Eco Futurists
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -Planning for the future and breaking new ground across industries must involve improving our natural environment along the way. Our lives and livelihoods depend on it.
In this podcast, we hear from people leading the way not only in imagining, but also providing solutions for a future with environmental sustainability in mind. We speak to scientific experts, industry leaders, artists, adventurers, and committed personalities who make connections in their local and global communities, making life on earth a priority in their grand plans.
They are Eco Futurists.
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Action as the antidote to despair: creative pathways for young adults to connect with community and conservation
February 07, 2024 16:30 - 39 minutes - 90.4 MBIt can be easy to get overwhelmed by all the information we have around the effects of changing climate. How do young adults in particular combat ‘eco anxiety’ while at the same time maintaining motivation to be part of the solution amidst a rapidly escalating sense of urgency around environmental conservation efforts? In this episode we speak with Kirsty Bevan CEO of Nature Conservation Society of South Australia https://www.ncssa.asn.au and Acting CEO of Conservation Council of South Aus...
Sowing the seeds for the future of health, resilience, and environmental protection
November 15, 2023 18:30 - 46 minutes - 107 MBHave you ever had a memory from childhood that took you back to nature? Maybe it was the smell after the rain, freshly cut grass, or the warmth from of the sun on your skin. How do our experiences of the natural world as children affect us as adults? Are these effects lasting or do we need to ‘top up’ our nature reserves to reap the full benefits that nature has to give? How can we fill our ‘nature cup’ when the demands of day-to-day modern existence can often pull us away from the natural e...
You can’t build an ego when caring for a stream
October 25, 2023 19:30 - 17 minutes - 24 MBBruce Pascoe is an acclaimed author, speaker, researcher, and farmer. He’s passionate about sharing knowledge of traditional indigenous land management and food production practices, caring for country and people across cultural and political divides. In our conversation we look to find common ground, to find a path forward together to regenerate the earth for us all. Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ at the University of Adelaid...
Exotic plants and animals: the illegal wildlife trade happening right under your nose
September 06, 2023 21:24 - 34 minutes - 79.2 MBThere is increasing interest in owning wild and exotic animals and the internet is able to serve up whatever your heart desires, even if importing these animals is illegal. In this episode we speak with Prof Phill Cassey https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/phill.cassey and PhD student Charlotte Lassaline both from the School of Biological Sciences https://set.adelaide.edu.au/biological-sciences/ as well as from the Invasion Science and Wildlife Ecology Group http://www.cassey-invasi...
Nature deprivation: the real consequences
July 05, 2023 21:30 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MBAre you getting the best microbes on offer? What are microbes anyway and why should we care? If you’ve ever heard of the term “microbiome” you probably relate it to gut health, but there’s so much more to it! It’s all around us, and in us, and affects our brains, immune systems, stress levels, and psychological state. Join us for this episode where we speak with Dr Jess Stanhope and Prof Phil Weinstein about how public health is effected by urban environments and the promising future for ...
Under the surface: shedding light on ‘ocean blindness’
May 31, 2023 19:00 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBWhat happened when the head of Engineering for Google Australia and the Professor and author behind Australia’s first ever textbook on Marine Ecology came together? Nothing short of the miraculous bringing back to life of an extinct ecosystem in the waters of Australia's biodiverse southern coastline. And what’s next on the sparkly horizon? In this podcast episode find out how the founders of AusOcean, Alan Noble and Prof Sean Connell, are stretching traditional models of marine conservati...
Water: too much, too little, too dirty
May 03, 2023 20:30 - 43 minutes - 99.1 MBWater is finally back on the global table after 46 years of not being discussed at a global scale conference. Conservation, salinity, pricing, agriculture, cultural use - the list goes on. Is the subject of 'water rights' at risk of getting lost in an endless talk fest? Where do we start when trying to come up with solutions to the many water issues we face on a local and global scale? What even are ‘water rights’? In this podcast episode host Prof Andy Lowe Interim Director of the Environm...
