Terra.do - Solve #climatechange
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Terra.do is an online climate school. We teach you everything climate, connect you to an online community of changemakers and put you to work remotely on high-impact climate projects that need your unique skills.
Our podcasts are focused on climate change, sustainability, development, conservation, and many more issues focused on developing countries, starting with India.
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#3: Step into your Climate Justice practice with Dr Tracey Osborne, Raj Aggarwal and Yang Hong
March 09, 2021 06:49 - 56 minutes - 65 MBDr Tracey Osborne is the Director of the University of California’s Center for Climate Justice. Her research focuses on the social and political economic dimensions of climate change mitigation in tropical forests and the role of Indigenous Peoples, the politics of climate finance, global environmental governance, and climate equity and justice. Raj Aggarwal is President of Provoc, a communications firm and certified B Corp that’s rooted in equity and empathy-driven work, and he ch...
#2: Micah Lang, Senior Green Building Planner, City of Vancouver
January 25, 2021 13:54 - 53 minutes - 61.6 MBMicah Lang is catalyzing the zero carbon transition as Sr Green Building Planner at the City of Vancouver. He is a climate change and sustainability professional with expertise in green building policy; local climate change mitigation strategies; greenhouse gas quantification and inventory protocol; sustainable development, water and wastewater access in North America, Latin America, Africa and South Asia. Micah holds an M.S. in Energy and Resources from the University of California...
#1: Prasanna Colluru, Director Corporate Strategy, Future Proof Shipping
January 22, 2021 09:44 - 27 minutes - 31 MBPrasanna Colluru is the Director of Corporate Strategy at Future Proof Shipping (FPS), a Netherlands-based company that provides zero-emissions marine transportation services to enable players across the value chain to make the energy transition in shipping. At FPS, Prasanna is responsible for maintaining a strategic overview of alternative fuels and zero-emissions technology markets, assessing technologies (on their commercial, technical, operational, and financial) viability, and ...
#36: Niall O'Connor, Asia Centre Director, Stockholm Environment Institute
December 07, 2020 00:30 - 45 minutes - 52 MBNiall O’Connor is the Asia Director of Stockholm Environment Institute in Bangkok, Thailand. Niall holds a BSc and a MSc in Forestry, both from University College Dublin, and a MSc in Biodiversity Conservation from Imperial College London. Niall comes to SEI from WWF, where he had served in leadership positions since 2008, and as regional director for Eastern and Southern Africa since 2011. Previously, he served as country director in Gambia and Senegal for Concern Universal, a UK-b...
#35: Jonah Mwangi, CEO & Founder, Green Nettle Textile
November 23, 2020 02:31 - 25 minutes - 29.2 MBJonah Mwangi is the Founder and CEO of Green Nettle Textile. Jonah’s background is in biochemistry and he is a farmer by passion. He is an early stage social entrepreneur in the field of agribusiness helping out small farmers. He is an alumni of YALI Transformative Leaders program as also the ygap social changemakers program. Green Nettle was the first African winner of the prestigious Global Change Award presented by the H&M Foundation in 2019. In this podcast, Jonah talks passio...
#34: Cedrick Tandong, CEO, Three Wheels United
November 16, 2020 00:30 - 22 minutes - 26.1 MBCedrick Tandong is the CEO of Three Wheels United. He has been working in India on the smart use of technology for over 10 years and holds a masters in systems and information management. He began his career as a business analyst at Tata Consultancy Services doing market research on fast moving consumer goods in France. Cedrick also previously founded a company in Cameroon in the e-commerce space. Cedrick is TWU’s mastermind when it comes to operationalizing the impossible as he lov...
#33: Divya Sharma, Executive Director, Climate Group India
November 09, 2020 00:30 - 32 minutes - 36.8 MBDivya Sharma is the Executive Director at Climate Group’s India office. A thought leader, researcher, academician she comes with experience spanning nearly two-decades operating throughout India and internationally within the sustainable urban development and climate resilience space. Divya has a Doctorate in urban climate resilience and a Master’s in urban development planning. She has extensively worked with national, state, and municipal governments in India and abroad; regional...
