Autonomous underwater drones monitoring coral reefs, operation migration, Finland's progress towards being carbon neutral by 2035, & more!

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This Week’s Topics! (0:00)

No Takes Zones Lead To Stronger Fishing Industries! (1:07)
Autonomous Underwater Drones Surveying Species And Inspecting Wind Farms! (3:33)

Battery Tankers Shipping Renewable Energy Across The Ocean!(4:53)

Finland Legally Commits To Carbon Neutral By 2035! (6:55)

My Favourite Wildlife Behaviour Change Project! (7:52)

The Importance of Black-backed Woodpeckers Post Fire! (8:58)

No Takes Zones Lead To Stronger Fishing Industries!

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/06/fully-protected-marine-areas-biodiversity-fishing-industry/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/01/heres-proof-fishing-bans-leave-plenty-to-eat-says-study-of-mexico-marine-park

Published Paper

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg0709?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D58393286262725425893082213453445361979%7CMCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1685445229

World’s Largest No Take Zone Example

https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/new-news/2022/10/21/ahi-recovery/

Autonomous Underwater Drones Surveying Species And Inspecting Wind Farms!

https://www.advancednavigation.com/robotics/micro-auv/hydrus/#Applications

Battery Tankers Shipping Renewable Energy Across The Ocean!

https://newatlas.com/energy/powerx-battery-tanker/

Finland Legally Commits To Carbon Neutral By 2035!

https://www.iea.org/news/finland-s-nuclear-and-renewable-power-strengths-provide-a-solid-foundation-for-reaching-its-ambitious-climate-targets-iea-review-says

My Favourite Wildlife Behaviour Change Project!

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/operation-migration#:%7E:text=The%20whooping%20cranes%27%20migration%20route,courtesy%20of%20the%20Smithsonian%20Institution

https://www.inverse.com/science/controversial-conservation-method-could-save-countless-wild-animals

The Importance of Black-backed Woodpeckers Post Fire!

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/woodpeckers-for-fire-recovery-a-new-online-tool-tells-you-how/

Sea turtles now having legal rights in Panama, all-terrain wheelchairs, banning gillnets in the Great Barrier Reef, & more!

The fleet of autonomous, solar-powered boats monitoring our oceans, new research found Dingoes to be mostly pure, & More!

How a global conservation basic income would work, native timber logging to end in Victoria, Australia, at the end of the year, the UK expanding its ivory ban, & more!

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How A Global Conservation Basic Income Would Work! (2:47)

The End Of Native Timber Logging In Victoria! (5:37)

A Nationwide Audit Of America’s Mature and Old-growth

The Global Ocean Census! (8:19)

Vaccinating Wild Koalas Against Chlamydia! (9:35)

UK Expanding It’s Ivory Ban! (10:50)

How A Global Conservation Basic Income Would Work!

Published Paper!

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01115-7

More Digestible Article On The Conversation!

https://theconversation.com/a-global-conservation-basic-income-might-cost-trillions-but-its-still-a-shrewd-investment-202309

Indonesia Deforestation Example

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aaz1298

The End Of Native Timber Logging In Victoria!

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/delivering-certainty-timber-workers

A Nationwide Audit Of America’s Mature and Old-growth Forests!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c28wbtK4nhE

Nasa Article!

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/esnt/2023/nasa-teams-with-us-forest-service-to-tally-america-s-oldest-trees

The Global Ocean Census!

Video Explainer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCCnj-WcZTQ

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/global-ocean-census-aims-to-find-100000-marine-species-in-10-years/

Oxford University Joined The Program!

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-04-27-oxford-university-joins-largest-ever-ocean-survey-global-effort-save-marine-life

Vaccinating Wild Koalas Against Chlamydia!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/australia-begins-vaccinating-hundreds-of-koalas-against-chlamydia-in-trial-180978900/#:~:text=Times%20in%202018.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/09/1174940150/in-australia-scientists-begin-vaccinating-koalas-against-chlamydia

UK Expanding It’s Ivory Ban!

https://www.worldwildlife.org/initiatives/stopping-elephant-ivory-demand#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20implemented%20a,at%20the%20end%20of%202017.

Using AI to monitor deforestation in real-time, the declining deforestation rate in the Amazon, climate change-ready rice varieties that are already being harvested, Dubai’s plan to build the world’s largest artificial reef, & more!

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Welcome! (0:00)

This Week’s Topics!

