9 episodes

Consider the future of life on earth alongside thinkers, innovators and actors on the ground.

Prophets, Wizards & The Quest to Value Nature Taskscape Media

    • Science

Consider the future of life on earth alongside thinkers, innovators and actors on the ground.

    Special: The Policy Picture

    Special: The Policy Picture

    How is global policy valuing life in our food system? Alexandra is joined by Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau & Alberta Guerra, food policy experts at the international NGO ActionAid, to discuss COP26’s legacy, nature based solutions, policymakers’ faith in technological wizardry and more!

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Special: Creating Dynamic Conservation

    Special: Creating Dynamic Conservation

    Where does agricultural meet conservation? And what tools, approaches and relationships can lead to dynamic change? In this special Alexandra is joined by four experts for a roundtable discussion hosted by The Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies. Dr Camilla Moonen - from the Agroecology Group at Sant'Anna, Diego Guidotti - CEO of the agritech company Aedit, Andrea Gennai -from the Foreste Casentinesi National Park + University of Pisa and Lorenzo Costa - Permaculture systems designer, farmer and communicator, Tuscany.

    • 1 hr 23 min
    Special: Technology, Big Data & Agrobiodiversity

    Special: Technology, Big Data & Agrobiodiversity

    How is tech changing how we manage life in our food system? In this special Alexandra is joined by three experts for a roundtable discussion hosted by IIASA. Steffen Fritz and Juan Carlos Laso Bayas - from the Novel Data Ecosystems Research Group of IIASA and Tamme van der Wal, an Information Management expert specialising in the data revolution from Wageningen University and a Commercial Manager at Akkerweb.

    • 1 hr 10 min
    If A Tree Falls In A Forest...

    If A Tree Falls In A Forest...

    What does fast developing technology mean for life in our food system? And how does what we observe change our understandings of nature? We caught up with Prof Mark Maslin - Agritech and Anthropocene expert at University College London and co-founder of Rezatec: Innovative Geospatial AI Ltd, Michelle Nijhuis - Science writer, Prof Derek Stewart - Dir. of The James Hutton Institute's Advanced Plant Growth Center and Dr Youri Martin - Biodiversity Engineer at the Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology ~ to find out! Episode Show notes: https://linktr.ee/prophets_wizards_pod

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Viewpoints In The Landscape

    Viewpoints In The Landscape

    So how can we value nature in our food system hands-on? And what are the social contexts in play? We catch up with Dr Lee-Ann Sutherland - Dir. of the James Hutton Institute's International Land Use Study Center, Cristóbal Reina- olive farmer + hunting society president and Bertrand Frézel - Peasant Farmers' Union Rep, to continue our quest... Episode show notes: https://linktr.ee/prophets_wizards_pod

    • 1 hr 14 min
    What Is Nature Anyway?

    What Is Nature Anyway?

    How do we culturally value nature? We talk things over and catch up with Patrick Holden - founder of The Sustainable Food Trust, Prof Ian Bradley - Cultural Historian and Isabelle Doussan - Legal Expert... Episode show notes: https://linktr.ee/prophets_wizards_pod

    • 1 hr 22 min

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