Corals, kelp and creative conservation in Australia
If current conditions line up just right, much of the Great Barrier Reef could soon suffer another catastrophic bleaching event, so how are conservationists reacting to threats like this in Australia?...
24 Okt 202340min
Debunking the UN's climate neutrality claims
In a yearlong investigation from The New Humanitarian and Mongabay, spanning multiple countries, investigative reporters found the United Nations is not climate neutral as it claims to be. The UN base...
10 Okt 202343min
Ken Burns on 'The American Buffalo,' his latest documentary focusing on the iconic species
The American bison ('buffalo') was once decimated to a tiny fraction of its original population of 30 million, reaching a low point of just 77 individuals. Today, they number around 350,000 thanks to ...
3 Okt 202334min
Why some bears thrive and others barely survive
Human beings have a storied and complicated history with bears. The iconic mammals have long been an important symbol for thousands of years in cultures across the globe. Yet, almost all of the eight ...
27 Sep 202344min
Can 'road ecology' save millions of animals?
Nearly a million animals are killed on roads every day. That's just in the U.S., and this sobering statistic is very likely an underestimate. "If anything, the number is probably quite a bit higher,"...
19 Sep 202347min
Profitability and sustainability go together, Patagonia's advocacy director says
Traditional capitalism is not working for the planet or the public, and needs an overhaul, says Beth Thoren, environmental action and initiatives director at Patagonia. Where governments are failing t...
5 Sep 202331min
Ecuadorian environmentalists win historic vote for Yasuní National Park
Ecuadorians have just approved a referendum to halt oil drilling in Yasuní National Park, one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet, which will prohibit further oil extraction. The "yes" vote e...
22 Aug 202320min
Protecting the Amazon requires fresh thinking
Tim Killeen is a top conservation biologist and author whose book is a straight-shooting, non-naive dive into "everything you need to know about the Amazon if you want to save it," he says on this epi...
8 Aug 202347min
