ESRAG Podcast - With Pablo Palacios

ESRAG Podcast with Pablo Palacios

Date 01-04-2025

Introduction:

00:10 Intro Admiral & Felix

00:20 New Year Traditions and christmas holidays recap

03:16 Swiss Grandma’s sued the Swiss government to demand climate action

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/who-are-elderly-swiss-women-behind-landmark-climate-court-case-win-2024-04-09/

Interesting news:

05:09 Felix about Hemp production in Kenya and Hemp conference - 

https://kehecon.com/ 

https://letstalkhemp.com/kenya-hemp-conference-2025-a-historic-step-toward-industrial-hemp-growth-in-east-africa/

07:45 Admiral on overview of climate news to watch in 2025 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250107-the-key-climate-and-nature-moments-to-look-out-for-in-2025 

11:40 Introduction Guest Pablo Palacios

Joining us today is Pablo Palacios—a film director, writer, communicator, and passionate environmental activist. Pablo is the founder and director of the Arcandina Foundation, where he has produced environmental educational television programs that have reached millions of children in the United States and Latin America.

An honorary member of the Rotary Club of Ecuador, Pablo is the driving force behind global water and environmental mingas. His work has earned recognition from UNESCO, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Schwab Foundation of the World Economic Forum.

Pablo studied communications at Johns Hopkins University and has managed communication programs across Europe, Africa, the United States, and Latin America. Pablo, welcome to the podcast!

14:50 How did you first get involved with Rotary, and how has it influenced your work in Ecuador?

19:15 Achieving goals with Minga projects, listen to Pablo explain his process of working

23:00 You have done films, documentaries and all kinds of arts, which has been most impactful?

27:05 Challenges of making climate stories 

36:50 What does foundation of Arcandina does and the involvement of Pablo Palacios in it.

43:10 Last words for future by Pablo

Good news & Positive ending

44:50 Admiral: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/january-2025-update-la-nina-here

46:50: Good news & Positive ending

Admiral: Beehive fences against elephants.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/22/world/video/elephant-beehive-fences-tanzania-inside-africa-digvid-spc

47:49 Pablo: Reforestation project:

https://wemakeit.com/projects/minga-reforestation-project-2023?locale=en

50:26 Felix: Sugarcane cultivations:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcbb.13188

More about ESRAG:

https://esrag.org/​​