#32: Neelima Vallangi, Journalist & travel writer
November 02, 2020 00:30 - 30 minutes - 34.8 MBNeelima Vallangi is a national award-winning photographer and well published travel writer. For the past one year she has been researching and covering the climate crisis for news media and other forms. She is currently working on a feature length documentary film tentatively titled "The Human Cost of Climate Crisis" set in Nepal, due to be released by December 2020. She was recently featured by India Climate Collaborative as one of the 40 young leaders to raise awareness and streng...
#31: Dr Ana Maria Loboguerrero, Head of Global Policy Research, CGAIR-CCAFS
October 26, 2020 00:30 - 49 minutes - 56.5 MBDr Ana Maria Loboguerrero Rodriguez is Research Director of Climate Action for the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and Head of Global Policy Research for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), based in Cali, Colombia. She holds a Master and a PhD in Economics from UCLA. She has more than 10 years’ experience of working on climate change challenges. She has used her experience ...
#30: Prasenjeet Yadav, Nat Geo Explorer and storyteller
October 19, 2020 00:30 - 40 minutes - 46 MBPrasenjeet Yadav is a molecular ecologist turned National Geographic Photographer & Explorer. Prasenjeet is one of the very few photographers who integrates science deeply into his photo stories. His previous projects helped bring light on sensitive issues such as climate change and its effects on high elevation in the Himalayas. Similarly a project on how windmills affect surrounding ecosystems raised questions about how green is our green energy. He is a founder member of 'Shoot f...
#29: Akshay Makar, CEO & Founder, CLIMATENZA Solar
October 12, 2020 01:30 - 30 minutes - 35.3 MBAkshay Makar is an experienced thought leader, innovator, and climate entrepreneur within the field of sustainability. Akshay is Founder and CEO of CLIMATENZA. Climatenza’s vision is to accelerate deployment of renewable energy technologies in industries to attain 100% clean future by 2050. Under his leadership, CLIMATENZA has become a global energy company with offices in India and Chile. The recipient of numerous awards, Akshay was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list, as als...
#28: Pankaj Bhatia, Global Director of GHG Protocol & Deputy Director of the Climate Program, World Resources Institute
October 05, 2020 00:36 - 47 minutes - 54 MBPankaj Bhatia is the Global Director of GHG Protocol and Deputy Director of the Climate Program at the World Resources Institute. Pankaj is one of the leading experts on the GHG Protocol standards and tools, particularly in the areas of corporate, Scope 3, mitigation action, and city accounting. He launched and led the three-year global process that involved more than 2,300 stakeholders to develop the new global GHG Protocol Scope 3 and Product Standards released in October 2011. Cu...
#27: Louise Mabulo, Founder, The Cacao Project
September 28, 2020 00:30 - 27 minutes - 31.8 MBLouise Mabulo is an award-winning chef, farmer, and entrepreneur. She is the Founder of The Cacao Project, a social venture aimed at equipping farmers for sustainable success. She is a featured honoree for Forbes Asia Under 30, is a Young Champion of the Earth under the United Nations Environment Program, Outstanding Farmer of the Year 2018, and a Friend Of Humanity Awardee under the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation. She has studied Economic Development and Social Entrepreneurship ...
#26: Agnimitra Bachi, Architect, Made in Earth
September 21, 2020 02:30 - 44 minutes - 50.8 MBAgnimitra Bachi graduated from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. Early in his education, he developed a taste for sustainability when he worked with the Center for Science and Environment on alternative building practices. His fascination for ‘simply beautiful’ designs took him to Sri Lanka where he worked with prominent Sri Lankan architect Anjalendran, in close proximity to Geoffrey Bawa’s works, to which he attributes much of his design sensibilities. Agnimitra ...
#25: Dr Debisi Araba, Managing Director, African Green Revolution Forum
September 14, 2020 08:57 - 43 minutes - 49.7 MBDr Debisi Araba is a public policy and strategy specialist and is currently the Managing Director at the Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the premier catalytic, multi-partner platform for food and agriculture transformation in Africa. He is a recognized thought leader across the African agricultural sector. Prior to joining the AGRF, he led the International Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIAT’s work in Africa as the Africa Region Director. He holds a MSc in Clean Technology from th...
