Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is an award-winning wildlife vet and the founder of Conservation through Public Health. For more than 20 years, Dr. Gladys has helped local communities and mountain gorillas in Uganda to live healthily and peacefully alongside each other.

In this inspiring episode, we speak with Dr. Gladys about her work with local communities and gorillas, the connection between human health and animal health, and the lessons she has learned as an African woman in nature conservation. 

Episode timestamps

00:00 Introduction 

02:00 Dr. Gladys’ relationship with nature

05:22 What inspired Dr. Gladys to work with mountain gorillas

08:22 Why Dr. Gladys started Conservation through Public Health

12:43 How Conservation through Public Health works with communities to take care of nature and stay healthy

18:43 The impact of Conservation through Public Health

22:30 What is one health?

26:18 How we can support one health in our cities and communities

29:49 Dr. Gladys' experiences as an African woman in nature conservation

35:40 Why we need a homegrown nature conservation movement in Africa  

38:05 Advice for young black people interested in nature conservation

40:04 Dr. Gladys’ new book - Walking with Gorillas

43:00 How you can support Black Earth podcast

Support Dr. Gladys’ work

Conservation through Public Health - https://ctph.org/ 

Gorilla Conservation Coffee - https://gorillaconservationcoffee.org/ 

Dr. Gladys’ new book: Walking with Gorillas - https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Walking-With-Gorillas/Gladys-Kalema-Zikusoka/9781950994267 

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