A new Natural History Museum Podcast has been made available. There are several episodes currently available.
They might be of interest to those preparing entries for the RGS Young Geographer of the Year competition with its theme of 'A Blueprint for the Future'.
Tune in for stories from the forefront of the planetary emergency. Along the way, we’ll unpack how we got here and discover solutions from science and nature that could help tackle the problems facing our world. Each episode explores one of the challenges facing nature globally, from wildfires to plastic pollution, zoonotic diseases to farming and beyond.
Join your hosts Tori Herridge and Khalil Thirlaway as they transport you around the globe to the front lines of the climate change and biodiversity crises.
Details:
Episode 1
A rising tide: Melting ice sheets and sea level rises
Episode 1
A rising tide: Melting ice sheets and sea level rises
With:
- Selina Leem - Climate activist from the Marshall Islands
- Laura Tenenbaum - Climate expert and former NASA scientist
- Dr Mark Spalding - Senior marine scientist with the Nature Conservancy and mangrove expert
- Dr Bethan Davies - Glaciologist from Newcastle University
- Iris Moeller - Professor of Geography at the University of Dublin
Fire: Life in the New Pyrocene
With:
- Dr Sandy Knapp - Botanist and merit researcher of plants at the Natural History Museum
- Professor David Bowman - Fire researcher, University of Tasmania
- Nerilie Abram - Paleoclimatologist from the Australian National University
- Elizabeth Azzuz - Traditional fire practitioner from California
There are also links to related content, such as an illustrated guide to what we can do to save the planet.
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