#24: Rohan Arthur, Founding Trustee, Nature Conservation Foundation
August 31, 2020 23:30 - 49 minutes - 56.8 MBRohan Arthur is a senior scientist and founding trustee of the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) in Karnataka, India. He heads NCF’s Oceans and Coasts program, an interdisciplinary group that works on a range of issues, including understanding human-wildlife interactions in aquatic environments. His research interests concern issues of conservation, particularly the implications of climate change for marine ecosystems, the rational management of marine systems and fisheries in In...
#23: Chandra Bhushan, President & CEO, International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST)
August 24, 2020 13:51 - 45 minutes - 52.5 MBChandra Bhushan is one of India’s foremost environment and climate change experts. He is the President & CEO of the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST). He was Deputy Director of Centre for Science and Environment from 2010-2019. He has researched, written and campaigned for issues ranging from climate change and energy transformation to rights of mining-affected people and industrial pollution. He was conferred with the ‘Ozone Partnership Aw...
#22: Dr Maheshwar Dhakal, Joint-Secretary & Head of Climate Change Management Division, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal
August 20, 2020 05:28 - 24 minutes - 28.5 MBDr Maheswar Dhakal is Joint-Secretary and the Head of Climate Change Management Division at the Ministry of Forests and Environment in the Government of Nepal. He is also the UNFCCC Focal point for Nepal. He holds a Masters in Environmental Sciences and PhD in Forest Resources Economics from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. His research focuses on forest policy, economic valuation of forest products, protected area and conservation policies, and human-wildlife conflicts in Nepal. ...
#21: Mitzi Jonelle Tan, Convenor, Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines
August 10, 2020 05:20 - 30 minutes - 34.4 MBMitzi Jonelle Tan is 22 years old and she has been an activist since 2017. She graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in 2019. During her time in university, she was a student leader in several organizations and was also part of her college student council. Mitzi is the Convenor for Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP) which is an alliance of individuals and youth formations that advocates for immediate cli...
#20: Navroz K Dubash, Professor, Centre for Policy Research
August 03, 2020 00:30 - 57 minutes - 65.9 MBNavroz K Dubash is a Professor at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). He works on climate change policy and governance, the political economy of energy and water, and the regulatory state in the developing world. Widely published in these areas, Navroz serves on the IPCC as a Coordinating Lead Author, Government of India advisory committees on climate change, energy and water policy, and the editorial boards of several international journals. In 2015, he was conferred the 12th T N...
#19: Roxy Matthew Koll, Climate Scientist, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
July 24, 2020 08:18 - 33 minutes - 37.9 MBRoxy Matthew Koll is a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. He is currently leading research on climate change—how it extends to the rapid warming in Indo-Pacific oceans—and impacts the global rainfall pattern, the monsoon and the marine ecosystem. He is a Co-Chair of the CLIVAR Indian Ocean Region Panel, and a Lead Author of the IPCC Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. The Indian Meteorological Society felicitated him with th...
#18: Ezhil Subbian, CEO, String Bio
July 17, 2020 06:57 - 29 minutes - 33.6 MBEzhil Subbian has completed her degree in Industrial Biotechnology from Anna University, Chennai, and then went on to do a PhD in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from Oregon Health & Sciences in Portland. 12 years in the Bay Area as part of the biotechnology industry led to her starting up her own company. She is the CEO of String Bio, a company that leverages methane, produced from waste or natural sources, to create next generation raw materials that are sustainable and traceab...
#17: Fleur Newman, Lead Gender Affairs Officer, UNFCCC
July 08, 2020 09:30 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBFleur Newman has always been motivated to pursue a career where she can contribute to making our societies more sustainable. She currently leads the work on the Gender and Climate Change agenda item under the Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) and is the Gender Focal Point and the Focal Point for Women at the UNFCCC Secretariat. Her background is in climate change, sustainable development, energy and international law and in advocating for gender equality and the empowerment of wome...
