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
How young activists navigate a hostile climate with honest conversations
On today's episode, climate activist and founder of the non-profit Force of Nature, Clover Hogan, details list of challenges activists face both from outside and within their movements. Not only do e...
9 Apr 202451min
Jane Goodall on empathy and action for nature
On today's episode of the Newscast, world-renowned primatologist and conservation advocate Dr. Jane Goodall sits down with Mongabay founder and editor-in-chief, Rhett Butler. Goodall is celebrating he...
2 Apr 202435min
Forest elephants, the endangered "gardeners" of the Congo Rainforest
African forest elephants play a crucial role in shaping the Congo rainforest ecosystem, two experts explain on this episode. As seed dispersers and maintainers of forest corridors and clearings, they ...
26 Mar 202438min
Show us the money: Are giant pledges by major conservation funders effective?
Billionaires, foundations, and philanthropists often make massive, headline-grabbing pledges for biodiversity conservation or climate change mitigation, but how effective are these donations? How do t...
19 Mar 20241h 15min
Cultural survival through reclaiming language and land, with author Jay Griffiths
Today's guest is Jay Griffiths, award-winning author of several books, including the acclaimed Wild: An Elemental Journey. She speaks with co-host Rachel Donald about the importance of language for pr...
12 Mar 202455min
Rewilding Ireland: Healing from a history of deforestation, one tree at a time
Eoghan Daltun has spent the past 14 years restoring 75 acres of farmland in southwest Ireland to native forest, a wildly successful and inspirational effort that has welcomed back long-absent flora an...
27 Feb 202456min
