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99 | Mombasa’s Big Ship: Reviving Urban Mangroves by Raising Communities 42:32

3d ago42:32

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Support Bionic Planet at patreon.com/bionicplanet In Episode 99 of Bionic Planet, recorded in Mombasa, Kenya, the focus is on the efforts to revive the coastal mangrove forests that protect the seaside city and support its fishing sector. The episode features guests from the community-based organization, Big Ship, who have been working on mangrove …

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098 | The Case of the Tangled Titles: Unraveling the Legal Complexities of Land Ownership in the Amazon 49:50

9d ago49:50

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Today we’re going to try and help you understand one of the most vexing components of the climate challenge — namely, the overlapping, interlinking, and contradictory land titles that determine control of so many tropical forests — in this case, the Amazon, the lungs of the planet. With no clarity over control and no realistic way of enforcing it, …

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97 | The Mosaic, the Minefield, and a Manifesto 22:23

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Photo courtesey of HH58 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70303656 This episode of Bionic Planet is entitled "The Mosaic, the Minefield, and a Manifesto." The "Mosaic" reminds us that there is no single solution to the climate challenge. Instead, we have a mosaic of interlocking solutions that fit together li…

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096: Encore Presentation: Tim Mohin on Overcoming Information Asymmetry in the ESG Movement 54:07

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Tim Mohin wrote “Changing Business from the Inside Out: A Tree-Hugger’s Guide to Working in Corporations” back in 2012, after three decades in sustainability — first in government, with the US Environmental Protection Agency, and then at companies like Intel, where he served as director of sustainable development. He went on to head the Global Repo…

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95 | "Co" Benefits Vs "Core Benefits:" Geoff Mwangi And His Theory Of Change 1:03:05

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Remembering the Surui Forest Carbon Project, which was the first indigenous-led REDD project, plus: A conversation with Geoffry Mwangi Wambungu, Chief Research Scientist at the Kasigau REDD Project in Kenya. He explains what social scientists mean by “theory of change,” and tells us why he believes the term “co-benefits” is a misnomer in natural cl…

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94 | Zimbabwe's Cannabis Queen, Zorodzai Maroveke, AKA "Dr Zoey" 23:59

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Dr. Zorodzai Maroveke -- AKA "Dr. Zoey" -- heads the Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust, which is promoting the uptake of industrial hemp as a climate smart alternative to wood, cotton, and plastic. Hemp, she explains, replenishes faster than wood, uses far less water than cotton, and has almost no waste. Its ecological benefits are clear, and she hope…

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93 | Zimbabwe's Green Cheetahs, with Chiyedza Heri of the Ubuntu Alliance 26:05

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Zimbabwean entrepreneur Chiyedza Heri runs the Ubuntu Alliance, a company that's helping farmers leverage carbon finance to shift to more sustainable forms of agriculture. She's one of more than a dozen young Africans I met at year-end climate talks in Dubai (COP 28) -- a new breed of entrepreneur that the late Ghanian economist George Ayittey call…

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92 | COP 28 Article 6: Expectations for Final Day 11:35

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With just one full day of negotiations remaining, Pedro Venzon and Andrea Bonzanni of the International Emissions Trading Association summarize the remaining issues under Article 6

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91 | Article 6 Update from Dubai with Kelley Hamrick Malvar of The Nature Conservancy 28:08

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Article 6 negotiations, which focus on international carbon markets, remain stalled in Dubai. Kelley Hamrick Malvar of The Nature Conservancy offers a look into the current state of play and the road ahead.Di Steve Zwick

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90| George Thumbi: Man of a Million Trees (5th Installment, "Carbon in Kenya") 48:10

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Kenyan agronomist George Thumbi is helping farmers in the region between Tsavo East and Tsavo West improve their yields and their soil by shifting to agroforestry and other forms of sustainable agriculture.Di Steve Zwick

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89 | How Agroforestry is Reshaping the Kenyan Countryside 24:14