Markets for nature. What’s the currency of biodiversity?
April 05, 2023 14:35 - 41 minutes - 94.6 MBMarkets for nature. What’s the currency of biodiversity? Nature is threatened, but it is also messy and complex. Ecologist try to untangle the mess of conservation, governments and industry. Small landowners are trying to help too. How do we work to save life on Earth? How do we get the scale of investment required to restore our degraded land? Can we create markets for nature? Where does the money come from? And who are the buyers? In this episode host Prof Andy Lowe Interim Director of ...
Hearts & Minds. Can science inspired music be a solution to climate change?
March 02, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBCan music, the arts and humanities help us work together across traditional science and industry boundary lines to come up with a solution to climate change? In this episode host Prof Andy Lowe Interim Director of the Environment Institute University of Adelaide, speaks with Airan Berg, Artistic Director of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Floods of Fire Citizens’ Orchestra event , and Professor Anna Goldsworthy, Director of The Elder Conservatorium of Music at the University of Adelaide. ...
Thinking solutions
August 02, 2022 01:10 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBHear from professor of sustainability science at the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science and coordinating lead author of the IPBES Values Assessment, Christopher Raymond, on monetary and non-monetary values, biocentric and anthropocentric views, the importance of nature based solutions, co-benefits, indigenous perspectives and moving away from a neoliberalisation of nature. IPES Values Assessment Video https://vimeo.com/735690263 We would like to acknowledge the University of Adelaid...
15. Thinking solutions
August 02, 2022 01:10 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBHear from professor of sustainability science at the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science and coordinating lead author of the IPBES Values Assessment, Christopher Raymond, on monetary and non-monetary values, biocentric and anthropocentric views, the importance of nature based solutions, co-benefits, indigenous perspectives and moving away from a neoliberalisation of nature. IPES Values Assessment Video https://vimeo.com/735690263 We would like to acknowledge the University of Ade...
14. Music, the language of inspiration
December 17, 2021 08:21 - 27 minutes - 22.3 MBFelix Riebl, The Cat Empire and creative force behind Spinifex Gum, on how music connects with people, describes the stories and experiences of cultures and can be used to motivate environmental action. Recorded last year at WOMADelaide, before the global pandemic really hit.
Music, the language of inspiration
December 17, 2021 08:21 - 27 minutes - 22.3 MBFelix Riebl, The Cat Empire and creative force behind Spinifex Gum, on how music connects with people, describes the stories and experiences of cultures and can be used to motivate environmental action. Recorded last year at WOMADelaide, before the global pandemic really hit.
13. Festivals - a platform for fun and knowledge
December 17, 2021 07:53 - 39 minutes - 33.6 MBIan Scobie, event and theatre producer, on developing the highly successful formula for WOMAD, a heady mix of world music, artistic staging, and cultural immersion to support sustainability demonstration and discussion. Recorded last year, before the global pandemic really hit.
Festivals - a platform for fun and knowledge
December 17, 2021 07:53 - 39 minutes - 33.6 MBIan Scobie, event and theatre producer, on developing the highly successful formula for WOMAD, a heady mix of world music, artistic staging, and cultural immersion to support sustainability demonstration and discussion. Recorded last year, before the global pandemic really hit.
As the world tipped
December 17, 2021 07:51 - 31 minutes - 25.8 MBWith COP 26 ending in political stalemate, hear from Nigel Jamieson, theatre and outdoor installation producer, on his use of physical theatre to communicate the problems and inaction around climate change, and how art can help tackle one of the greatest moral challenges of our time. Recorded last year at WOMADelaide, before the global pandemic really hit.
12. As the world tipped
December 17, 2021 07:51 - 31 minutes - 25.8 MBWith COP 26 ending in political stalemate, hear from Nigel Jamieson, theatre and outdoor installation producer, on his use of physical theatre to communicate the problems and inaction around climate change, and how art can help tackle one of the greatest moral challenges of our time. Recorded last year at WOMADelaide, before the global pandemic really hit.
