Eco Futurists

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Eco Futurists

Planning for the future and breaking new ground across industries must involve improving our natural environment along the way. Our lives and livelihoods depend on it. In this podcast, we hear from people leading the way not only in imagining, but also providing solutions for a future with environmental sustainability in mind. We speak to scientific experts, industry leaders, artists, adventurers, and committed personalities who make connections in their local and global communities, making life on earth a priority in their grand plans. They are Eco Futurists.

  1. NOV 13

    The Cycle of Influence, Laws and Nature

    What is the Law's role, locally and internationally, in implementing good practises and emerging technologies to remedy declining biodiversity and a changing climate? Are legal systems too cumbersome to act with the urgency demanded by academia, community and industry? In this stimulating episode we speak with Dr Phillipa McCormack Postdoctoral Researcher https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/phillipa.mccormack, and Dr Kerryn Brent. Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ at the University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/. Previous episodes dealing with law: Exotic plants and animals: the illegal wildlife trade happening right under your nose https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ecofuturists/episodes/Exotic-plants-and-animals-the-illegal-wildlife-trade-happening-right-under-your-nose-e28vvrp/a-aaarn51 What’s the currency of biodiversity? https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ecofuturists/episodes/Markets-for-nature--Whats-the-currency-of-biodiversity-e21peum/a-a9k9g49 Water: too much, too little, too dirty https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ecofuturists/episodes/Water-too-much--too-little--too-dirty-e23doak/a-a9p5t2u Get In Touch: You can contact Eco Futurists podcast here andrew.lowe@adelaide.edu.au Enjoying the show? Rate, review, and share it with your friends to help listeners like yourself explore their inner Eco Futurist.

    42 min

  2. OCT 9

    Trees are not the problem: taking a holistic approach to reverse deforestation

    When you disregard human factors and ignore faulty systems, you might just be left up the creek without a paddle. CIFOR ICRAF has been tackling the deforestation dilemma for decades; and considers forests as part of a larger integrated system rather than an isolated problem. In this episode, CIFOR DG Robert Nasi Susie with host Prof Andy Lowe about how to influence the broader economic system to change the course of biodiversity loss and societal inequity across the globe. Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ at the University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/.    Learn More   CIFOR ICRAF https://www.cifor-icraf.org     Get In Touch   You can contact Eco Futurists podcast here andrew.lowe@adelaide.edu.au    Enjoying the show? Rate, review, and share it with your friends to help listeners like yourself explore their inner Eco Futurist.

    44 min

  3. SEP 11

    Keeping curiosity: youth reflections on Dr Jane Goodall’s quest for a more sustainable future

    Join us in this energetic and motivating episode with Tiahni Adamson (Young South Australian of the Year 2024) and Shannon Evenden (Science Communicator with The Green Room). They talk all things kids, nature, and how being more like mud not stone might be just the answer to our conservation and climate change challenges.   Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ at the University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/.    Learn More   Jane Goodall Institute Australia https://janegoodall.org.au   The Forest of Hope https://forestsofhope.com.au   Uluru Statement from the Heart https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement/view-the-statement/   CH4Global https://ch4global.com   Green Adelaide https://www.greenadelaide.sa.gov.au   The Green Room https://thegreenroompodcast.com     Get In Touch   You can contact Eco Futurists podcast here andrew.lowe@adelaide.edu.au    Enjoying the show? Rate, review, and share it with your friends to help listeners like yourself explore their inner Eco Futurist.

    48 min

  4. AUG 7

    Jane Goodall on nature education, empathy, local focus, and some timeless advice from her mother

    Jane Goodall is a living icon. While we’re most familiar with Jane’s conservation promotion through her work on animal behaviour, she also works tirelessly reaching out to the younger generation, fostering a global community of conservation. Jane was recently in Australia and as part of a public lecture spoke with Eco Futurist host Prof Andy Lowe during The Jane Goodall Institute’s ‘Reasons for Hope Tour’. This podcast is a recording of this public ‘fire side chat’ with Jane.
 Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ at the University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/. 
 
 Learn More: 
 Jane Goodall Institute Australia https://janegoodall.org.au Roots and Shoots Australia https://janegoodall.org.au/roots-shoots/
 Jane Goodall Institute https://janegoodall.org Roots & Shoots USA https://rootsandshoots.org
 Reasons for Hope Tour https://janegoodall.org/event/reasons-for-hope-tour-australia-adelaide-australia-adelaide-town-hall/ 
 
 Get In Touch
 You can contact Eco Futurists podcast here andrew.lowe@adelaide.edu.au 
 Enjoying the show? Rate, review, and share it with your friends to help listeners like yourself explore their inner Eco Futurist.

