ecoFuturists

When you disregard human factors and ignore faulty systems, you might just be left up the creek without a paddle.

CIFOR ICRAF has been tackling the deforestation dilemma for decades; and considers forests as part of a larger integrated system rather than an isolated problem.

In this episode, CIFOR DG Robert Nasi Susie with host Prof Andy Lowe about how to influence the broader economic system to change the course of biodiversity loss and societal inequity across the globe.

Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute at Adelaide University

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CIFOR ICRAF https://www.cifor-icraf.org

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Join us in this energetic and motivating episode with Tiahni Adamson (Young South Australian of the Year 2024) and Shannon Evenden (Science Communicator with The Green Room). They talk all things kids, nature, and how being more like mud not stone might be just the answer to our conservation and climate change challenges.

Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ at the University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/. 

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Jane Goodall Institute Australia https://janegoodall.org.au

The Forest of Hope https://forestsofhope.com.au

Uluru Statement from the Heart https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement/view-the-statement/

CH4Global https://ch4global.com

Green Adelaide https://www.greenadelaide.sa.gov.au

The Green Room https://thegreenroompodcast.com

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Jane Goodall is a living icon. While we’re most familiar with Jane’s conservation promotion through her work on animal behaviour, she also works tirelessly reaching out to the younger generation, fostering a global community of conservation.

Jane was recently in Australia and as part of a public lecture spoke with Eco Futurist host Prof Andy Lowe during The Jane Goodall Institute’s ‘Reasons for Hope Tour’. This podcast is a recording of this public ‘fire side chat’ with Jane.

Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute at Adelaide University.

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Jane Goodall Institute Australia https://janegoodall.org.au

Roots and Shoots Australia https://janegoodall.org.au/roots-shoots/

Jane Goodall Institute https://janegoodall.org

Roots & Shoots USA https://rootsandshoots.org

Reasons for Hope Tour https://janegoodall.org/event/reasons-for-hope-tour-australia-adelaide-australia-adelaide-town-hall/

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It 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 Australia https://www.conservationsa.org.au and Maddie McShane Nature Advocacy Researcher and Campaigner, and Director of Earth Jam! https://www.ncssa.asn.au/earth-jam/

Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute at Adelaide University

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Earth Jam! https://www.ncssa.asn.au/earth-jam/

Nature Conservation Society of South Australia https://www.ncssa.asn.au

Conservation Council of South Australia https://www.conservationsa.org.au

Adelaide City Council https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au

Music SA https://www.musicsa.com.au

South Australian Grassroots Ecosystem https://sagrassroots.org

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Have 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 environment?

In this episode we explore all this an more with Human Geographer Melissa Nursey-Bray Deputy Director, Institute of Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER), and Dr Mark Kohler Senior Lecturer School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute at Adelaide University.

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School of Psychology https://health.adelaide.edu.au/psychology/

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences https://health.adelaide.edu.au

Wellbeing in Learning and Development Lab (WiLDlab): https://wildlabadelaide.org/.

Youth Symposium on Human Nature Connection in the Anthropocene: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/events/list/2023/11/a-symposium-on-human-nature-connection-in-the-anthropocene

Roots and Shoots Australia: https://rootsandshoots.org.au/. 

Jane Goodall Institute Australia Resource Box https://janegoodall.org.au/australian-programs-resourcebox/

Review Article: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10128

Children & Nature Network: https://www.childrenandnature.org/

Institute of Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER) https://www.adelaide.edu.au/iser/

Finding the Fab Five https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/61ca6f9be4354e808146e47e0a59a7d0

Adaptation Community Environment Research Group (ACE) https://able.adelaide.edu.au/socialsciences/adaptation-community-environment/

Department of Geography, Environment and Population

https://able.adelaide.edu.au/socialsciences/departments/department-of-geography-environment-and-population

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Bruce 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 at Adelaide University.

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Black Duck Foods https://www.blackduckfoods.com.au

Nature Festival https://www.naturefestival.org.au

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There 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 and PhD student Charlotte Lassaline both from the School of Biological Sciences as well as from the Invasion Science and Wildlife Ecology Group.

We examine what it’s going to take to conserve and recover ecosystems in a world where wildlife is being traded not only in secret corners of the internet, but often right in front of our eyes.

Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute at Adelaide University.

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Are 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 disease prevention and treatment in the reversal of global urban nature deprivation.  

This podcast is supported by the Environment Institute https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ at the University of Adelaide https://www.adelaide.edu.au.Learn More:

School of Allied Health Science and Practice University of Adelaide https://health.adelaide.edu.au/allied-health/  

School of Public Health University of Adelaide https://health.adelaide.edu.au/public-health/

Green Adelaide https://www.greenadelaide.sa.gov.au

Hosted by Prof Andy Lowe https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/andrew.lowe, Interim Director of the Environment Institute https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ University of AdelaideYou can contact Eco Futurists podcast here https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ Enjoying the show? Rate, review, and share it with your friends to help listeners like yourself explore their inner Eco Futurist.

What 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 conservation efforts through open-source hardware and software, and low-cost ways of public engagement. They are a driving force shedding light on the ‘ocean blindness’ that muddies our understanding of biodiversity conservation in marine ecosystems, looking to reverse the tide of extinction in our oceans. 

This podcast is supported by the Environment Institute at Adelaide University.

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AusOcean

AusOcean Live Stream

Marine Biology at the Environment Institute, University of Adelaide

Hosted by Prof Andy Lowe, Director of the Environment Institute Adelaide University.

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Water 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 Director of the Environment Institute, speaks with Assoc Prof Peter Burdon and Prof Sarah Wheeler, both from Adelaide University. Sarah is a water economist from the School of Economics and Public Policy, and Peter is an expert in environmental law from the Adelaide Law School. 

Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute at Adelaide University.

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United Nations 2023 Water Conference

Water for First Nations - The Murray-Darling Basin Authority

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