Amazon explorer Scott Wallace: Uncontacted indigenous peoples are a true treasure

Amazon explorer Scott Wallace: Uncontacted indigenous peoples are a true treasure

"The uncontacted and isolated tribes represent a true treasure," National Geographic writer and author Scott Wallace says in this episode. "Their knowledge of the rainforest, of the medicinal properties of the plants, of all the animals, their spirit world — all of this is an incredibly rich trove of knowledge."

Wallace's book The Unconquered tells the story of an expedition into remote Amazon rainforests undertaken by the head of Brazil's Department of Isolated Indians to gather information about an uncontacted tribe known as "the Arrow People" in order to protect the indigenous group from the ever-advancing arc of Amazonian deforestation.

He joins the podcast to share his experiences and to discuss this particularly perilous time for indigenous peoples in the Amazon.

If you enjoy this show, please visit www.patreon.com/mongabay to pledge any amount to keep it growing. Mongabay is a nonproft media outlet, so all support helps.

We love reviews, so please find the reviews section of the app that delivers your podcasts and tell the world about the Mongabay Newscast, so that we can find new listeners. Thank you!

Also, please invite your friends to subscribe via Android, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify or wherever they get podcasts.

Thank you! And please send thoughts, questions, or feedback about this show to submissions@mongabay.com.

Episode artwork courtesy of FUNAI.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(370)

'Remembering Wildlife' before it goes extinct

'Remembering Wildlife' before it goes extinct

British wildlife photographer Margot Raggett says she created the book Remembering Elephants after she heard David Attenborough say, "The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren ma...

18 Aug 46min

Historic fire seasons are the 'new normal' without 'serious action' on climate change

Historic fire seasons are the 'new normal' without 'serious action' on climate change

Elizabeth Goldman is a co-director of Global Nature Watch, previously known as Global Forest Watch, a database measuring forest loss that's frequently cited in Mongabay reporting. She joins this week'...

11 Aug 28min

The 'quiet revolution' inspired by Delhi's urban wildlife

The 'quiet revolution' inspired by Delhi's urban wildlife

In her upcoming book, My Wild City: Finding Nature, Meaning, and Hope in India's Capital, conservation biologist Neha Sinha takes readers to the hidden and not-so-hidden ecosystems of India's largest...

4 Aug 54min

Why are forests in Liberia disappearing?

Why are forests in Liberia disappearing?

On this week's episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we speak with features writer Ashoka Mukpo, who traveled to southeastern Liberia to investigate what satellite images indicated was a spike in deforest...

28 Jul 38min

Oil has brought destruction to the Niger Delta; women and human rights may save it

Oil has brought destruction to the Niger Delta; women and human rights may save it

On this week's episode of the Mongabay Newscast, I speak with travel writer Noo Saro-Wiwa. She has documented the violence and natural destruction that the presence of oil companies have brought to th...

21 Jul 42min

The Mediterranean Sea's beauty hides an ecosystem under pressure

The Mediterranean Sea's beauty hides an ecosystem under pressure

The Mediterranean Sea accounts for less than 1% of the world's ocean surface water, but it contains roughly 18% of global marine biodiversity. It is home to 150 million people along its coastline (rou...

14 Jul 33min

Wildlife crossings are having a moment

Wildlife crossings are having a moment

Nearly three years ago, Newscast guest, author and journalist Ben Goldfarb discussed his book Crossings, which is about wildlife crossings and road ecology. Wildlife crossings help reconnect habitats...

7 Jul 37min

The radical plan to rethink work, wealth and planetary well-being

The radical plan to rethink work, wealth and planetary well-being

A group of more than 40 researchers spent 20 months devising a plan for the world to achieve ecological sustainability within planetary boundaries, all while seeing incomes rise for 98% of the global ...

30 Jun 52min

Populært innen Vitenskap

fastlegen
tingenes-tilstand
rss-nysgjerrige-norge
romkapsel
jss
liberal-halvtime
rekommandert
tomprat-med-gunnar-tjomlid
rss-paradigmepodden
villmarksliv
sinnsyn
dekodet-2
vett-og-vitenskap-med-gaute-einevoll
fjellsportpodden
smart-forklart
rss-rekommandert
abels-tarn
rss-overskuddsliv
diagnose
nordnorsk-historie