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This piece, adapted from a piece that first ran in 2016, serves as the fourth installment in our continuing series on carbon finance in Kenya. Today, we look at how carbon finance supports Sustainable Agriculture Land Management (SALM), which has doubled the average income of more than 30,000 Kenyan family farmers while pulling more than 1 million …

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88 | The Gospel of REDD+ According to Bees 38:36

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In part three of our continuing series from Kenya, we hear how the Chyulu Hills REDD+ Project helped people switch from burning trees for charcoal to conserving forests -- the their benefit and the benefit of us all.Di Steve Zwick

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087 | How Ending Deforestation Revived a Major River, Slowed Climate Change, and Saved Lives 28:28

12M ago28:28

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Evans Maneno is Makueni County Ecosystem Conservator for the Kenya Forestry Service. He walks us through a tree nursery in the Chyulu Hills and explains how the Chyulu Hills REDD+ Project has reversed deforestation by helping people develop sustainable livelihoods -- reviving in the process a threatened river that provides water for people hundreds…

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86 | The Race to Save the Cloud Forests of Kenya's Chyulu Hills 37:40

1y ago37:40

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A decade ago, the cloud forests of Kenya's Chyulu Hills were on the brink of collapse, threatening water supplies for the Tsavo and Amboseli Plains — and for the coastal City of Mombasa, 250 kilometers away. Then the Kenya Forestry and Wildlife Services teamed up with the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, the Big Life Foundation, the Sheldrake …

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085 | Can Ghana Leverage REDD+ to Save its Cocoa Farmers? A conversation with Roselyn Fosuah Adjei of Ghana's Forestry Commission 45:46

1y ago45:46

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Ghana's cocoa economy is second only to Côte d'Ivoire's, but climate change threatens to decimate it. Today's guest, Roselyn Fosuah Adjei of the Ghana Forestry Commission, is charged with leveraging carbon finance -- and specifically REDD+ -- to avert that disaster.Di Steve Zwick

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084 | Treeless Neighborhoods and Poverty: the Deadly Link and How to Address it 37:40

1+ y ago37:40

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A 2021 study of trees in America showed that poor neighborhoods had far fewer trees than wealthier ones, and that translates into higher temperatures, poorer air, and more deaths. Jad Daley of American Forests explains the Tree Equity Score, what it means, and his organization's effort to plant -- and, more importantly, grow -- 522 million trees ac…

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083 | What to Make of COP27, with Jos Cozijnsen of Climate Neutral Group 39:25

1+ y ago39:25

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Jos Cozijnsen has been working the climate puzzle for decades -- first by helping to negotiate the Kyoto Protocol and then by helping NGOs like the Environmental Defense Fund craft legal policies with teeth. Today, he offers his take on the year-end climate talks (COP27), which took place last month in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. We discuss the Bridget…

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082 | Every Tree on the Planet Mapped, with Sassan Saatchi of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. 58:55

1+ y ago58:55

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Under the Paris Climate Agreement, countries must document all of their greenhouse gas emissions and sinks, and that means measuring changes in tree cover. NASA Senior Scientist Sassan Saatchi has spent 30 years helping the world’s space agencies and foresters do just that by blending the newest science of the space age with centuries-old practices…

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081 | How to Build a Methodology, with Max DuBuisson of Indigo Ag 35:50

1+ y ago35:50

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Just over four years ago, Max DuBuisson took on one of the most difficult challenges you can imagine: namely, spearheading the creation of a new carbon methodoilogy undr both the Verified Carbon Standard and the Climate Action Reserve. Dubbed the "Methodology for Improved Agricultural Land Management," it aims to expand the practice of climate-smar…

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80 | Forty Years of Sustainability Finance: Making ESG Work 52:48

1+ y ago52:48

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Tim Mohin wrote "Changing Business from the Inside Out: A Tree-Hugger's Guide to Working in Corporations" back in 2012, after three decades in sustainability -- first in government, with the US Environmental Protection Agency, and then at companies like Intel, where he served as director of sustainable development. He went on to head the Global Rep…

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79 | Clean Water and the Courts: a Pre-History of Sackett vs EPA 56:52