Reaching a sustainable future
December 04, 2021 08:37 - 16 minutes - 17.5 MBDamon Gameau, director of the film 2040, on looking into the future to develop paths to sustainability, making that journey simple and easy to adopt, and providing motivation through hope messaging. Recorded last year at WOMADelaide, before the global pandemic really hit.
11. Reaching a sustainable future
December 04, 2021 08:37 - 16 minutes - 17.5 MBDamon Gameau, director of the film 2040, on looking into the future to develop paths to sustainability, making that journey simple and easy to adopt, and providing motivation through hope messaging. Recorded last year at WOMADelaide, before the global pandemic really hit.
11. Making a sustainable future reachable
December 04, 2021 08:37 - 16 minutes - 17.5 MBHear from director of the film 2040, Damon Gameau, about looking into the future to develop paths to sustainability, making that journey simple and easy to adopt, and providing motivation through hope messaging. Recorded last year at WOMADelaide, before the global pandemic really hit.
10. Rewilding a city
November 25, 2021 14:37 - 37 minutes - 33.8 MBChris Daniels, conservation scientist and urban nature futurist, on the importance of making room for biodiversity in our cityscapes and harnessing people power to connect with nature and promote species survival on our planet.
Rewilding a city
November 25, 2021 14:37 - 37 minutes - 33.8 MBChris Daniels, conservation scientist and urban nature futurist, on the importance of making room for biodiversity in our cityscapes and harnessing people power to connect with nature and promote species survival on our planet.
Leading for sustainability
November 20, 2021 08:20 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBIn this convivial chat, hear from Matthew Wright-Simon, leadership and sustainability facilitator, about how fun and creative collaboration bring new energy to all-too-familiar problems - like plastics waste and climate change.
9. Leading for sustainability
November 20, 2021 08:20 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBIn this convivial chat, hear from Matthew Wright-Simon, leadership and sustainability facilitator, about how fun and creative collaboration bring new energy to all-too-familiar problems - like plastics waste and climate change.
Monuments in the forest
November 02, 2021 04:35 - 15 minutes - 17.3 MBCraig Walsh, installation artist, on using image projection, or projection mapping, to animate the natural world, provide an engaging interactive experience and bring a forest to life with living faces. Recorded last year at WOMADelaide, before the global pandemic really hit.
8. Monuments in the forest
November 02, 2021 04:35 - 15 minutes - 17.3 MBCraig Walsh, installation artist, on using image projection, or projection mapping, to animate the natural world, provide an engaging interactive experience and bring a forest to life with living faces. Recorded last year at WOMADelaide, before the global pandemic really hit.
7. Capturing peoples’ spark
October 22, 2021 02:06 - 19 minutes - 21.2 MBIn a very human and engaging interview, Paul Ryan, filmmaker, talks about communicating people’s passion and essence in film and documentary, from indigenous rights and polar explorers to environmentalists and footy players.
Capturing peoples’ spark
October 22, 2021 02:06 - 19 minutes - 21.2 MBIn a very human and engaging interview, Paul Ryan, filmmaker, talks about communicating people’s passion and essence in film and documentary, from indigenous rights and polar explorers to environmentalists and footy players.
6. Rebuilding Australia’s native oyster reefs
October 15, 2021 19:44 - 24 minutes - 26.7 MBHeidi Alleway, marine conservationist, on the problem with shifting baselines, using music to attract oyster larvae, and designing and delivering an award-winning oyster habitat restoration global partnership. Here is a short video of the Eureka Awards, highlighting some of the key partners associated with the work: https://youtu.be/Drkl61DGqcM
Rebuilding Australia’s native oyster reefs
October 15, 2021 19:44 - 24 minutes - 26.7 MBHeidi Alleway, marine conservationist, on the problem with shifting baselines, using music to attract oyster larvae, and designing and delivering an award-winning oyster habitat restoration global partnership. Here is a short video of the Eureka Awards, highlighting some of the key partners associated with the work: https://youtu.be/Drkl61DGqcM
5. The state of the world’s forests
October 10, 2021 01:24 - 29 minutes - 31.4 MBJean-Francois Bastin, leading ecosystem scientist, on using satellites to find millions of hectares of unrecognised forest, modeling a zero impact earth to find the best places to replant forest and achieve planetary healing.