#16: Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, Executive Director, The Smallholders Foundation
July 03, 2020 09:30 - 27 minutes - 31.5 MBNnaemeka Ikegwuonu grew up in an agricultural family where he learnt practical crops cultivation and livestock keeping first hand as a kid. Nnaemeka wears several hats - he is the Executive Director of The Smallholders Foundation, which uses community radio to educate farmers. He has also founded ColdHubs which provides solar-powered cooling systems that help farmers in off-grid areas in Nigeria to maintain and extend the life of their harvest. He has received more than 23 awards du...
#15: Harini Nagendra, Professor of Sustainability, Azim Premji University
June 25, 2020 15:30 - 45 minutes - 52.2 MBHarini Nagendra is a Professor of Sustainability at Azim Premji University. Harini is an ecologist who uses methods from the natural and social sciences - satellite remote sensing, biodiversity studies, archival research, GIS, institutional analysis, and community interviews, to examine the sustainability of forests and cities in the global South. She has also been a Lead Author of the 5th IPCC Report - Working Group III. She is a recipient of numerous awards for her research, has a...
#15: Harini Nagendra, Professor of Sustainability, Azim Premji University
June 21, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 51.8 MBIn this podcast, Harini talks to us about her career path, the future of the forests and how relentless the cycle of fight for nature can be.
#14: Dr David Molden, Director General, ICIMOD
June 05, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes - 42.5 MBDr David Molden is Director General of ICIMOD (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development), an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the mountains and the people of the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region. He has been instrumental in the development Hindu Kush Himalayan Assessment, an IPCC like assessment that lays out policy options for sustainable development in the region. He is now formulating the HKH Science Policy-Forum to bring countries together to jointly addres...
#13: Abhilasha Purwar, Founder & CEO, Blue Sky Analytics
May 29, 2020 02:30 - 38 minutes - 43.7 MBAbhilasha Purwar is an environmental entrepreneur heading Blue Sky Analytics, which is building a global environmental data stack using geospatial & IoT datasets. Abhilasha graduated with a Masters of Environmental Management from Yale University in 2017. She is interested in energy and infrastructure finance (particularly in emerging economies). She is a certified yoga teacher and enjoys Acro Yoga, hiking, biking and backpacking In this podcast, Abhilasha talks to us about gender ...
#12: Sejal Mehta, Editor, Marine Life of Mumbai
May 18, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 44.2 MBSejal Mehta is currently the editor at Marine Life of Mumbai, the flagship project of Coastal Conservation Foundation. Her past work includes Lonely Planet Magazine India, National Geographic Traveller India amongst others. She is a published author of children's books and fiction. In this podcast, Sejal talks to us about the creatures that inhabit Mumbai’s beaches, how empowering citizenry with knowledge can increase their awareness about climate change and how important it is to ...
#11: Dr Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD, Bangladesh
May 12, 2020 09:30 - 28 minutes - 32.8 MBDr Saleemul Huq is an expert on the links between climate change and sustainable development, particularly from the perspective of developing countries. He was the lead author of the chapter on Adaptation and Sustainable Development in the third assessment report of the IPCC. In 2007, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize – as a contributor to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC. In the same year, he was also awarded the Burtoni Award for his contribution to capacity building in...
#10: Ryan Merrill, Managing Director, Global Mangrove Trust
May 08, 2020 03:00 - 35 minutes - 40.4 MBRyan Merrill is a recent Doctoral Research Fellow in Sustainability, Strategy and Innovation and an Adjunct Professor at Singapore Management University. He has spent 10 years in higher management in institutional finance, energy research, education, and consulting, and holds a PhD in Environmental Policy from the University of Southern California. Ryan is extremely passionate about the promise of mangrove forestry to lead the fight against climate change and is doing excellent work...
#9: Mahua Acharya, Asia Director, Climate Policy Initiative
April 30, 2020 01:45 - 34 minutes - 39.9 MBMahua Acharya is Asia Director for Climate Policy Initiative. She is responsible for leading CPI in Delhi and Jakarta, while also supporting high-level strategic planning and further build-up of the organization. She has extensive experience in green finance, renewables, and carbon markets. Mahua holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Yale University. She is a guest lecturer at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad & frequently contributes to the Mint. In...
