The Conservation Conversation - Season 1

Today we speak with special guest Gilbert Ndizey discusses how he has transformed coffee production from problematic to positive -  using organic coffee production as a way to save the environment, the animals, and children.

Gilbert estimates one poacher can kill 100 animals a day in the wild in Uganda, so by hiring ex-poachers he not only saves the animals, but provides a way for the poachers to make a living, and the profits go to the peace and prosperity orphanage, where he helps over 200 children orphaned when their poacher parents were killed.

As Gilbert says "we now have future conservationists instead of future poachers".

With over 100 million pieces of space junk orbiting the Earth - today we discuss an innovative way to fight the problem! 

Today we join Will Falk as he sets up camp to protest Lithium Mining at Thacker Pass, NV, on lands recently opened for destructive mining on federal lands. 

Today we discuss Vegans Animals, and how they are more like us than you may imagine!

We celebrate Dian Fossey's life work on the anniversary of her death in 1985.  How much have we learned, and how much further do we have to go to protect Gorillas worldwide.

Our special guest Tish O'Dell will be back with us as we dive into a fascinating topic -

The Business of Science. 

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Today we're going to today talk about a really important aspect of the Christmas and holiday season - which is the transportation of cargo. Find out in this video how the Oceanbird and the International Maritime Organization are changing the industry.   There are a lot of cargo ships out on the sea and all of them burn fossil fuel! We always talk about traffic jams, our roads, and our cars because we see them every day. But, an even bigger problem comes with what's happening out on the ocean. There's so much poisoning of wildlife due to these old gas-guzzling machines.

here are many factors creating pressure on the Pink Dolphins of the Amazon River and their ability to survive.  An endangered animal that is being destroyed through fish fraud, the Pink Dolphin is often forgotten, but today we discuss how we can help!   The IUCN has listed the pink river dolphin as "data deficient" but endangered.

Between 4 and 12 million tons of plastic waste makes its way into the oceans every year - mainly through rivers and a lot of this comes from glitter.  How is glitter made? Are there alternative eco-friendly glitter options out there?   

Are bee populations in the United States really increasing in 2020?   

We all know everybody's heard the news that bees are one of the most important pollinators in all of nature and everything that we eat depends on them. Literally everything is pollinated by bees and we saw a rapid decline in their population in recent years. One of the main reasons were GMOs. When a bee or a “pest” eats a part of a GMO crop, their stomachs will explode! That is like chemical warfare on our insects and pollinators.   BUT - I have two pieces of good news to share with you.