We talk to Jojo Mehta, Executive Director of Stop Ecocide International. 'This is big, it's really big'...... "The rules of our world are laws, and they can be changed. Laws can restrict or they can enable. What matters is what they serve. Many of the laws in our world serve property - they are based on ownership. But imagine a law that has a higher moral authority… a law that puts people and the planet first. Imagine a law that starts from first do no harm, that stops this dangerous g...
This week we have a special guest. This is the second time he has been on our podcast and it is a pleasure to have him as a guest again. We have invited Thomas Mortlock back for an interview to comment on the extreme weather events happening around the globe.From extreme heat and fires in North America where we lost so much of the biodiversity in the Ocean and on land to the floods across central Europe and central Asia, to the fires burning in Turkey, Greece, Italy with considerable ec...
This week we had the pleasure to interview Inna Braveman from Eco Wave Power. This company is the future of Wave Power. Inna Braverman founded Eco Wave Power in 2011, at the age of 24, and was recently chosen as one of the 100 most influential individuals in the world by medium.com (along with Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and others).For Inna, clean electricity is a very personal journey, as she was born two weeks before the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster and suffered respiratory arrest due to the...
In this episode we speak to Dr Michael Greger about his books, living healthy lives, pandemics and the importance of preventive medicine.Dr Michael Greger M.D. FACLM is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized professional speaker on a number of important public health issues. Dr. Greger has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, and the International Bird Flu Summit, among countless other symposia and institutions...
In this episode we speak to Duncan Ward founder and CEO of Classroom of Hope and Markus Silverberg founder of Block SolutionsClassroom of Hope is a non-profit organisation providing access to quality education in developing countries, they partner with local NGO’s to implement their school building programs.They rightly believe that every child deserves access to quality education and a safe and secure learning environment is essential for educational success. Education is one of the most imp...
We were lucky enough to have a lot of Louie’s time and we decided to split the interview in two parts. If this is the first time on our page, please go to episode 24 and listen to the first part and the incredible work that Louie and OPS are doing.A little info about Louie and the Oceanic Preservation Society:Louie Psihoyos is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Executive Director of the Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS). He is recognized as one of the top still photographers in the world...
This week we have a special guest: Louie Psihoyos is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Executive Director of the Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS). He is recognized as one of the top still photographers in the world, having created iconic images for National Geographic for 18 years, and hundreds of covers for other magazines. Believing that film can be the most powerful weapon in the world, Louie founded OPS with Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jim Clark in 2005.An ardent diver and dive pho...
In this episode, we speak to Birguy Lamizana about the Great Green Wall project.The Great Green Wall is one of the most inspirational and urgent movements of our times. This African-led initiative aims to grow an 8000km new world wonder across the entire width of the Continent to transform the lives of millions living on the frontline of climate change.The UN Convention to Combat Desertification is a key partner in the initiative.A decade in and roughly 15% underway, the initiative is already...
This week we had the delight to talk to Serge Dedina co-founder and executive director of WildCoast and Matt Costa from SCRIPPS Institution of Oceanography. Serge’s many achievements include: Helping stop efforts to build large-scale tourist resorts and marinas in national parks and protected areasLaunching the wildly successful “don’t eat sea turtle” campaign Helping develop millions of acres of coastline protected areas in California and MexicoDeveloping a campaig...
In this episode, we interview each other about what we have learned from our amazing guests, their effects on us, and how it has changed our lives. All the people we would like to thank that have helped us on this journey and continue to do so: Erin RhodesAdam Brancher Oliver Grimaldi Noah Godfrey Tamara MumcuogluJohn Grimes Lindsay Lorusso Emma Hurst Heath Greville Dan Richardson Thomas Mortlock Laura Hamilton-O'Hara Dr Bergur Sigfusson Pollyanna Darling Hannah Churton Andy Straisfeld Dr Sha...
