkA Sumatra founder Farwiza Farhan says in the f…
5 years, 1 month ago
Can agroecology feed the world?
Episode 115
Agroecology is a style of sustainable farming spreading quickly around the globe, transforming the way food is grown.
Industrial agriculture requires…
5 years, 1 month ago
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: Restoration for peat's sake
Episode 114
Once drained for palm oil or other agricultural uses, Indonesia's peatlands become very fire prone, putting people and rich flora and fauna--from orc…
5 years, 1 month ago
Rewilding, restoration, and real hope for the future
Episode 114
Landscape rewilding and ecosystem restoration are likely our last/best chances to maintain life on Earth as we know it, the guests on this week's sho…
5 years, 2 months ago
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: where are the rhinos?
Episode 113
The Sumatran rhino is a ridiculously cute but cryptic species that teeters on the brink: with an estimated 80 individuals left in the wilds of its su…
5 years, 2 months ago
Biomass and hydropower: climate solutions or delusions?
Episode 113
Two technologies being promoted as climate solutions, biomass and hydropower, actually have big environmental consequences and might not be sustainab…
5 years, 2 months ago
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: Omens and optimism for orangutans
Episode 112
The Sumatran orangutan is a lowland species that has adapted to life among this Indonesian island's highlands, as it has lost favored habitat to an a…
5 years, 2 months ago