This week, Anthony James, host of The RegenNarration Podcast, joins Mongabay’s podcast to share stories of community resilience and land regeneration in the Americas and Australia. James explains how donkeys (seen as invasive pests) are now being managed to benefit the land in Kachana Station in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

In this episode, James emphasizes the importance of harnessing what’s in front of us, rather than fighting it. Across the many interviews he’s conducted, it’s become clear that this concept is something Aboriginal Traditional Owners are keenly aware of.

“If you’re there, you’re kin. There’s no sense of ‘being greater than,” James says.

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Image Credit: Jim Jim Falls, Kakadu National Park. Image by Parks Australia. Courtesy of the Director of National Parks, Australian Government, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

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(00:00) Why Anthony James started The RegenNarration

(05:32) The story of Kachana Station

(12:24) Turning problems into solutions

(25:26) Community resilience amidst political strife

(36:45) Where's the potential?

(41:29) Credits