From AI to remote sensing, tech and conservation a powerful combo
On this episode we take a look at the role technology plays in conservation efforts. First we speak with Topher White of Rainforest Connection, which deploys used cell phones in tropical forests aroun...
6 Syys 201758min
New Madagascar mine worries locals and lemurs; plus, banjo frogs and whistling ducks in Australia
Our first guest for this edition of the Mongabay Newscast is Eddie Carver, a Mongabay contributor based in Madagascar who recently reported about a troubled company that is hoping to mine rare earth e...
22 Elo 201738min
Speaking from the heart on climate change with Katherine Hayhoe
"It was a complete breakthrough for me to realize that sharing from the heart, which is the opposite of what we're taught to do as scientists, was the way for me to connect with people," Katharine Hay...
8 Elo 201750min
Taiwan's natural soundscapes and a critique of the global hydropower building boom
On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast we speak with Sarah Bardeen, the communications director for the NGO International Rivers. Bardeen wrote a commentary for Mongabay recently after attending an ...
25 Heinä 201745min
A wildlife DJ and a children's book author inspiring the next generation of conservationists
On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we take a break from our usual science reporting to look at some of the ways nature inspires people to create art — and how they in turn use that art to inspi...
12 Heinä 201754min
Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem under threat, plus tracking bird movement in Puerto Rico
On this episode we welcome Gemma Tillack, agribusiness campaign director of the Rainforest Action Network, which has been very active in the global campaign to protect Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem, on...
27 Kesä 201738min
Amazon Reef discovery discussed plus environmental journalism hits milestone in Latin America
On this episode, we welcome John Hocevar, a marine biologist and director of Greenpeace USA's oceans campaigns. John was on the Greenpeace ship Esperanza to document the newly discovered Amazon Reef, ...
13 Kesä 201753min
Why forests, why now? How tropical forests can survive and thrive
On this episode we speak with Frances Seymour, lead author of a new book Why Forests? Why Now? The Science, Economics and Politics of Tropical Forests and Climate Change, which she co-authored with Jo...
31 Touko 201748min