1+ y ago56:52

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On October 2, 2022, the US Supreme court heard a case that could impact the quality of water across the United States. Sackett v EPA dates back to 2004, but the forces impacting the case date back to the 1960s and, arguably, centuries earlier. Today we revisit a 2019 episode, where we dove deep into the history of the US Clean Water Act and the ste…

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78 | Helping Farmers Save Forests in Guatemala's Caribbean Coast 39:07

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Marco Cerezo of Guatemalan NGO FUNDAECO explains how he's using carbon finance to help Guatemalan farmers demarcate their land and save surrounding forests. Related Links: https://www.worldlandtrust.org/news/2021/10/marco-cerezo/ https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=43006&IDKEY=2iquwesdfmnk0iei23nnm435oiojnc909…

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77 | Where Does Healthy Critique End and Cynical Denial Begin? 39:21

1+ y ago39:21

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The science-denial movement delayed action on climate change for decades, and now the tropes they used are creeping into coverage of emerging climate solutions. Here’s one way of differentiating between honest inquiry and something more nefarious. Third of a three-part series. All links available at: https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/op…

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76 | Six Lessons from 45 Years of Natural Climate Solutions 42:02

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When popular media get natural climate solutions wrong, it’s usually because they’re struggling to understand complex mechanisms that have evolved over more than 45 years. Here is a brief look back on that evolution. Second of a three-part series adapted from Ecosystem Marketplace Click here for the original story and all related links: https://www…

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75 l Coverage of Climate Solutions Suffer the Same Fate as Coverage of Climate Science? 39:34

2y ago39:34

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News outlets are finally allocating resources to coverage of climate solutions, and most reporters are trying to get these complex issues right. Some, however, are repeating the same mistakes that derailed coverage of climate science itself for decades. Adapted from stories that first appeared on Ecosystem Marketplace, available here: https://mediu…

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074 |Why the Global South Needs Voluntary Carbon Markets 1:11:14

2y ago1:11:14

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We kick off Season Seven with a look at the Voluntary Carbon Market Global Dialogue and the six keys to making sure voluntary carbon markets work for the Global South. Guests: Adriaan Korthuis, Paul Butarbutar, Kuki Soejachmoen, and Annie Groth. Related Links: https://vcm-gd.org/ https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/shades-of-redd-correspo…

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073 | Why the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests may be More than Blah Blah, with Frances Seymour 36:27

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A conversation with WRI Senior Fellow Frances Seymour, who says there's plenty of reason to believe the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use could deliver on its high ambition of ending and reversing deforestation -- not so much because of the declaration itself, but because of the constellation of world events that birthed it. Fran…

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072 | Investing in Pure Climate Stocks, with Matthias Krey 1:00:05

2+ y ago1:00:05

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From year-end climate talks in Glasgow: Want to put your money where your mouth is by investing in companies that move us closer to a net-zero economy? Matthias Krey of pureclimatestocks.com can help. He's identified hundreds of companies that he call "pure climate stocks", meaning stocks of companies that make 100% of their revenue from products a…

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071 | The Down and Dirty, Nitty Gritty of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, Part 1 37:20

2+ y ago37:20

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On the ground at year-end climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, Maria Carvalho and Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun of South Pole Climate Solutions dissect the intricacies of Article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement. They explain not only how it works, but how it fits into the net-zero movement and the larger effort to meet the climate challenge.…

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Climate Quickie 1: Leveraging Restoration for Net Zero Tourism Worldwide 6:32

2+ y ago6:32

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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), which is the United Nations specialized agency charged with promoting sustainable tourism, today unveiled the “Glasgow Declaration for Climate Action in Tourism” at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) here. The Declaration commits companies to cutting their emissions in half by 2030 and achieving net-zer…

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069 | The False Dichotomy of Reductions vs Removals, with Eli Mitchell-Larson 1:13:50

2+ y ago1:13:50

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We need to slash greenhouse-gas emissions while supporting activities that remove greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere, and carbon markets can both accelerate reductions and ramp up removals. Why, then, is the debate so contentious? For answers, I turned to Eli-Mitchell Larson, a self-proclaimed “Carbon Removal Evangelist” who's helping to build u…