Monitoring Deforestation In

Amazon Deforestation Rate

Climate change-ready Rice

Dubai’s Plan To Build The

World’s First Commercially

Sweden’s Plan To Build

Monitoring Deforestation In Real-Time With AI!

https://www.gim-international.com/content/news/harnessing-geospatial-ai-for-forest-conservation

EU Ban On Deforestation-linked Products

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/04/eu-lawmakers-back-ban-on-goods-linked-to-deforestation/#:~:text=The%20European%20Parliament%20approved%20a,destruction%20of%20the%20world's%20forests.

Carbon Offset Logging

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-14/carbon-credits-projects-papua-new-guinea-logging-four-corners/101936714

Amazon Deforestation Rate Dropping!

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/deforestation-brazils-amazon-falls-68-april-first-major-drop-under-lula-2023-05-12/

Progress This Year

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/amazon-deforestation-down-2023

Indigenous Land Recognition

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-lula-resumes-creation-indigenous-reservations-halted-by-bolsonaro-2023-04-28/

AI To Monitor Road Construction

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/29/could-ai-save-amazon-rainforest-artificial-intelligence-conservation-deforestation

Climate change-ready Rice Varieties!

https://www.irri.org/climate-change-ready-rice

Dubai’s Plan To Build The World's Largest Artificial Reef!

https://urb.ae/projects/dubaireefs/

Biorock Information

https://www.globalcoral.org/biorock-coral-reef-marine-habitat-restoration/

World’s First Commercially Available Solar Powered Car!

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42408752/lightyear-2-solar-powered-ev-revealed/

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lightyear-2-solar-powered-car-ev-sun-cost/

Lightyear Website

https://lightyear.one/lightyear-2

Sweden’s Plan To Build Electrified Roads!          

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/12/worlds-first-electrified-road-for-charging-vehicles-opens-in-sweden

https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/05/09/sweden-is-building-the-worlds-first-permanent-electrified-road-for-evs-to-charge-while-dri

Cornell Professor Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BQUIRBMSWA

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This Week’s Segments:

Welcome and Updates! (0:00)

This Week’s Topics! (5:29)

Grey Wolf Reintroduction in Colorado! (6:49)

EV’s Could Soon Help Power Homes In California! (11:38)

How Coral-eating Fish’s Poo Fertilizes Reefs! (15:22)

4ocean Shoutout! (16:48)

Creating A Pollinator-friendly City! (19:05)

How Iceland’s Volcanos Are Helping Combat Climate Change! (23:16)

After Just 2 Years Of Planting Koalas Are Ready Using This Wildlife Corridor! (26:26)

Grey Wolf Reintroduction in Colorado!

https://theconversation.com/wolf-restoration-in-colorado-shows-how-humans-are-rethinking-their-relationships-with-wild-animals-197669

Wolf-livestock Compensation Info!

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2023/05/03/what-to-know-about-colorados-final-wolf-reintroduction-plan/70169790007/

Delisting Phases!

https://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/CON-Wolf-Management.aspx

EV’s Could Soon Help Power Homes In California!

https://grist.org/energy/a-california-bill-could-help-make-evs-a-blackout-solution/

Gogoro Example!

https://newatlas.com/energy/gogoro-gostation-enel-x-virtual-power-plant/

How Coral-eating Fish’s Poo Fertilizes Reefs!

https://newatlas.com/biology/fish-poop-probiotic-coral-bleaching/

Creating A Pollinator-friendly City!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-08/newcastle-city-bees-urban-pollinator-plan-boost-varroa-mite/102271486

Value Of Pollinators!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bayer/2019/10/14/the-value-of-pollinators-to-the-ecosystem-and-our-economy/?sh=4c337bc57a1d

Melbourne Tram Stop Idea

https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community/greening-the-city/urban-forest-fund/funded-projects/Pages/tram-stop-green-roofs.aspx

How Iceland’s Volcanos Are Helping Combat Climate Change

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/09/co2-turned-into-stone-in-iceland-in-climate-change-breakthrough

Basalt Background

https://geologyscience.com/rocks/basalt/

https://blogs.agu.org/georneys/2014/09/08/monday-geology-pictures-vesicular-basalt-boulder-mauritius/#:~:text=Vesicular%20basalt%20is%20a%20dark,was%20trapped%20inside%20the%20lava.

Trial Company’s Website

https://www.carbfix.com/how-it-works

After Just 2 Years Of Planting Koalas Are Ready Using This Wildlife Corridor!

https://www.echo.net.au/2023/05/koalas-using-newly-created-wildlife-corridor-in-northern-rivers/

How floating farms are making communities more resilient to climate change, the hidden ecosystem within sloth fur, 3 mammal species to prioritise, and more!

