Seas The Day

In 2008 Ecuador became the first country to put Rights of Nature into its constitution. But what is Rights of Nature and what role does it play in achieving environmental goals and human wellbeing? In this episode, Kelly, Elizabeth, and Cole explores the concept of Rights of Nature and how it has been implemented in Ecuador by following the landmark case of Los Cedros Protected Forest. It will then look at examples from Bolivia and the U.S. to consider if Rights of Nature can be a solution to the conflict and connection between conservation and development. Part of the Conservation and Development Series.

In 2022, we published three resiliency fables written by students participating in a Duke Engage summer program at Duke University Marine Lab. The fables — Ollie the Orca. Gilbert the Grouper, Terry the Tree and The Live Oak and The Wind — were an experiment, developed as part of a resiliency curriculum being co-developed by the Community Science Initiative and Carteret County middle school teachers. Little did the students know, the fables would go on to become the centerpiece of the Ready, Set, Resilience curriculum, and participating middle school students would write their own fables. Under the guidance of middle school teachers Robert Condie and Kayla Ipock, 8th grade students at Broad Creek Middle School wrote a total of 60 fables! This episode features 6 of our favorites.

In this episode, Alyssa Klim discusses the role of knowledge in shark and ray conservation in small local coastal communities in Indonesia. She looks at examples of conservation efforts that have failed to consider local context, and discusses how local knowledge can be incorporated into conservation practices and what this means for local communities. The episode features insights from Rafid Shidqi, co-founder and managing director of Thresher Shark Indonesia, an NGO dedicated to conserving thresher sharks in Indonesia.

This episode features a recording of a live story telling event, “Fish Tales.” Hosted by Ally Kristan, staff at the Duke University Marine Lab, the episode features 5 stories, by Barbara Garrity-Blake, Dana Grieco, Brandon Letchworth, Ally Kristan, and Alexis Longmire. The live event was scheduled on the eve of Halloween, so you might note a ‘spooky’ theme. Fish Tales is inspired by NPR’s The Moth Radio Hour podcast, and it began in Santa Cruz in 2018, thanks to the amazing Dr. Melissa Cronin. Thanks to Crystal Coast Brewing Company for providing a venue.

This episode explores the topic of food sovereignty using the case study of Palestine. Tasneem and Porter examine the different elements of food sovereignty that can be seen in the Palestinian Keffiyeh and how they manifest in Palestinian’s culture and their economy. Finally, they look at policies that currently restrict those elements of food sovereignty. Part of the Conservation and Development Series.