Lessons from 60 years of USAID development projects have been saved by this company
A year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump shut down public access to the Development Experience Clearinghouse, a $30 billion database holding 60 years' worth of institutional knowledge from more than 15...
10 Feb 39min
Writer Megan Mayhew Bergman on the lessons and moral clarity of 'Silent Spring'
It's been more than half a century since the publication of Silent Spring by the scientist and creative writer Rachel Carson. The seminal volume caught the attention of U.S. presidents, artists and mu...
3 Feb 47min
Massive decline of European olive groves harms nature and culture, but solutions exist
Across Mediterranean Europe, olive groves are in decline from a range of factors, from disease to depopulation. In Italy alone, there are roughly 440 million abandoned olive trees, and the ecological,...
27 Jan 29min
Joy is a winning environmental strategy for drag artist Pattie Gonia
Professional drag artist and environmental activist Pattie Gonia has more than 2 million followers on Instagram and has raised $1.2 million for environmental nonprofits by hiking 100 miles, or 160 kil...
20 Jan 40min
On plastic pollution, we have all the evidence — and solutions — we need
Judith Enck is a former regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, appointed by President Barack Obama, and the founder of Beyond Plastics, an organization dedicated to eradic...
6 Jan 51min
How outdoor adventurers are collecting crucial conservation data
Gregg Treinish didn't start out as an outdoor enthusiast, but found solace and purpose in nature during his youth. After years of enjoying the outdoors, he was left feeling a need to give something ba...
23 Dec 202551min
Shark is on the menu for millions of Brazilians, but few know
Mongabay senior editor Philip Jacobson joins Mongabay's podcast to discuss a two-part investigation about how state governments in Brazil have been procuring shark meat — which is high in mercury and...
15 Dec 202541min
Russ Feingold on the nonpartisan nature of conservation
Bill Gates recently claimed that protecting nature or improving human health is an either-or choice, but former national leaders like Russ Feingold, a retired U.S. Senator, and Mary Robinson, former I...
8 Dec 202538min