Dr Shahir Masri is an assistant specialist in air pollution exposure assessment and epidemiology at the University of California, Irvine where he works on air pollution exposure modelling as well as climate change communication research. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University where he teaches courses on environmental health and pollution, and an adjunct faculty member at National University where he teaches online gradu...
In this episode, we talk to Andy Straisfeld, Chief Strategist for LifeCycle Revive. Located in Brantford, Ontario, LifeCycle Revive is Canada's first polypropylene Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) waste recycler, diverting tons of medical waste from landfills. A fantastic start-up idea that has received Canadian Government funding to scale. Some facts about medical waste:About 85% of medical waste is non-hazardous.About 3% of all drug costs come from drug wastage. In the US alone, this tra...
This week is International Compost Week, and composting is something that we can all do to make a difference.A series of events and information highlighting the need and benefits of composting - Sunday 2nd May - Saturday 8th May 2021Some factsOver 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted each year.Wasted food amounts to over $1 trillion of loss and wastage annually.A total of 3.3 billion tons of CO2 is produced by food waste yearly.So to talk to us further about food waste and composting, we were d...
In this episode, we are delighted to talk to Pollyanna Darling, the Head of Community Engagement & Strategy for TreeSisters. TreeSisters is a UK registered social change and reforestation charity that places tropical forest restoration into everyone’s hands. Through individuals and businesses that give back to Nature every month, TreeSisters has so far funded the planting of over 15 million trees across 12 locations in Brazil, Borneo, Cameroon, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar, Nepal ...
In this episode, we talk to Dr Bergur Sigfusson, Head of CO2 Capture and Injection at Carbfix. Bergur is a geochemist. He has many years of experience in commissioning, operating, and monitoring new methods and technologies related to CO2 capture and injection and geothermal power plants. Carbfix, the company that Bergur works for, is using a natural and permanent storage solution turning co2 into stone underground in less than two years. Bergur tells us more about this unique technology and ...
Laura Hamilton-O'Hara From growing up in South Africa, studying law, working in Taronga zoo Sydney to CEO, we talk to Laura Hamilton-O'Hara about her journey. Her passions, the future of sustainability in building, and the Living Future Institute's role. The Living Future Institute Australia (LFIA) is part of a powerful network of informed and active global citizens committed to redefining humanity's relationships with the ecosystems we inhabit. Together, they seek to redirect our future towa...
Thomas is Senior Risk Scientist at Risk Frontiers where he leads the development of physical climate risk modelling services and Risk Frontiers' coastal, flood and tropical cyclone catastrophe loss models. He has worked for over 12 years in the fields of climate science, catastrophe risk and insurance, resilience, and coastal and flood modelling. Thomas is a Chartered Engineer and an Adjunct Fellow at Macquarie University. He holds a PhD in the field of Coastal Geoscience.In this episode, we ...
Part 2From rescuing abandoned dogs in Romania to rehoming a lion cub in South Africa, actor and Born Free Patron Dan Richardson is a compassionate voice for animals everywhere.Dan has a lifelong love of animals and an unrivalled dedication and commitment to Keep Wildlife in the Wild."My position as an actor with a public profile, albeit a relatively small one, affords me the great privilege of being able to get actively and directly involved with more conservation projects than might otherwis...
Part 1From rescuing abandoned dogs in Romania to rehoming a lion cub in South Africa, actor and Born Free Patron Dan Richardson is a compassionate voice for animals everywhere.Dan has a lifelong love of animals and an unrivalled dedication and commitment to Keep Wildlife in the Wild."My position as an actor with a public profile, albeit a relatively small one, affords me the great privilege of being able to get actively and directly involved with more conservation projects than might otherwis...
Our guest today is Extinction rebellion Member Heath Greville. She is a Public Health Researcher at UWA. Throughout her career, she was involved in setting up a housing cooperative in the mid-1980s; her first degree was in Chinese and Communications studies, then became a teacher and worked at the Centre for Aboriginal studies for most of the 1990’s in the Aboriginal Community Management and Development program. She worked in public health also and the Mental health Commission.She lived in Ch...