011_ Interview: view from above

This is my interview with Dr. Heiko Balzter, Copernicus Award winner, Professor of Physical Geography and Director of the Centre for Landscape and Climate Research at the University of Leicester. We talk about a lot, but some of the highlights are him shedding light on the forest fires in Siberia, which are happening in the largest contingent forest in the world, the state of deforestation around the world, along with what carbon sinks are and why we need them. twitter - @heiko_balzter Anthropocene Research Group - https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/geology/research/anthropocene (0:00) - Episode Introduction (3:32) - What makes Dr. Heiko Balzer happy? (4:15) - Understanding the Anthropocene & The Controversy (10:27) - Drivers of Climate Change (15:41) - Efforts to Reduce Deforestation & The Value of Biodiversity (25:53) - Forests as Carbon Sinks, Balancing Forests and Food Production (32:22) - The microclimate, & Impacts of Global Economic Demands on Deforestation (37:27) - The Need to Rethink Economic Incentives, Connecting our Lifestyle with Sustainable Practices (52:49) - Carbon Sinks and the Threats to their Stability (1:01:59) - Climate Change, Species Adaptation and The impact of climate change on Siberia (1:08:28) - Catastrophic Scale of Siberian Fires