Speaking from the heart on climate change with Katherine Hayhoe
"It was a complete breakthrough for me to realize that sharing from the heart, which is the opposite of what we're taught to do as scientists, was the way for me to connect with people," Katharine Hay...
8 Aug 201750min
Taiwan's natural soundscapes and a critique of the global hydropower building boom
On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast we speak with Sarah Bardeen, the communications director for the NGO International Rivers. Bardeen wrote a commentary for Mongabay recently after attending an ...
25 Juli 201745min
A wildlife DJ and a children's book author inspiring the next generation of conservationists
On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we take a break from our usual science reporting to look at some of the ways nature inspires people to create art — and how they in turn use that art to inspi...
12 Juli 201754min
Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem under threat, plus tracking bird movement in Puerto Rico
On this episode we welcome Gemma Tillack, agribusiness campaign director of the Rainforest Action Network, which has been very active in the global campaign to protect Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem, on...
27 Juni 201738min
Amazon Reef discovery discussed plus environmental journalism hits milestone in Latin America
On this episode, we welcome John Hocevar, a marine biologist and director of Greenpeace USA's oceans campaigns. John was on the Greenpeace ship Esperanza to document the newly discovered Amazon Reef, ...
13 Juni 201753min
Why forests, why now? How tropical forests can survive and thrive
On this episode we speak with Frances Seymour, lead author of a new book Why Forests? Why Now? The Science, Economics and Politics of Tropical Forests and Climate Change, which she co-authored with Jo...
31 Maj 201748min
Singing seals and a discussion of the "infrastructure tsunami" sweeping the planet
In this episode we feature Dr. Bill Laurance of James Cook University in Cairns, Australia, talking about his team's work documenting the planetary infrastructure boom and the need for more positive, ...
17 Maj 201755min
Deep dive into marine wildlife study with bioacoustics
On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we speak with Leah Barclay, a sound artist, acoustic ecologist, and researcher with Griffith University in South East Queensland, Australia. We discuss the ev...
3 Maj 201755min
