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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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Dec 13, 2021
Dec 13, 2021
39 min
Karl Hansen is the director of the Living Rainforest and the Trust for Sustainable Living and we talk to him today about his background, how he became interested in sustainable living, how the company started and many more things about his role in working for sustainability.
Dec 6, 2021
Dec 6, 2021
41 min
This week on Speaking of Sustainability we're talking to Vassilis Gkoumas, a Third Year PHD student from University of Cambridge in the department of Land Economy
Nov 22, 2021
Nov 22, 2021
39 min
This week on Speaking of Sustainability, we'll be talking to Dr. Laurie Wright, a senior lecturer from Solent University focused on Maritime technology. Ever wondered just how much energy cargo ships are expelling into the ocean and atmosphere? The results will surprise you...
You can find us on twitter at @TSLed4SustDev or on our Facebook page, Trust For Sustainable Living, or go to our website at trustforsustainableliving.org.
Nov 16, 2021
Nov 16, 2021
27 min
This week, we're exploring young people's role in the climate conversation. Are we being heard? What can we do to make ourselves be listened to?
You can find more information about Jimena and the Scouting organisation by heading to https://www.scout.org
You can find us on twitter at @TSLed4SustDev or on our Facebook page, Trust For Sustainable Living, or go to our website at trustforsustainableliving.org.
Nov 8, 2021
Nov 8, 2021
26 min
This week, we'll be talking to Laura Albertini, a speaker from Greenpeace and a graduate teaching assistant and researcher on what Greenpeace are desperately trying to tackle as the issues pile up.
Find Laura on Twitter at @LauraAlbertin15 or find more information by visiting greenpeace.org.uk.
You can find us on twitter at @TSLed4SustDev or on our Facebook page, Trust For Sustainable Living, or go to our website at trustforsustainableliving.org.
Oct 25, 2021
Oct 25, 2021
30 min
Today we'll be talking to Kirsty Shakespeare, manager of our international education for sustainable development program here at the Trust for Sustainable Living, about her experiences worldwide and how sustainable education changes from country to country.
You can find us on twitter at @TSLed4SustDev or on our Facebook page, Trust For Sustainable Living, or go to our website at trustforsustainableliving.org.
Oct 18, 2021
Oct 18, 2021
1hr 55 sec
This week, we had the pleasure of talking to Australian Paralympian and TedX Speaker Elizabeth Wright on her article on eco-ableism, discussing how ableism and sustainability aren't always compatible.
You can find more from Elizabeth Wright by checking her out on Twitter at @esioul or @elizabethlwright on Instagram.
You can find us on twitter at @TSLed4SustDev or on our Facebook page, Trust For Sustainable Living, or go to our website at trustforsustainableliving.org.
Oct 11, 2021
Oct 11, 2021
31 min
This week, we'll be talking to Indian Climate Activist John Paul Jose, about how climate action is viewed in India.
You can find John Paul Jose here:
https://www.instagram.com/johnpauljos/
https://twitter.com/johnpauljos
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpauljos
You can find us on twitter at @TSLed4SustDev or on our Facebook page, Trust For Sustainable Living, or go to our website at trustforsustainableliving.org.
Oct 4, 2021
Oct 4, 2021
55 min
In our first episode of season 2 of Speaking of Sustainability, we'll be talking to Dr. Sarah Benn of Doctors For Extinction Rebellion about their reasoning behind the protests that have been making the news.
You can find us on twitter at @TSLed4SustDev or on our Facebook page, Trust For Sustainable Living, or go to our website at trustforsustainableliving.org.
Sep 14, 2021
Sep 14, 2021
32 min
In the final episode of the season, we'll be talking to Rebecca Talbot and Lucas Barrow-Townsend of Growing Green Communities and their ideas of how to deal with plastic.
In other news, we were selected to be part of Feedspot's Top 25 Sustainability Podcasts, a great achievement in our first few months of broadcast. You can read the article here: https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_sustainability_podcasts/
You can find us on twitter at @TSLed4SustDev or on our Facebook page, Trust For Sustainable Living, or go to our website at trustforsustainableliving.org.