    38 min

  5. FEB 7

    Action as the antidote to despair: creative pathways for young adults to connect with community and conservation

    It can be easy to get overwhelmed by all the information we have around the effects of changing climate. How do young adults in particular combat ‘eco anxiety’ while at the same time maintaining motivation to be part of the solution amidst a rapidly escalating sense of urgency around environmental conservation efforts? In this episode we speak with Kirsty Bevan CEO of Nature Conservation Society of South Australia https://www.ncssa.asn.au  and Acting CEO of Conservation Council of South Australia https://www.conservationsa.org.au and Maddie McShane Nature Advocacy Researcher and Campaigner, and Director of Earth Jam! https://www.ncssa.asn.au/earth-jam/ Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ at the University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/.  Learn More:  Earth Jam! https://www.ncssa.asn.au/earth-jam/ Nature Conservation Society of South Australia https://www.ncssa.asn.au Conservation Council of South Australia https://www.conservationsa.org.au Adelaide City Council https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au Music SA https://www.musicsa.com.au South Australian Grassroots Ecosystem https://sagrassroots.org Get In Touch You can contact Eco Futurists podcast here andrew.lowe@adelaide.edu.au  Enjoying the show? Rate, review, and share it with your friends to help listeners like yourself explore their inner Eco Futurist.

    39 min

  6. 11/15/2023

    Sowing the seeds for the future of health, resilience, and environmental protection

    Have you ever had a memory from childhood that took you back to nature? Maybe it was the smell after the rain, freshly cut grass, or the warmth from of the sun on your skin. How do our experiences of the natural world as children affect us as adults? Are these effects lasting or do we need to ‘top up’ our nature reserves to reap the full benefits that nature has to give? How can we fill our ‘nature cup’ when the demands of day-to-day modern existence can often pull us away from the natural environment? In this episode we explore all this an more with Human Geographer Melissa Nursey-Bray Deputy Director, Institute of Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER), https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/melissa.nursey-bray and Dr Mark Kohler Senior Lecturer School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medica l Sciences https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/mark.kohler Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ at the University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/.  Learn More:  School of Psychology https://health.adelaide.edu.au/psychology/ Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences https://health.adelaide.edu.au Wellbeing in Learning and Development Lab (WiLDlab): https://wildlabadelaide.org/. Youth Symposium on Human Nature Connection in the Anthropocene: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/events/list/2023/11/a-symposium-on-human-nature-connection-in-the-anthropocene Roots and Shoots Australia: https://rootsandshoots.org.au/.  Jane Goodall Institute Australia Resource Boxhttps://janegoodall.org.au/australian-programs-resourcebox/ Review Article: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10128 Children & Nature Network: https://www.childrenandnature.org/ Institute of Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER) https://www.adelaide.edu.au/iser/ Finding the Fab Five https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/61ca6f9be4354e808146e47e0a59a7d0 Adaptation Community Environment Research Group (ACE) https://able.adelaide.edu.au/socialsciences/adaptation-community-environment/ Department of Geography, Environment and Population https://able.adelaide.edu.au/socialsciences/departments/department-of-geography-environment-and-population Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education (ABLE) https://able.adelaide.edu.au Get In Touch You can contact Eco Futurists podcast here andrew.lowe@adelaide.edu.au  Enjoying the show? Rate, review, and share it with your friends to help listeners like yourself explore their inner Eco Futurist.

    47 min

  7. 10/25/2023

    You can’t build an ego when caring for a stream

    Bruce Pascoe is an acclaimed author, speaker, researcher, and farmer. He’s passionate about sharing knowledge of traditional indigenous land management and food production practices, caring for country and people across cultural and political divides. In our conversation we look to find common ground, to find a path forward together to regenerate the earth for us all. Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ at the University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/. Learn More: Black Duck Foods https://www.blackduckfoods.com.au Nature Festival https://www.naturefestival.org.au You can contact Eco Futurists podcast here andrew.lowe@adelaide.edu.au Enjoying the show? Rate, review, and share it with your friends to help listeners like yourself explore their inner Eco Futurist.

    17 min

  8. 09/06/2023

    Exotic plants and animals: the illegal wildlife trade happening right under your nose

    There is increasing interest in owning wild and exotic animals and the internet is able to serve up whatever your heart desires, even if importing these animals is illegal. In this episode we speak with Prof Phill Cassey https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/phill.cassey and PhD student Charlotte Lassaline both from the School of Biological Sciences https://set.adelaide.edu.au/biological-sciences/ as well as from the Invasion Science and Wildlife Ecology Group http://www.cassey-invasion-ecology.org at the University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ . We examine what it’s going to take to conserve and recover ecosystems in a world where wildlife is being traded not only in secret corners of the internet, but often right in front of our eyes. Eco Futurists is supported by the Environment Institute https://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/ at the University of Adelaide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/. Learn More: School of Biological Sciences University of Adelaide https://set.adelaide.edu.au/biological-sciences/ Invasion Science and Wildlife Ecology Group University of Adelaide http://www.cassey-invasion-ecology.org You can contact Eco Futurists podcast here andrew.lowe@adelaide.edu.au Enjoying the show? Rate, review, and share it with your friends to help listeners like yourself explore their inner Eco Futurist.

    35 min
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Planning for the future and breaking new ground across industries must involve improving our natural environment along the way. Our lives and livelihoods depend on it. In this podcast, we hear from people leading the way not only in imagining, but also providing solutions for a future with environmental sustainability in mind. We speak to scientific experts, industry leaders, artists, adventurers, and committed personalities who make connections in their local and global communities, making life on earth a priority in their grand plans. They are Eco Futurists.

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  • Creator
    Prof Andy Lowe
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Prof Andy Lowe
  • Show Website
    Eco Futurists

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