Convention on Biological Diversity: progress, hope and hard work ahead
After many delays due to the pandemic, final negotiations on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity are happening this year in Kunming, China, and preparations for it just ended in Geneva, so we ar...
20 Apr 20221h 6min
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: Who is destroying these rainforests? The Tanah Merah mystery.
Mongabay Explores is an episodic podcast series that highlights unique places and species from around the globe. The Tanah Merah project sits in the heart of New Guinea covering 2,800 square kilometer...
13 Apr 202248min
Outstanding in the field: researchers head out for a new season
It's the start of field research season in many regions--and some scientists haven't gotten afield since the pandemic started--so we're checking in with a couple researchers to hear what they're plann...
6 Apr 202244min
Mongabay Reports: Degraded forests still provide immense value
A recent study conducted in Malaysian Borneo shows that degraded forests can still provide immense value. The study details five key ecological services provided by degraded forests to Indigenous comm...
30 Mar 20226min
Indigenous peoples: the world's top conservationists
There's growing recognition of how vital Indigenous-led conservation practices are to protecting the planet. Because of this, there's a growing global movement to secure Indigenous land rights, toward...
23 Mar 202257min
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: 'Ghosts of the rainforest'
Mongabay Explores is an episodic podcast series that highlights unique places and species from around the globe. New Guinea's dense tropical montane forests are home to 12 of 14 tree kangaroo species....
16 Mar 202258min
Are 'nature based solutions' the best fix for climate change?
On this episode we discuss mangrove restoration and other "nature based solutions" (NBS) to climate change. Now promoted as the best strategy to slow climate change--and encompassing an array of solut...
9 Mar 202257min
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: A long and winding road
Mongabay Explores is an episodic podcast series that highlights unique places and species from around the globe. Subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts and stay tuned for subsequent episodes ...
2 Mar 202246min
