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We are thrilled to welcome nature tech entrepreneur, Jared Hanley to the Nature Bantz podcast. Jared is the brains behind Nature Quant, as well as a data scientist, adventure racer and all round nature connection expert.. We deep dive into the data behind nature connection and how this can be used for positive action as well as discuss if/when investment in nature tech grows to the same levels as climate tech. Links to S4E7 Jared Hanley Nature Quant Nature Do...

Nature Bantz welcomes Annabel Abbs, aka Annabel Streets for episode six. Annabel is a writer and journalist who believes that walking is like breathing and is essential to living. Tune in for tips on walking meditation and how to stay present during a walk. We chat barefoot walking, breathing techniques and embodied walking. Plus find out about the women walkers who have inspired Annabel's own walking journeys. These walking heroes include Nan Shepherd, Simone De Beauvoir and Clara Vivia...

Episode Five of the Nature Bantz podcast welcomes Zoë Palmer. Her incredible work as an artist, writer and human ecologist spans live performance, installations and curated participatory events. Zoë’s work centres on underrepresented narratives and knowledge through a decolonial lens.We discuss the intersection of the arts, health and ecology and what happens when they collide. How combining nature connection with the arts can help us cope during these increasingly challenging times. Plus how...

We are thrilled to welcome Hirra to our Nature Bantz podcast. Hirra is Head of Car Free Cities, the landmark programme by Possible, a climate action charity. In this episode Hirra helps us to understand more about why we should ditch the private car for short trips in urban centres. We discuss why cities will benefit from increased active travel, and the policy shift required to get society out of this carbon emissions traffic-jam, as millions more vehicles join the roads.Links for S4E4&...

Our guest for Nature Bantz episode three is the incredible Paddy Loughman. He’s a former actor, PR strategist, Extinction Rebellion speaker and now, Co-Founder of the Reset Narratives community and Co-Author of Stories for Life. Paddy specialises in communications and narratives connected to the climate and ecological crisis. We discuss resetting the narratives around climate change and how we communicate more effectively in order to galvanise citizens into action. We also talk about de...

In this episode of the Nature Bantz podcast, we chat to Jon Burke. An ex-councillor, socialists and environmentalist who has set up a municipal energy company and planted street trees to stave off feelings of doom through action. We discuss the importance of Green infrastructure for wellbeing, as well as what 21st century urban centres should look like. Links for S4E2 - Jon BurkeJon Burke’s Twitter Hana Sutch’s TwitterHackney Light and PowerLow Traffic Neighbourhoods Alfred and Ada ...