51 - Taking the Boardroom into Nature: Broken Conferences, Biodiversity Data That Investors Don't Trust, and Nearly Getting Arrested Over Newts - Joe Huddart, Ecology Calling

Dr. Joe Huddart is an ecologist, former environmental DNA researcher and now the founder of Ecology Calling — a series of events built on a simple premise: stop charging extortionate ticket prices, stop letting sponsors dictate agendas, and start having actual conversations about what's working in nature.We cover why he thinks the conference model is broken, what happens when you take nature events out of city auditoriums and into actual landscapes, the state of biodiversity data and why MRV still isn't where it needs to be, and the gap between supply and demand in nature markets that nobody seems to want to talk about honestly.We also get into his career trajectory from academia to eDNA, his first word being "aphid," and why he nearly got arrested as a teenager trying to sell great crested newts to a pet shop.To find out more about Joe's events go to www.ecologycalling.co.uk