Net Earth: The Environmental Security Podcast

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Net Earth: The Environmental Security Podcast from the Royal United Services Institute, takes a deeper look at the environmental challenges threatening our planet's net worth, as well as national and international security. Against the backdrop of a warming world, guest experts join our hosts Grace Evans and Lauren Young to examine topics including the illegal wildlife trade; illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing; and the human exploitation of Earth's natural resources more broadly. Throughout the series, we will discuss current global responses, highlight gaps in our collective understanding, and explore novel ways to combat global environmental security challenges.

Episodes

  1. Episode 6 Part 2: Fishing for a Better Future

    07/20/2023

    Episode 6 Part 2: Fishing for a Better Future

    In Part Two, Grace and Lauren are joined by Kevin He and Barbara Hutniczak to take a deeper look at what action is needed if we are to effectively address IUU fishing in a warming world. --- The season's final podcast outlines key takeaways and looks ahead at what action is required globally to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in a warming world. Hosts Grace Evans and Lauren Young explore some of the solutions suggested throughout the series for addressing IUU fishing. As climate change alters the nature of IUU activity, those charged with responding also need to adapt. Some of the proposed solutions require the involvement of law enforcement agencies, while others will need a broader global effort.

    34 min
  2. Episode 6 Part 1: Fishing for a Better Future

    07/20/2023

    Episode 6 Part 1: Fishing for a Better Future

    The season's final podcast outlines key takeaways and looks ahead at what action is required globally to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in a warming world. Hosts Grace Evans and Lauren Young explore some of the solutions suggested throughout the series for addressing IUU fishing. As climate change alters the nature of IUU activity, those charged with responding also need to adapt. Some of the proposed solutions require the involvement of law enforcement agencies, while others will need a broader global effort. In Part One, Grace and Lauren are joined by experts from around the world to discuss the role that local communities and major importers have in tackling IUU fishing.

    35 min
  3. Episode 5 Part 2: Policing the Sea: Tackling Illegal Fishing in a Warming World

    07/06/2023

    Episode 5 Part 2: Policing the Sea: Tackling Illegal Fishing in a Warming World

    This penultimate episode of the series explores the challenges and opportunities for monitoring and enforcement efforts. Policing our vast oceans is already presenting many difficulties, and with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing operators set to adopt new behaviours in a warming world, how can enforcement efforts adapt to tackle the threat? In part two, Grace and Lauren are joined by Peter Horn, Aaron Delano-Johnson and Tom Hlavac to take a deeper look at how illicit fishing laws are enforced across the vast expanse of the world's oceans.

    51 min
  4. Episode 5 Part 1 : Policing the Sea: Tackling Illegal Fishing in a Warming World

    07/06/2023

    Episode 5 Part 1 : Policing the Sea: Tackling Illegal Fishing in a Warming World

    This penultimate episode of the series explores the challenges and opportunities for monitoring and enforcement efforts. Policing our vast oceans is already presenting many difficulties, and with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing operators set to adopt new behaviours in a warming world, how can enforcement efforts adapt to tackle the threat? In part one, guests from around the world join RUSI's Lauren Young and Grace Evans to discuss how climate-induced declines and displacement of fish stocks change the nature of IUU activity, and how those charged with responding will also need to adapt.

    43 min
  5. Episode 4 Part 2: Fishy Business: Where Illegal Fishing Converges with Other Crimes

    06/22/2023

    Episode 4 Part 2: Fishy Business: Where Illegal Fishing Converges with Other Crimes

    In part two, Lauren and Grace are joined by Gina Fiore, officer with the Pew Charitable Trusts, and Alfonso Daniels, an investigative journalist and researcher based in London, who have both contributed to a recent RUSI research paper entitled 'Future IUU Fishing Trends in a Warming World'.

    38 min
  6. Episode 4 Part 1: Fishy Business: Where Illegal Fishing Converges with Other Crimes

    06/22/2023

    Episode 4 Part 1: Fishy Business: Where Illegal Fishing Converges with Other Crimes

    This two-part episode focuses on organised criminal fishing, including its convergence with other crime types. With fish stocks set to decline and shift, will organised criminal networks become more sophisticated in accessing shrinking fishing grounds, and will there be an increase in associated crimes? In part one, guests from around the world join RUSI's Lauren Young and Grace Evans to begin exploring organised criminal fishing operations and how they intersect with other crime types. ---

    25 min
  7. Episode 3 Part 2: All Ashore: Inland Illegal Fishing and Climate Stress

    06/08/2023

    Episode 3 Part 2: All Ashore: Inland Illegal Fishing and Climate Stress

    In part two, Sarah Glaser, senior director at the World Wildlife Fund, and Colleen Devlin, research associate and project leader of the Fisheries Conflict Database for Secure Fisheries, join Lauren and Grace for a deep dive into the themes addressed in part one, including what IUU fishing looks like in the Great Lakes region of North America.

    32 min
  8. Episode 3 Part 1: All Ashore: Inland Illegal Fishing and Climate Stress

    06/08/2023

    Episode 3 Part 1: All Ashore: Inland Illegal Fishing and Climate Stress

    This episode focuses on the inland challenges arising from climate change, including the implications for freshwater fisheries. With the interconnected impacts of climate stress on land and at sea and shrinking freshwater fish stocks due to climatic change, how will global illegal fishing trends alter? In part one, guests Guido Herrera, Oluwole Ojewale, Sarah Glaser and Colleen Delvin join RUSI's Lauren Young and Grace Evans to begin exploring how climate change will impact illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)fishing in communities reliant on rivers and lakes.

