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"What If We Get It Right?" marine biologist & climate action author Ayana Elizabeth Johnson asks
Episode 220
Marine biologist and climate policy advocate Ayana Elizabeth Johnson joins this episode to discuss her latest book, What If We Get It Right? Visions …
1 year, 7 months ago
Private profit from public lands: How a Cambodian elite with military ties claimed a community forest
Episode 219
The Phnom Chum Rok Sat community forest used to support local and Indigenous groups in Cambodia's Stung Treng province, as well as a thriving local e…
1 year, 7 months ago
The rights of nature, legal personhood & other new ways laws can protect the planet
Episode 218
"Legal personhood" and laws regarding the "rights of nature" are being trialed in nations worldwide, but whether they lead to measurable conservation…
1 year, 7 months ago
How coastal communities are adapting to rising seas naturally with Living Shorelines
Episode 217
Homeowners and towns along the U.S. East Coast are increasingly building "living shorelines" to adapt to sea level rise and boost wildlife habitat in…
1 year, 8 months ago
Experts warn bird flu poses 'an existential threat' to biodiversity, and a possible threat to humans
Episode 216
The current clade of H5N1 or bird flu is an "existential threat" to the world's biodiversity, experts say. While it has infected more than 500 bird a…
1 year, 8 months ago
Indigenous communities' traditional ecological knowledge is key to conservation: National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yüyan
Episode 215
Top National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yüyan joined the show to discuss traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and why Indigenous communities ar…
1 year, 8 months ago
The 'Wild Frequencies' of Indian wildlife revealed by bioacoustics
Episode 214
Mongabay newswire editor Shreya Dasgupta joins the Mongabay Newscast to detail her new three-part miniseries, Wild Frequencies, produced in collabora…
1 year, 8 months ago
How a multi-nation effort has protected North American amphibians from a deadly disease outbreak
Episode 213
Scientists described Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) over 10 years ago, a pathogen that causes the deadly disease chytridiomycosis which is …
1 year, 8 months ago
Sacrificing U.S. forests for solar energy "misses the plot" on climate action
Episode 212
U.S. states such as Vermont and Massachusetts are cutting thousands of acres of forest for solar power projects, despite the fact that this harms bio…
1 year, 9 months ago
Natural forest regeneration is 'a restoration of hope' for farmers & forests worldwide
Episode 211
Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo's reforestation project in Niger was failing – with 80% of his planted saplings dying – until he stumbled upon a s…
1 year, 9 months ago