Emme Christie; Eleanor Terrelonge

Environmentally Speaking

Science EN ↓ 29 episodes

Welcome to Environmentally Speaking. The environment is everything, literally, and on this podcast, no environmental topic is off-limits. We are living in unprecedented times. Times of threats to our environment, our health, and our freedom. Environmental degradation has resulted in the loss of livelihoods, lives, cultures, knowledges, and heritages. We are in the midst of a global-scale environmental crisis…climate change. What are our leaders doing to fight against this? What are you doing to fight against this? For our returning listeners, we have rebranded. So you would have been with us...

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Emme Christie; Eleanor Terrelonge

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S1.4 When Hunger Strikes Part 2: Food Security and Sustainability 12.07.2020 1:26:41

We know that Covid-19 has restricted movement globally and even with some countries opening borders, travel, and movement are not what they used to be. Agriculture, globally, has taken a massive hit due to these actions that served to protect public health. We mentioned the last episode that there is an excess of produce at source due to the closure of massive hotels, restaurants, and other places...

S1.3 When Hunger Strikes? Food Security and Sustainability (Part 1) 27.06.2020 1:26:05

A look at how climate change and the environment impacts food security. In this episode, we assessed the frameworks existing in Jamaica to address these impacts considering our lived experience through COVID-19. The different perspectives and on the different dimensions of food security of the FAO food security definition were explored.

S1.2 Is the Earth Better Off Without Us?” - COVID-19, Climate Change & The Environment 13.06.2020 1:32:08

Launched on World Environment Day (June 5, 2020), under the theme 'TIME FOR NATURE', this episode explored the very close link between climate change, environmental health, and the spread of diseases. The COVID-19 Stay-At-Home orders drastically reduced transportation, both air travel and on the ground, and also reduced economic activities such as manufacturing, fishing. A study publishe...

S1.1 A Post-Covid World” - How has the world changed with the COVID-19 pandemic? 06.06.2020 1:44:24

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in major and for some countries, unprecedented changes. Our collective will as a society as well as various infrastructures has been put to the test. We have had many businesses having to close their doors because of significant decreases in revenue. This has also resulted in job losses with varying levels of impact on those affected. These are just a few of the...