#8: Gokul Halan, Keystone Foundation
April 24, 2020 09:35 - 36 minutes - 42.1 MBGokul Halan, a hydrogeologist by training, is part of the team handling the Water Resources Programme of Keystone Foundation. He manages water-related projects in the Nilgiris. With a keen interest in community development, Gokul who belongs to the Badaga community is always looking for an opportunity to apply traditional wisdom to develop solutions to modern-day issues of water management. In this podcast, Gokul talks to us about water security issues in the Nilgiris, how indigeno...
#7: Rohan Chakravarty, Creator, Green Humour
April 17, 2020 07:45 - 18 minutes - 21.6 MBRohan Chakravarty is a cartoonist, illustrator, wildlife buff and creator of Green Humour, a series of comic strips about nature. He believes that there is always a funny side to the serious things in life. Green Humour is India's first comic strip to be syndicated internationally and runs periodically in newspapers and magazines. Rohan has won awards by the UNDP, Sanctuary Asia, WWF International and the Royal Bank of Scotland for his work. He has authored three books- The Great In...
#6: Vositha Wijenayake, Executive Director, SLYCAN Trust
April 08, 2020 03:30 - 29 minutes - 34 MBVositha Wijenayake is an international lawyer specialising in public international law, with a focus on international environmental law & UN human rights law. Vositha presently works as the Executive Director of SLYCAN Trust and is also a member of the national expert committee on climate change of Sri Lanka. Having worked since 2009 on bridging youth and environmental activism, she has focused on engaging youth as a key stakeholder in climate change processes through capacity building and ...
#5: Harish Hande, Social Entrepreneur and Magsaysay Awardee
March 31, 2020 06:30 - 44 minutes - 50.9 MBHarish Hande is a celebrated social entrepreneur who started SELCO, a solar lighting company in 1995. Along the way, he reinvented consumer finance for the poorest of the poor and the fundamental concept of building for the bottom of the pyramid. His empathy for his customers and humility in light of their knowledge is telling, and reflects in the meritocratic organization that SELCO is today. In this podcast, Harish comes out swinging against the hierarchical, resume obsessed and...
#4: Arati Kumar-Rao, Storyteller & Nat Geo Explorer
March 24, 2020 07:30 - 33 minutes - 38.7 MBArati has always wanted to tell stories. She realised that writing and storytelling was her passion. A childhood listening to family arguments about the benefits of dams ensured that her focus lies on freshwater issues. Her heart lies in slow journalism - following a story over seasons and years becomes important in shaping the narrative. The National Geographic grant awarded to her opened a lot of doors in terms of reaching out to people. Whilst long-form journalism is important,...
#3: Ankit Singhvi, Co Founder & CEO of Mozev
March 17, 2020 08:30 - 29 minutes - 33.5 MBFifteen years ago, Ankit Singhvi took a detour to the energy sector. In 2005, he narrowed his focus further towards renewable energy & the clean tech space. His company Mozev was the first company in the country to run commercial electric buses. The core proposition of Mozev is to make EV profitable for customers across the whole chain from start to finish. The name Mozev implies mobility across electric vehicles and Z is the Z factor. Why are there no EVs in India? Unlike the res...
#2: Dharini Parthasarathy, Sr Communications Officer, Climate Action Network
March 07, 2020 21:00 - 21 minutes - 24.9 MBRight from the onset of her career in journalism, Dharini has always had an interest in environmental issues. Communication & policy advocacy is intertwined within Climate Action Network or CAN. For several multinational fora like the IPCC meetings, CAN is the officially accredited environmental group where it functions as the public’s eyes and ears during these closed-door meetings. Part of CAN’s role has been to flag governments who don’t participate wholeheartedly in climate ne...
#1: Shailesh Vikram Singh, Co-Founder Massive Mobility
February 24, 2020 17:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBWe had an exciting and hugely engaging podcast with Shailesh Vikram Singh, co-founder of Massive Mobility. Shailesh is passionate about making an impact. He believes that sustainability & venture capital thinking go together. He thinks that the current sustainable/climate tech space is analogous to how the e-commerce industry was in 2006. The trajectory in India is going to be different from how this space has evolved in the US and China. His company Massive is one of the first f...