Don't call it the 'high seas treaty': New oceans agreement should center biodiversity, expert says
The new BBNJ (biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction) marine conservation agreement is impressive in scope but has since been rebranded by some as the "high seas treaty," which risks biasing its in...
29 Loka 202441min
Global Nature Positive Summit features Indigenous & conservation leaders but gets negative marks on government action
Just prior to the latest world biodiversity summit (COP 16 in Colombia), a similarly-themed event was hosted by the Australian Government in Sydney: the Global 'Nature Positive' Summit featured Indige...
22 Loka 202429min
Jane Goodall and Rhett Butler celebrate Mongabay's 25th anniversary
The Mongabay Newscast recently traveled to San Francisco to join an event hosted by the popular radio show and podcast, Climate One, reflecting on both Mongabay's 25th anniversary and Jane Goodall's 9...
15 Loka 20241h 19min
Community conservation, Indigenous rights, and phasing out fossil fuels at Climate Week NYC
An array of top voices are interviewed or heard on this episode straight from Climate Week in New York, a global gathering of leaders and experts working in the climate and environmental sectors on pr...
8 Loka 202456min
High CO2 levels are greening the world's drylands, is that good news?
Drylands are vast and home to a wide array of biodiversity, while also hosting a large portion of the world's farmland, but they face continued desertification, despite many of them recently experienc...
1 Loka 202443min
"What If We Get It Right?" marine biologist & climate action author Ayana Elizabeth Johnson asks
Marine biologist and climate policy advocate Ayana Elizabeth Johnson joins this episode to discuss her latest book, What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures, a compilation of essays and int...
24 Syys 202427min
Private profit from public lands: How a Cambodian elite with military ties claimed a community forest
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 ecotourism venture, but that all changed this year w...
17 Syys 202441min
The rights of nature, legal personhood & other new ways laws can protect the planet
"Legal personhood" and laws regarding the "rights of nature" are being trialed in nations worldwide, but whether they lead to measurable conservation outcomes is yet to be seen, says environmental eco...
3 Syys 202445min
