Blue Builders

🎙️ 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 #𝟳 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄! 🦈💙 Sharks don't need your love. They need your vote. For those who know me, my lifelong passion for the ocean and for sharks in particular can sometimes be let's say... overwhelming😊. So, this conversation with Stefanie Brendl meant a lot to me. In this episode, she walks us through how Shark Allies pioneered a trade-based approach to shark conservation,...

🎙️ 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 #𝟲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄! 🐟💙 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶-𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲: 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀. I really loved our last conversation with Will Gertler , CEO of Kumbatia Seafood . Will and his team are striving to demonstrate that market-based conservation solutions can actually work in the field.  In Blue Builders' last episode, Will explains in detail how he built Kumbatia Sea...

🎙️ 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 #𝟱 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄! 🌱💙 At UNOC3 back in June, momentum toward protecting marine ecosystems gained ground with global marine protected area coverage rising from 8% to 10% as countries like Tanzania, Colombia, or French Polynesia announced new MPAs. But as these numbers grow, a fundamental question emerges: how effective are Marine Protected Areas in actually protecting our oce...

🌍 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗡𝗢𝗖𝟯 – 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗲! 🌊 As global attention turns to the health of our oceans and the urgent need for marine restoration, at Nature Builders Podcasts we’re continuing to spotlight the innovators driving change. 🎙️ 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 #𝟰 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄! 🌱💙 In this new episode of the Blue Builders Podcast, we sit...

🌊🐠🌍In this new episode of the Blue Builders Podcast , I sit down with Markus Knigge , who shares his insights from years of working in conservation funding and project implementation across multiple continents. This conversation explores the delicate balance between challenges and hope in environmental conservation work - from witnessing climate change impacts firsthand to seeing the transforma...

🌊 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 #𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄! 🐛🐟 “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺” In this new episode of the Blue Builders by Nature Builders Podcasts, I sit down with Alex de Caters, co-founder of Entobel, alongside Gaetan Crielaard. Based in Vietnam, Entobel is developing insect protein as a sustainable alternative for aquaculture feed. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰...

In this first episode of Blue Builders , we sit down with Tom Hickey , Project Director at The Pew Charitable Trusts , to explore the vital role of coastal wetlands in ocean conservation and climate action. Tom shares his personal journey — from summers spent fishing off the coast of Cornwall to leading global efforts to integrate mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes into national climate strat...