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This Week’s Segments:

Welcome (0:00)

This Week’s Topics (2:18)

Autonomous Solar Panel Cleaning Robots! (3:08)

The Ecosystem Within Sloth Fur! (6:04)

Sponsor Spot (8:41)

Floating Farms To Mitigate Climate Change-driven Floods! (9:49)

NASA’s New Satellite Program To Monitor Air Pollution! (12:51)

New Topic Mammals We Should Conserve! (14:50)

AI-weeders Reducing Herbicide Use By Up To 90%! (17:51)

Articles:

Autonomous Solar Panel Cleaning Robots!

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/this-autonomous-robot-can-increase-solar-energy-harvest-by-thirty-percent-209393.html

Drone Delivered Version

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/part-robot-part-drone-automated-cleaning-system-promises-spotless-solar-panels-183139.html#

The Ecosystem Within Sloth Fur!

https://newatlas.com/biology/sloths-superbug-superheroes/

Background Study

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2013.3006

Floating Farms To Mitigate Climate Change-driven Floods!

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/28/asia-pacific/floating-farms-bangladesh-climate-adapt/

BBC Article

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200910-the-remarkable-floating-gardens-of-bangladesh

Reuters Article

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/seas-rise-bangladesh-farmers-revive-floating-farms-2022-10-20/#:~:text=Floating%20farms%20now%20cover%20a,80%20hectares%20five%20years%20ago.

NASA’s New Satellite Program To Monitor Air Pollution!

https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-tracking-air-pollution/?redirectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fstory%2Fnasa-tracking-air-pollution%2F

New Topic Mammals We Should Conserve!

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2361568-aye-aye-and-possums-top-list-of-mammals-we-should-focus-on-saving/

AI-weeders Reducing Herbicide Use By Up To 90%!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-04-19/ai-drone-cuts-chemical-use-in-big-farm-weeding#:~:text=Fitted%20with%20an%20artificial%20intelligence,Aberhart%2C%20a%20sustainable%20farming%20enthusiast.

Second Article Including Laser Weeding!

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64742513

The value of kelp forest ecosystems and whales has been calculated, USA's new massive EV battery recycling plant, good coral reef news, and more!

For today’s interview, I’m joined by the extremely knowledgeable Brooke from secondhand sustainability to get a heap of advice for people wanting to get into and learn more about sustainable fashion and sustainability in general!

How dust from the Sahara Desert provides crucial nutrients for the Amazon Rainforest, the University of Maine’s 100% plant-based

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This Week’s Topics!

Welcome! (0:00)

This Week’s Topics! (1:37)

How Dust From The Sahara Desert Fertilises The Amazon! (2:24)

Restoring The Kissimmee River From An Ecological Disaster To Wildlife Haven! (4:18)

The World’s First Plant-based 3D-printed House! (8:01)

Paper-thin Solar Cells That Transform Any Surface To A Solar Panel! (12:25)

Sponsor Spot (16:34)

$350 Million Wildlife Crossing Structure Pilot Program In The US! (18:04)

The Organisation Providing Solar Microgrids To Disaster Struck Communities! (22:07)

How Dust From The Sahara Desert Fertilises The Amazon!

https://www.vox.com/2015/3/2/8131323/dust-sahara-amazon-rainforest

Restoring The Kissimmee River From An Ecological Disaster To Wildlife Haven!

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/kissimmee-biggest-river-restoration-ever-completed?loggedin=true&rnd=1680825919171

The World’s First Plant-based 3D-printed House!

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/umaine-3d-printed-from-bio-based-materials

University Of Maine’s Article!

https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2022/11/21/first-100-bio-based-3d-printed-home-unveiled-at-the-university-of-maine/

Paper-thin Solar Cells That Transform Any Surface To A Solar Panel!

https://news.mit.edu/2022/ultrathin-solar-cells-1209

Heating/Cooling Film Article!

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-color-changing-coating-could-both-heat-and-cool-buildings/

$350 Million Wildlife Crossing Structure Pilot Program In The US!

https://environmentamerica.org/updates/good-news-for-wildlife-biden-administration-launches-new-wildlife-crossing-program/

The University of Washington Study Looking At The Cost Benefits

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/08/31/animal-crossings-over-and-under-highways-can-save-big-dollars-not-just-lives-says-new-study/

The Organisation Providing Solar Microgrids To Disaster Struck Communities!

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/digital-transformation/a-unique-form-of-hope-tiny-nonprofit-footprint-project-is-bringing-cleaner-energy-to-disaster-response/