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Conservation Crossroads
by Carla Archibald & Rachel Friedman
Conservation science is at crossroads, species are declining at rapid rates and ecosystems are being thrown out of balance! During this podcast hosts, Carla Archibald and Rachel Friedman will be exploring and sharing the most up-to-date thinking in conservation science and environmental problem-solving.
Episodes
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QUICKIE E#10 Can you crowdfund nature conservation?!
In this week’s episode of #ConservationCrossroads we're continuing with our theme of conservation finance, and digging into the realm of crowdfunding. You may have heard of Kickstarter projects, or GoFundMe campaigns, but how much have you thought about crowdfunding’s contribution to…
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CC E#09 What is Conservation Finance and How Do You Invest in Nature
In this week’s episode of #ConservationCrossroads we're getting an introductory lesson on financing conservation efforts. We spoke with Dr. Adrian Ward, Program Director (Natural Capital) at the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, about what constitutes “conservation finance” and some of the...
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CC E#08 Conserving our Cousins: Saving the Great Apes
In this weeks episode of #ConservationCrossroads we're gorilla-ing two experts working on the front line of Great Ape conservation! We start by talking with Courtney Morgans from The University of Queensland about Orangutan conservation in Indonesia. We speak with Dr Johannes Refisch from the…
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QUICKIE E#07 Is the Amazon Rainforest worth its weight in gold?
Have you thought about the impact of mining on deforestation? Yeah, neither had we! So in this week's QUICKIE episode of #ConservationCrossroads we chat with Dr Laura Sonter about whether or not the Amazon Rainforest worth its weight in gold! Dr Laura Sonter is a postdoctoral research...
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CC E#06 Winter is coming: Conservation in Antarctica
Winter has come to this week’s #ConservationCrossroads episode and today we are speaking with three Antarctic scientists about conservation in a truly unique landscape! We start by talking with Dr Justine Shaw about what it’s like to be an Antarctic scientist and her research on the conservation…
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QUICKIE E#05 Conservation from the grave: Human burials to fund conservation
Have you thought about what you want to do when you pass away? In this QUICKIE episode of #ConservationCrossroads we learn about the conservation burials with mathemagician Dr Matthew Holden (http://bit.ly/2yYDq4f). Dr Matthew Holden is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of...
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CC E#04 Confetti soup: A tale of marine plastic pollution
In this episode of #ConservationCrossroads we learn about the threat of marine plastic pollution and what is being done to resolve it! We chat to Stephanie Avery-Gomm, a conservation scientist at The University of Queensland, and Leela Dilkes-Hoffman, a chemist at The University of Queensland. We...
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QUICKIE E#03 Catastrophic land clearing in Queensland, Australia
In this QUICKIE episode of #ConservationCrossroads we learn about the catastrophic land clearing rates in Queensland, Australia. New data has been published revealing the annual land clearing rates for Queensland which have increased by 30% in the past year: http://bit.ly/2ygAeOM. The land…
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CC E#02 Citizen science around the world
In this episode of #ConservationCrossroads we learn about Citizen Science and how it's being used around the world! We chat to some researchers from #Peru and #Australia about how they are using citizen science. We start in the Amazon Rainforest and speak to Diego Balbuena about the #monster...
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CC E#01 The value of nature with Prof Niels Strange
In this episode of #ConservationCrossroads we try to understand the value of nature! We chat to some people around our university and ask them why they like nature, and which aspects they really value. We talk about #EcosystemServices and get into the nitty-gritty details to highlight all the...
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CC E#00 Conservation Crossroads Trailer
Conservation science is at crossroads, species are declining at rapid rates and ecosystems are being thrown out of balance! During this podcast hosts, Carla Archibald and Rachel Friedman will be exploring and sharing the most up-to-date thinking in conservation science and environmental...
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Conservation science is at crossroads, species are declining at rapid rates and ecosystems are being thrown out of balance! During this podcast hosts, Carla Archibald and Rachel Friedman will be exploring and sharing the most up-to-date thinking in conservation science and environmental problem-solving.
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Conservation science is at crossroads, species are declining at rapid rates and ecosystems are being thrown out of balance! During this podcast hosts, Carla Archibald and Rachel Friedman will be exploring and sharing the most up-to-date thinking in conservation science and environmental...
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