The Story presents: Planet Hope - protecting snow leopards
The Story27 Sep 2025

The Story presents: Planet Hope - protecting snow leopards

This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Each episode is hosted by The Story released as a bonus weekly series on Saturdays.


In the remote Himalayan valley of Humla, Rinzin Phunjok Lama is protecting endangered species like the snow leopard and wild yak. Using Buddhist principles, local knowledge, and community-led conservation, he is tackling climate change in one of the world’s harshest landscapes. He tells Adam Vaughan why saving one Himalayan valley matters to the world.


Host: Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor, The Times

Guest: Rinzin Phunjok Lama, Conservation Biologist and Rolex Award Laureate


Series Producer: Priyanka Deladia

Sound Designer: David Crackles


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