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Speaking of Sustainability is a podcast focusing on biodiversity and sustainability. Over the next few episodes we will be discussing these themes with special guests educated in environmentalism, either through education or first hand experience. The Trust for Sustainable Living is a charity working to help achieve a sustainable future through global education and empowerment. The Trust runs the annual TSL International Schools‘ Essay Competition and Debate, the Sustainability Challenge video competition, and Partner Power Summit involving over 12,000 schoolchildren and teachers in 80 countries. The Trust also runs The Living Rainforest visitor and education center in Berkshire, UK, featuring over 850 tropical plant and animal species to bring the rainforest to life and explore global sustainability challenges, for more than 100,000 visitors annually, including 25,000 children on school trips. The views, information, or opinions expressed during the Speaking of Sustainability podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the Trust For Sustainable Living and its employees. The primary purpose of this podcast series is to educate and inform. This podcast is available for private, non-commercial use only. Advertising which is incorporated into, placed in association with, or targeted toward the content of this podcast, without the express approval and knowledge of TSL is forbidden. You may not edit, modify, or redistribute this podcast.
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Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
In this episode, we speak to Richard Duncan, CEO of NIUE Honey, based in New Zealand and on the Pacific Island of Niue. We explore the importance of bee conservation and its socio economic benefits, the impact of colony collapse disorder, the company’s link to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and how we can all help with the declining bee population epidemic.
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
In this episode we are joined by Vikki Rose and George Allen, PhD students from the University of Reading. Their expertise in Apoidea Taxonomy (Bees) and Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) provides an insightful discussion into the important and varied role of pollinators in our ecosystems, to highlighting the challenges affecting pollinator populations and the resulting consequences. We explore the complex relationship between the (often) small but mighty creatures, humans, and the environment.
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Mahnoor Kamran is a 19-year-old student and climate justice advocate who advises energy providers, regulators, and charities on youth perspectives. Mahnoor's focus on environmental policy is informed by her experience living in several different global regions, and working with marginalized groups. As an activist, Mahnoor brings a youth voice to major global discussions on the environment, and works to establish support networks for other youth seeking climate justice.
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Jennifer Hong is a policy analyst with the Canadian Forest Service, whose unconventional career path led to her current work on international trade and commitments in sustainability and biodiversity. In our discussion, Jennifer outlines what a forestry education involves, and discusses her history in a number of sectors in forestry. Jennifer was a youth delegate at the UN COP26 and COP27 conferences, and is currently a Global Ambassador with Youth4Nature. Listeners interested in Youth4Nature can find out more at https://www.youth4nature.org/ and consider contributing to the group’s storytelling map.
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
In the latest episode of our Green Jobs series, we investigate the world of opportunities in environmental engineering with Laura MacDonald, Managing Director of the Mortenson Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. Laura explains the Center’s work and partnerships with local expertise and organizations in projects involving water and sanitation, bridge-building, and other environmental engineering skills that almost two hundred graduates have helped with over the Mortenson Center’s history. Those interested in learning more about The Center’s mission can find it at https://bit.ly/3KWEYA1, and more information on its new online certificate program is at https://bit.ly/41xUfgl.
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
In this episode we speak to Arnau Teixidor, Programme Officer for the Ecosystem Resilience and Spatial Planning Programme at the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation. We explore the importance of being open to opportunity, the challenges of how to match urgent timescales with meeting stakeholder needs, policy development and funding availability and how sometimes inspiration and motivation comes from unexpected people and places.
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
In episode 6 we talk to Emma Vehvilainen, Chief Commercial Officer at TreebuddyEarth, a Finnish eco tech organization with a mission to tackle climate change, promote biodiversity and support local communities. We discuss nature-based solutions, the importance of transparency and community engagement and education. Emma's also shares her experiences as a women in STEM and advice on the importance of finding career mentors.
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
In episode 3 of our Green Jobs series, we talk to Martin Broderick, Principal Sustainability Consultant in the Galago team at global consultancy Ramboll. He shares his advice on how young people can better understand and follow their passions, his experience of the benefits of graduate and intern programs in exploring sustainability career options and the importance of being inquisitive, no matter how annoying it might be! We also discuss how the technology Galago uses, such as remote sensing and artificial intelligence are helping him to support his clients understand their environmental impacts, and work to achieve sustainable land and biodiversity management on a landscape scale.
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
In episode 2 of our Green Jobs series we speak to Matthew Simpson, Director of Ecological Consultancy 35%, who are working to conserve, restore and raise awareness of one of our most globally threatened ecosystems, wetlands. Matthews discusses the value of stakeholder engagement and local knowledge, as well as the need for a holistic approach to sustainability and conservation projects. He shares his tips on how to make contacts and get involved through societies and professional bodies (whatever your age and career stage), and some of the key skills that have helped him along the way, including humility, and recognising that you aren't always the only expert!
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
In episode 1 of our ‘Green Jobs’ series, we speak with Ingrid Henrys who shares her experiences of working with both Governments and NGO’s in Haiti and The Gambia on International Agro-Development Engineering, Tropical Area Biodiversity Management, and circular economies. Ingrid discusses the challenges of engaging people with new ideas and opportunities around developing circular economy solutions in the waste management sector. We also learn more about the people who inspired Ingrid on her sustainability journey, and hear about the skills that have helped her along the way.