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068 | Carbon Exchanges and Green Supply Chains: The Future of Natural Climate Solutions 1:18:30

2+ y ago1:18:30

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Biologists, economists, and environmental activists often seem like members of warring tribes, but Gabriel Eickhoff, CEO of Lestari Capital, says they're more like estranged family members who just haven't started talking to each other yet. In a wide-ranging discussion, we look at the legacy of the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets, the…

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067 | Forests and the Billion-Dollar LEAF: New Hope for World Forests 54:54

2+ y ago54:54

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Guest: Eron Bloomgarden, Emergent Capital Launched on Earth Day, the LEAF (Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance) Coalition aims to double the price of forest-carbon offsets and multiply the amount of money going into forest protection. Heres's how it works. Featuring: Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg; US Climate Envoy John Kerry; …

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066| German Floods and the Futility of Adaptation Without Mitigation 1:00:14

3y ago1:00:14

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We cannot adapt our way out of the climate mess, as Allie Goldstein of Conservation International and Mark Trexler of the Climate Web make clear. We discuss the realities of systemic climate risk. Research cited in today’s show: "The private sector’s climate change risk and adaptation blind spots" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-018-0340-5 "…

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South Africa's Legendary Emcee & Hiphop Pioneer, Zubz Talks New Music, Speaks A Waning Hiphop Language, Discusses Motherland Rap's Past, Present, Future & More. 1:00:50

3y ago1:00:50

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New Music "Graffiti" from Nigeria's Murpheus Rhymz featuring Pherowshuz & Various Artistes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rapradioafrica/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rapradioafrica/support

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065 | Carbon Negative Carpets and Interface's Climate Neutral Journey 41:15

3y ago41:15

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Carpetmaker Interface has won accolades for its carbon-negative carpet, the manufacture of which pulls more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it emits. He're a look back on the company's 20-year journey from plundered of nature to climate leader. Guest: Buddy Hay, Interface VP for Sustainability…

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064 | Race to Zero: Meet the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon 1:02:54

3y ago1:02:54

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What do Bill Gates, Mark Carney, Annette Nazareth, and Agustin Silvani have in common? They all believe that well-designed voluntary carbon markets can help the world achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions in time to avert disaster. Today, they explain the new Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVDM) Most music provided by Blue Dot …

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063 | COVID-19 and the 2020 Emissions Chasm Report 1:03:19

3+ y ago1:03:19

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The UN's Emissions Gap Report showed that the current Paris Agreement Climate Plans (NDCs )will leave us nowhere near where we need to be to avert a climate catastrophe. Will Burns of the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy at American University joins me in a year-end retrospective.Di Steve Zwick

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062 | At What Temperature Do Forests Stop Absorbing Carbon? 38:25

3+ y ago38:25

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Today I speak with environmental scientist Jason Funk, who runs the Land Use and Climate Knowledge Initiative (LUCKI) about the important findings of a paper called "Long-term thermal sensitivity of earth's tropical forests," which looks at whether forests can continue to pull carbon from the atmosphere as temperatures rise. What they found is: it'…

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S/A Hiphop Awards, Rap Radio Africa Launch Two Shows, UN/UHHM Virtual Concert & much more. 6:46

3+ y ago6:46

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#HiphopNewsNow #BrandNewMusic Rap Radio Africa is excited to announce two new shows jumping off asap; #EthnicRap & #HiphopChronicles - The United Nations/Universal Hiphop Museum powered The Hiphop4Peace Virtual Concert featuring Uganda’s Babaluku, Ndaba Mandela alongside heavyweights such as Mr. Chuck D, KRS1 and ‘em. - Nigeria’s Modenine features …

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Def Jam Africa's New Moves, Africa's Online Hiphop Conference, End Of The Weak Rap Competition Winner Emerged This Week, Brand New Music & More. 8:51

