The Story presents: Planet Hope - A million-hectare conservation vision in Namibia
The Story15 Nov 2025

The Story presents: Planet Hope - A million-hectare conservation vision in Namibia

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.


Andreia Pawel is co-founder of the Orange River-Karoo Conservation Area, one of the world’s most ambitious rewilding projects. Spanning more than a million hectares in Namibia, and with the support of the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, it aims to restore lost ecosystems, reintroduce species and work with local Nama communities to build a new model for conservation. She tells Adam Vaughan how, with bold ambitions, we can breathe new life into the natural world.


Planet Hope is brought to you in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative.


Guest: Andreia Pawel, conservationist and co-founder, Orange River-Karoo Conservation Area

Host: Adam Vaughan, environment editor, The Times

Series producer: Priyanka Deladia

Sound designer: David Crackles


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