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Welcome to The Possibilists! The Possibilists is a podcast collaboration between The Smithsonian Earth Optimism and Pelecanus. https://conservationcommons.si.edu https://www.pelecanus.org In this partnership we spotlight conservationists working with a possibilistic attitude for solutions-based efforts to tackle the world's critical environmental struggles. We’re attempting to reframe the narrativ...

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Restoration U.N. declares decade of ecosystem restoration to ‘make peace with nature’ htt...

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Chevron investors demand emission cuts https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-sh...

In this Conservation Conversation episode we talk with Dr. Denise Knapp, who serves as the Director of Conservation and Research for the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in Santa Barbara, CA, a non-profit botanic garden whose mission is to conserve California native plants and habitats for the health and well-being of people and the planet. They do this through their four key tenets of understanding b...

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Halting Destruction Biden administration cancels border wall construction https://www.pol...

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Drawdown In world first, New Zealand to make banks report climate impact https://phys.org...

We were lucky enough to be take part in the Smithsonian’s Earth Optimism initiative's Earth Day/Week/Month events by hosting a live discussion about conservation communications. Here is the discussion in its entirety from Friday April 23 2021. This was a deep dive into the process of creating environmental communications content for the sake of showing innovative conservation futures. The founders...

Welcome to The Possibilists! The Possibilists is a podcast collaboration between Smithsonian Earth Optimism and Pelecanus. https://conservationcommons.si.edu https://www.pelecanus.org In this partnership we spotlight conservationists working with a possibilistic attitude for solutions-based efforts to tackle the world's critical environmental struggles. We’re attempting to reframe the narrative ar...

In this episode of Conservation Conversations we talk to Cris Sarabia, the President of the California Native Plant Society(www. CNPS.org) and an inspiring community leader in southern California. California is one of the world's 36 biodiversity hotspots. It has more native plant species than any other state in the U.S., and an entire web of life depends on those plants. It has something really sp...

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts can also be found on YouTube! Technology Scientists design 'smart' device to harvest daylight https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210331103645.htm Wildlife Grizzly bears stay on endangered sp...

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Leadership Deb Haaland confirmed to lead Interior in historic vote https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/15/politics/deb-haaland-senate-confirmation-vote/index.htm...

In this Conservation Conversations episode we talk with Dr. Katy Delaney, a Wildlife Ecologist for the National Park Service at the Santa Monica National Recreation Area in Los Angeles California. Among the many things she does, she has been in charge of the reintroduction of CA Red Legged Frogs into local streams. A federally threatened species listed under the endangered species act, the CRLF, h...

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Politics Biden Reverses Trump-Era Gutting of Migratory Bird Protections https://www.courthousenews.com/biden-reverses-trump-era-gut-of-migratory-bird-pro...

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Drawdown Getting to Net Zero – and Even Net Negative – is Surprisingly Feasible, and Affordable https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/01/27/getting-to-net-zero...

In this episode we talk to a couple zookeepers from the Greenville Zoo in South Carolina. Jennifer and Greg Garcia, a married couple, both have a passion for wildlife and conservation and have been dedicated to the cause for over a decade. Among the multitude of conservation projects they are involved in, we focus on the efforts to conserve Amur leopards both in the wild and in zoos, as well as th...

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Drawdown Shell says oil production will fall every year, forever https://futurism.com/the-byte/shell-oil-production-fall-every-year-forever?fbclid=IwAR3h...

This week's episode packs a lot of great headlines into a short amount of time. Check out these awesome stories below! Drawdown GM seeks to end making gas- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2021/01/28/gm-pledges-end-tailpipe-emissions-become-carbon-neutral-2040/4291597001/ Elon Musk pledges $100 million for carbon capture technology...

In this Conservation Conversations episode we talk with Dr. Arnaud Desbiez, president of ICAS - Instituto de Conservacao Animais Silvestres (Institute of the Conservation of Wild Animals). Dr. Desbiez has worked in conservation for decades, but in the last 20 years he has lived and worked in the Pantanal region of Brazil focused on the conservation of Giant Armadillos and Giant Anteaters. These tw...

Even during these crazy last few weeks we were able to find a few inspiring conservation news stories. See headlines below! All podcasts can be found at our website at Pelecanus.org and on Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Drawdown Massachusetts To Require 100 Percent Of Car Sales To Be Electric By 2035 https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/532684...

Here are all of the amazing headlines, out of many, we highlight on this first day of 2021. Enjoy! Divestment The Rockefeller Foundation, a $5billion foundation literally founded on oil money is saying goodbye to fossil fuels https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/18/investing/rockefeller-foundation-divest-fossil-fuels-oil/index.html Lloyd’s market to quit fossil fuel insurance by 2030 https://www.theguardia...

In this Conservation Conversations episode we talk to Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, the Godfather of Biodiversity. Dr. Lovejoy has been as influential on the conservation movement as any American in history. He has worked for the World Wildlife Fund, the Smithsonian institute, advised multiple presidential administrations as well as the United Nations. We were so pleased to talk with him and hear his many i...

Here are the headlines from this Pelecanus News episode. All podcasts can be found at pelecanus.org, Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, and Google podcasts. The Arctic Court rejects White House Arctic drilling proposal in ‘Huge Victory for Polar Bears and our Climate’ https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/federal-court-rejects-trumps-approval-of-offshore-oil-drilling-pro...

Here are some great headlines from the last few weeks to give us all some much needed inspiration. All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org as well as all podcast providers and YouTube. Drawdown US rejects controversial Alaska Pebble Gold, Copper Mine https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-25/u-s-rejects-controversial-alaska-mine-project-in-permit-review GM flips to California’s side in...

In this Conservation Conversation episode we talk with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka about the amazing work she does in Uganda to conserve Mountain Gorillas. Her organization Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH.org) has three integrated strategic programs: Wildlife Conservation, Community Health and Alternative Livelihoods. Poverty alleviation and improving rural public health will contribute to...

Check out this week's episode's headlines here: Drawdown Japan’s new leader sets ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/business/japan-carbon-neutral.html Renewable energy defies COVID to hit record growth in 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/10/renewable-energy-covid-19-record-growth-2020 BP plans move into green hydrogen production http...