3+ y ago8:51

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Brand New Music by Nigeria’s Terry The Rapman & Ghana’s Kromanteng - Bionic (Our founder) spoke at the Online Hiphop Conference yesterday on Zoom. - 2020 "End Of The Weak" Rap Competition had Dr. Prince emerge as a winner for the 2nd time in a row. He represents Nigeria in the World Finals. - Def Jam Africa has been around for a while with sign-ons…

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061 | Seaweed, Cities, and Mangroves: The Blue Carbon Story 1:23:29

4y ago1:23:29

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In this episode, we speak with oceanographer and sedimentologist Steve Crooks, one of the world's leading authorities on coastal ecosystems and climate change. Related Link: https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/em-audio-and-video-em-vietnamese-deputy-prime-minister-opens-katoomba-xvii-vows-to-integrate-economy-and-environment/…

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060 | What The Civil Rights Movement Can Teach Us About Meeting the Climate Challenge (Encore Presentation) 1:07:53

4y ago1:07:53

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In this episode, which originally aired in October, 2018, we speak with the Reverend Dr. Gerald Durley, who says climate change and civil rights are inexorably intertwined, and not just because the destruction of our living ecosystems is robbing us of our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Born in Kansas and raised in California,…

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59 | Why The Sustainable Development Goals Matter (Encore Presentation) 34:28

4y ago34:28

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If there's one thing COVID-19 reminds us, it's that global institutions matter. For that reason, I'm replaying this 2016 episode looking at the Sustainable Development Goals.Di Steve Zwick

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Forests, Fires, and Jurisdictional Offsets: A Conversation with Naomi Swickard of Verra 53:09

4y ago53:09

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Global greenhouse-gas emissions will drop 5.5 percent this year because of COVID-19, but they must drop 7.6 percent every year to meet the Paris Agreement's 1.5C target. Forest carbon offsets provide one way of getting there fast, but can we trust these offsets? Do they do what they say they do? This week, we hear how the Verified Carbon Standard (…

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057 | COVID-19 and the Value of Resilience over Efficiency 16:59

4y ago16:59

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When US President Donald Trump disbanded his country's pandemic response team, he did so because "I don't like having thousands of people around when we don't need them." That cost-cutting measure could cost hundreds of thousands of lives, and it's a classic example of what happens when we value efficiency over resilience. What are efficiency and r…

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Modenine Shot In Paris, Morocco Hiphop Festival, Nuff Noyz Returns, Lyricist Lounge (Nigeria) 3rd Edition Wraps With Uzi, RakPo & more. 9:58

4y ago9:58

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Lyricist Lounge (Nigeria) 3rd Edition with Special Guest Uzikwendu wrapped with a bang! See @RapRadioAfrica (Instagram, Facebook & Youtube) for visuals. Shouts to Mr. Smith, RakPo, Trey, Boy Meka, iRock, Nuga, Kosa, King LES, J. Ice & Shxxp Bxforx. South Africa | A call for papers submission to Hiphop Artistes, scholars & activists.Morocco | The na…

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056 | How Costa Rica Grew Both its Forests and its Economy 22:06

4y ago22:06

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Costa Rica says it will have zero net greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050, and its electrical grid already runs on 99 percent renewable energy. Today's guest is a key part of its success. As Minister of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez has overseen programs that tripled the country's forest coverage while slashing it…

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055 | The Citizens Climate Lobby Wants to Spread the Carbon Wealth 1:22:39

4y ago1:22:39

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Today's guest, Daniel Palken, volunteers with a group called the Citizens Climate Lobby, or "CCL", which aims to slash US greenhouse-gas emissions by imposing a fee on fossil fuels. The fee will be based on the amount of greenhouse gas that the coal, gasoline, and jet fuels will generate when we burn them, and it will probably make fossil-fuel ener…

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054 | Give Us Ecotopia or Give Us Death 50:58

4y ago50:58

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Developing countries are the most vulnerable to – and least responsible for – climate change, but new research shows that some of them can dramatically boost their economies by managing their forests, farms, and fields in ways that pull greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere. At a carbon price of $50 for every metric ton of CO2 removed from the atmo…

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