5. Understanding the state and potential of the world’s forests
October 10, 2021 01:24 - 29 minutes - 31.4 MBHear from leading ecosystem scientist, Jean-Francois Bastin, on using satellites to find millions of hectares of unrecognised forest, modeling a zero impact earth to find the best places to replant forest and achieve planetary healing.
The state of the world’s forests
October 10, 2021 01:24 - 29 minutes - 31.4 MBJean-Francois Bastin, leading ecosystem scientist, on using satellites to find millions of hectares of unrecognised forest, modeling a zero impact earth to find the best places to replant forest and achieve planetary healing.
4. Cool bees and Air Bee'n'Bee
October 02, 2021 22:28 - 29 minutes - 30.2 MBKatja Hogendoorn, bee scientist, on the natural wonder of bees, their importance to our diet, and designing plantings that everyone can use, from gardeners to farmers, to encourage bees back into our landscapes.
4. Cool bees, Air Bee'n'Bee, UBee Eats
October 02, 2021 22:28 - 29 minutes - 30.2 MBHear from bee scientist, Katja Hogendoorn, on the natural wonder of bees, their importance to our diet, and designing plantings that everyone can use, from gardeners to farmers, to encourage bees back into our landscapes.
Cool bees and Air Bee'n'Bee
October 02, 2021 22:28 - 29 minutes - 30.2 MBKatja Hogendoorn, bee scientist, on the natural wonder of bees, their importance to our diet, and designing plantings that everyone can use, from gardeners to farmers, to encourage bees back into our landscapes.
Discovering and protecting Africa’s lost virgin rainforest
September 24, 2021 06:48 - 32 minutes - 29.2 MBJulian Bayliss, conservation scientist and eco-adventurer, on using Google Earth to find lost forests, discovering and describing new species, and protecting the world’s most valuable forest blocks through community support.
3. Discovering and protecting Africa’s lost virgin rainforest
September 24, 2021 06:48 - 32 minutes - 29.2 MBJulian Bayliss, conservation scientist and eco-adventurer, on using Google Earth to find lost forests, discovering and describing new species, and protecting the world’s most valuable forest blocks through community support.
Motivating a community to plant 35 million trees?
September 15, 2021 21:44 - 26 minutes - 28.4 MBNatasha Davis, Trees for Life Chief Executive, on the importance of maintaining focus, engaging with people, building effective partnerships, and being adaptable.
2. How do you motivate a community to grow and plant 35 million trees?
September 15, 2021 21:44 - 26 minutes - 28.4 MBHear from Trees for Life Chief Executive, Natasha Davis, on the importance of maintaining focus, engaging with people, building effective partnerships, and being adaptable.
2. Motivating a community to plant 35 million trees?
September 15, 2021 21:44 - 26 minutes - 28.4 MBNatasha Davis, Trees for Life Chief Executive, on the importance of maintaining focus, engaging with people, building effective partnerships, and being adaptable.
Turning adventure into conservation
September 03, 2021 06:55 - 30 minutes - 31.4 MBTim Jarvis, conservation scientist and explorer - adventuring in the natural world, capturing these moments to deliver conservation by stealth and realising the difference we can all make in our own backyard.
1. Turning adventure into conservation
September 03, 2021 06:55 - 30 minutes - 31.4 MBTim Jarvis, conservation scientist and explorer - adventuring in the natural world, capturing these moments to deliver conservation by stealth and realising the difference we can all make in our own backyard.