    23 min
  9. Episode 2 Part 2: Going Under: The Changing Accessibility of the Sea

    05/24/2023

    Episode 2 Part 2: Going Under: The Changing Accessibility of the Sea

    This episode focuses on rising sea levels and the implications for fishing communities and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) boundaries. With islands sinking below the waterline, EEZs increasingly disputed and fishers at risk of being displaced, will illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing become more prevalent? In Part Two, Grace and Lauren are joined by Beth Mendenhall, Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island, and Andreas Østhagen, Senior Researcher at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Oslo, to take a closer look at the complexities of maritime boundaries in the Arctic. --- Net Earth: The Environmental Security Podcast Season One In Hot Water: Illegal Fishing in a Warming World Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is a multifaceted global threat – one that harms aquatic ecosystems, human security and regional stability, and that stands to evolve significantly in a warming world. As fish numbers and distributions shift in a warming climate and as sea levels rise, interactions between humans and the aquatic environment will alter. With the climate emergency accelerating, our experts discuss the ways in which the IUU fishing landscape is changing, exploring topics such as polar ice melt, contested EEZ boundaries, vulnerable local livelihoods, ownership transparency and crime convergence.

    45 min
  10. Episode 2 Part 1: Going Under: The Changing Accessibility of the Sea

    05/24/2023

    Episode 2 Part 1: Going Under: The Changing Accessibility of the Sea

    This episode focuses on rising sea levels and the implications for fishing communities and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) boundaries. With islands sinking below the waterline, EEZs increasingly disputed and fishers at risk of being displaced, will illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing become more prevalent? In Part One, Grace Evans and Lauren Young speak to several experts to examine the complexities of maritime boundaries and explore how sea level rise, coastal erosion and changing weather patterns are set to alter the way we access and utilise the sea. --- Net Earth: The Environmental Security Podcast Season One In Hot Water: Illegal Fishing in a Warming World Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is a multifaceted global threat – one that harms aquatic ecosystems, human security and regional stability, and that stands to evolve significantly in a warming world. As fish numbers and distributions shift in a warming climate and as sea levels rise, interactions between humans and the aquatic environment will alter. With the climate emergency accelerating, our experts discuss the ways in which the IUU fishing landscape is changing, exploring topics such as polar ice melt, contested EEZ boundaries, vulnerable local livelihoods, ownership transparency and crime convergence.

    27 min
  11. Episode 1 Part 2: Chasing Fish: The Pursuit of Cooler, Deeper Waters

    05/11/2023

    Episode 1 Part 2: Chasing Fish: The Pursuit of Cooler, Deeper Waters

    This episode examines climate-induced species distribution shifts and the impacts these have on fishers across the world, while also exploring the new opportunities arising from melting polar ice. With many marine species already shifting poleward to deeper waters, and with significant declines in marine catch potential expected in the tropics, what will be the impact be on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing? In Part Two, Lauren and Grace are joined by independent scholar Dmitry Lajus, Kevin He, economist and conservation planner at Pew Charitable Trust, and John Simeone, independent consultant at Simeone Consulting LLC. With support from our sponsors at the Pew Charitable Trust, we conducted a global horizon scan on climate change and IUU fishing to identify and prioritise threats and opportunities emerging over the next decade. Our guests for Part Two have been an integral part of this research from the start. --- Net Earth: The Environmental Security Podcast Season One In Hot Water: Illegal Fishing in a Warming World Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is a multifaceted global threat – one that harms aquatic ecosystems, human security and regional stability, and that stands to evolve significantly in a warming world. As fish numbers and distributions shift in a warming climate and as sea levels rise, interactions between humans and the aquatic environment will alter. With the climate emergency accelerating, our experts discuss the ways in which the IUU fishing landscape is changing, exploring topics such as polar ice melt, contested EEZ boundaries, vulnerable local livelihoods, ownership transparency and crime convergence.

    41 min
  12. Episode 1 Part 1: Chasing Fish: The Pursuit of Cooler, Deeper Waters

    05/11/2023

    Episode 1 Part 1: Chasing Fish: The Pursuit of Cooler, Deeper Waters

    This episode examines climate-induced species distribution shifts and the impacts these have on fishers across the world, while also exploring the new opportunities arising from melting polar ice. With many marine species already shifting poleward to deeper waters, and with significant declines in marine catch potential expected in the tropics, what will be the impact be on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing? For Part One, Lauren Young and Grace Evans are joined by experts from around the world to explore the ways in which climate change will alter fish stocks and what the implications will be for fishers across the world. --- Net Earth: The Environmental Security Podcast Season One In Hot Water: Illegal Fishing in a Warming World Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is a multifaceted global threat – one that harms aquatic ecosystems, human security and regional stability, and that stands to evolve significantly in a warming world. As fish numbers and distributions shift in a warming climate and as sea levels rise, interactions between humans and the aquatic environment will alter. With the climate emergency accelerating, our experts discuss the ways in which the IUU fishing landscape is changing, exploring topics such as polar ice melt, contested EEZ boundaries, vulnerable local livelihoods, ownership transparency and crime convergence.

    32 min
  • 12 Episodes

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Net Earth: The Environmental Security Podcast from the Royal United Services Institute, takes a deeper look at the environmental challenges threatening our planet's net worth, as well as national and international security. Against the backdrop of a warming world, guest experts join our hosts Grace Evans and Lauren Young to examine topics including the illegal wildlife trade; illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing; and the human exploitation of Earth's natural resources more broadly. Throughout the series, we will discuss current global responses, highlight gaps in our collective understanding, and explore novel ways to combat global environmental security challenges.

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