Unmasking the illusion of renewable biomass energy with Justin Catanoso
Burning wood to generate electricity – 'biomass energy' – is increasingly used as a renewable replacement for burning coal in nations like the UK, Japan, and South Korea, even though its emissions are...
11 Jun 202451min
Indigenous economics offers alternative to Wall Street's financialization of nature
Putting a dollar amount on a single species, or entire ecosystems, is a contentious idea, but in 2023, the New York Stock Exchange proposed a new nature-based asset class which put a price tag on glob...
5 Jun 20241h 6min
Koala conservation delayed while government pursues faulty offset schemes
Two experts join the Mongabay Newscast to discuss the decline in koala populations in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), even as city councils and the government green light development pr...
28 Mai 202438min
Can the 'Right to Roam' boost nature connection and restoration?
On this episode of Mongabay's podcast, Rachel Donald speaks with campaigner and activist Jon Moses about the 'right to roam' movement in England which seeks to reclaim common rights to use private and...
21 Mai 202451min
What's unique about Canada's environment? 'The Narwhal' brings top news and views
On this episode of Mongabay's podcast, we speak with a co-founder of the award-winning Canadian nonprofit news outlet 'The Narwhal,' Emma Gilchrist. She reflects on Canada's unique natural legacy, her...
7 Mai 202447min
How a grassroots legal effort defeated a giant Australian coal mine
In recognition of her leadership and advocacy, Indigenous Wirdi woman Murrawah Maroochy Johnson has been awarded the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize. She joins the Mongabay Newscast to discuss a lan...
29 Apr 202430min
Energy transition minerals: questions, consent and costs are key
Indigenous rights advocate and executive director of SIRGE Coalition, Galina Angarova, and environmental journalist/author of the Substack newsletter Green Rocks, Ian Morse, join us to detail the key ...
23 Apr 20241h 11min
The high costs of resource-based conflicts for people & planet
On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast, journalist Dahr Jamail joins co-host Rachel Donald to discuss the ways many international conflicts are based on resource scarcity. Notable as an unembedded r...
16 Apr 202451min
