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On the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, we confront a stark truth: the revolutionary spirit that gave birth to the environmental movement is under siege. In this special episode, we trace the radical roots of Earth Day through the counterculture of the 1960s—and examine how today’s most powerful counter-revolutionary forces, from Christian nationalism to AI-fueled surveillance states, are working to...

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A relentless rollback of climate protections, fueling fossil fuel expansion, erasing science, and undoing decades of bipartisan environmental progress. read Op-ed here: https://www.betterworlds.com/trumps-full-scale-assault-on-50-years-of-environmental-progress/

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Is the COP29 climate finance deal a genuine step forward or another hollow promise? Join us as we dissect the $300 billion annual pledge by 2035, explore the deep divide between the Global North and South, and ask the hard questions about climate justice, trust, and action. This AI-generated conversation dives into the promises, pitfalls, and possibilities of global climate diplomacy. Read the hum...

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Listen to this Ai generated conversation about the critical challenges of global climate action with our thought-provoking episode, Why COP Is Failing to Stop Climate Change . We explore the systemic shortcomings of the annual UN climate conference, including the lack of binding commitments, economic and political conflicts, greenwashing, and the disconnect between policy and science. Join us as w...

Dive into the hidden world where nature and finance intertwine. In this eye-opening finale of Nature IS, we explore how the natural world is reshaping corporate balance sheets and financial decision-making. Join us as we host Tony Goldner, Executive Director of the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), who reveals how businesses can thrive by embracing their dependencies on na...

Dive into the hidden world where nature and finance intertwine. In this eye-opening finale of Nature IS, we explore how the natural world is reshaping corporate balance sheets and financial decision-making. Join us as we host Tony Goldner, Executive Director of the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), who reveals how businesses can thrive by embracing their dependencies on na...

Join host Lara Birkes as she explores the groundbreaking Naturebase platform with Lucy Almond (Chair, Nature4Climate) and Peter Ellis (Global Director of Natural Climate Solutions Science, The Nature Conservancy). Discover how this opensource tool is revolutionizing the implementation of nature-based solutions to climate change. Learn about: The power of nature to provide up to one-third of climat...

Join host Lara Birkes as she interviews Robert Waterworth, Co-founder and Chief Science, Policy, and Innovation Officer at FLINTpro. Discover how FLINTpro is revolutionizing the way businesses understand and mitigate their environmental impact through cutting-edge data integration and analytics. Key topics covered: FLINTpro's journey from carbon accounting to comprehensive nature impact assess...

From regulating the climate to producing oxygen and sustaining ecosystems, the global ocean is essential for life on Earth. But human activities are putting this vital resource at risk. In this episode, we talk to two inspiring explorers embarking on incredible ocean expeditions to document biodiversity, pollution, and climate change impacts. Dr. Kat Bruce, an ecologist and founder of NatureMetric...

We live in an increasingly urbanized world, detached from the natural environment that sustains us. This disconnection has severe mental health consequences and impacts the planet's biodiversity. In this inspiring interview, Oliver Dauert, founder of Wildya, discusses his mission to reconnect people with nature as a way to address the biodiversity crisis and improve mental well-being. Dauert e...

In this episode of the "Nature Is" podcast, host Lara Birkes explores the Floodplains by Design initiative, an ambitious public-private partnership focused on restoring river corridors and reducing flood risks in the Pacific Northwest using nature-based solutions. Guests Bob Carey from The Nature Conservancy and Kathleen (Kas) Guillozet from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation share...

In this episode, we speak with Michel André, founder of Sense of Silence, and Soraya Hidalgo Hidalgo about their work at the forefront of bioacoustics - the study of how living organisms produce, transmit, and receive sound. Their globally dispersed acoustic observatories act as artificial ears, using microphones and hydrophones to continuously record soundscapes on land and at sea. This audio dat...

Ecometrix is a wonderful example of leveraging advanced technology to quantify nature's invaluable benefits. As you’ll hear in our conversation, Ecometrix's cutting-edge platform delves deep into measuring ecosystem performance and service production, fundamentally transforming how we understand and enhance our natural surroundings. By meticulously assessing vegetative structures, soil con...

Grizzly bears and wolves are killing livestock in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, resulting substantial economic losses for ranchers. This has led Malou Anderson-Ramirez, a Montana rancher, to innovate a solution. In this episode, Malou introduces TEAL Tags, a breakthrough in livestock monitoring that helps mitigate losses to predators while also gathering critical ecological data for sustainab...

Dive deep into the world of blue carbon with Diana Denke, CEO & Co-Founder of Fair Carbon , in this captivating episode of Nature IS. Explore the vital ecosystems where ocean meets land—mangrove forests, salt marshes, and seagrass meadows—and their unparalleled ability to store carbon and enhance aquatic biodiversity. With oceans covering 70% of Earth's surface and coastal habitats playing...

In this episode of the Benevolent AI Podcast, host Ryan Merrill is joined by Oliver Klingefjord, co-founder and tech lead of the Meaning Alignment Institute, to explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in shaping a future aligned with human values and ethics.🔍 About This Episode:The advent of AI poses unique challenges and opportunities for humanity. Beyond its technic...

Join Lara Birkes in this exciting episode of Nature IS as we dive into the world of geospatial technology with Florian Reber, Head of Partnerships at Chloris Geospatial. Learn how this pioneering company is transforming our approach to combating climate change by weighing trees from space to measure their carbon storage capacity. Discover the critical role of above-ground biomass in drawing down c...

🌿 Welcome to the inaugural episode of Nature IS, where we explore the genius of the natural world and how we can learn from it to solve human challenges. In this episode, we dive deep into the concept of biomimicry, a practice that seeks to emulate nature's best ideas to solve human problems. 🌎 Reflecting on 3.8 Billion Years of Wisdom: Join us as we ponder the vast expanse of time—3.8 billi...