Field Notes
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Ep 65: Júlio Reis – Hopeful stories from the Friends of A Rocha Network
When A Rocha began back in 1983, environmentalism was considered a slightly geeky niche interest by the world at large, and in the Church, if considered at all, as a distraction from ‘The Gospel.’ A Rocha is now a rapidly growing family of 25 o...
Ep 64: Debra Rienstra – The significance of surviving remnants
In a time of mass ecological collapse, the ecological concept of refugia offers a lifeline of hope and gives meaning to even small-scale effort. First coined in the mid-19th century by naturalist Edward Forbes, it describes how entire ...
Ep 63: Simon Stuart – A life in conservation
Dr Simon Stuart is one of the world's leading conservation scientists, best known for leading the development of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species into the world's most authoritative assessment of species' extinction risk. Awarded the pre...
Ep 62: Autumn Ricksecker & Flo Wright – Life-building in a time of ecological crisis
What is it like to be in your late 20s and making major life decisions in today’s world? Studies show young people understand themselves to be living in a highly unstable world where biodiversity collapse, climate change and economic uncertaint...
Ep 61: James Khoo – Bug-eyed wonder
For many people, a close encounter with an insect leads to a quick departure by one or both or a summary execution, most often of the non-human party. If you recognise these scenarios from your own life, you may find this interview transformati...