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Nature Breaking

World Wildlife Fund

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Frequency: 1 episode/14d. Total Eps: 107

Join host Seth Larson as he interviews experts on some of the biggest environmental issues affecting people and our planet, including climate change, habitat loss, endangered species, and more. Learn something new about nature in every episode. This show is produced by World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

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Pakistan's 2022 Floods Were a Climate Catastrophe

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 • Duration 30:47

Today's episode revisits the climate catastrophe that hit Pakistan two years ago this month in the form of historic floods. In July and August of 2022, Pakistan received nearly double its typical rainfall nationwide, with some localized areas receiving over four times the usual amount. Simply put, the water had nowhere to go. A third of the country was submerged underwater. Two million homes were destroyed and four million acres of agricultural land were ruined. Millions were left without access to drinking water, and the loss of crops led to food shortages. It was a humanitarian disaster of the highest order. In today's interview you'll hear from Hammad Naqi Khan, Director General of WWF Pakistan. Hammad talks about the impacts of the 2022 floods (2:33), and how a new initiative called Recharge Pakistan aims to make his country more resilient to future flood events (11:09).

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Recharge Pakistan web page

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Breaking Waves Ep. 6: The government's role in oceans

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 • Duration 24:54

In this episode of WWF's Breaking Waves podcast, Johan speaks with US Representative Jimmy Panetta of California's 19th Congressional district. The Congressman discusses the beauty and bounty of his district, emphasizing the balance needed between economic growth and environmental preservation. The conversation covers stressors such as fishing regulations, renewable energy projects like offshore wind, and bipartisan efforts as key to advancing pragmatic environmental policies amidst political challenges.

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Environmental Justice and Climate Action Are Bound Together

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 • Duration 28:10

As we approach the upcoming Juneteenth holiday, today's episode is about environmental justice. You've probably heard that term before, but in short, it refers to the notion that underserved and historically underrepresented communities with higher populations of black, indigenous, and other peoples of color, have born a disproportionate share of the impacts from climate change and environmental degradation. And over the last few decades there's been a growing movement to address that disparity head on, by raising awareness, engaging companies and other actors that contribute to localized environmental harm, and by changing federal, state and local policies to ensure better outcomes. Joining the show to talk more about this is Carlos Claussell Velez, WWF's manager for climate, DEI, and environmental justice. Carlos explains how his upbringing in Puerto Rico led to a passion for environmental justice (1:41), what climate and environmental justice really means for communities on the front lines of these issues (5:00), and what steps the US government has taken in recent years to embed the notion of justice for communities in climate action plans (12:45).

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Carlos Claussell Velez bio

BLOG: Unleashing Change: Federal Climate Investments Driving Community Benefits

Renewable Thermal Collaborative

America Is All In

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Breaking Waves Ep. 1: AI for Oceans

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 • Duration 27:55

Welcome to Breaking Waves, a 6-episode limited series from WWF's Nature Breaking podcast. In this episode of Breaking Waves, WWF's Senior Vice President of Ocean Conservation, Johan Bergenas, talks with Bill Hilf, Chairman of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, about the progression and potential of AI for ocean conservation. Johan and Bill dive into AI's role in enhancing ocean health by leveraging big data and predictive models (16:27), the challenges of sustainable funding (18:44), and the risk of energy consumption presented by AI (23:26).

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Allen Institute for AI

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Wild Tigers: Decline, restoration, & how to sustain their comeback

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 • Duration 30:42

Today's episode focuses on the latest efforts to conserve wild tigers. After a century of decline, tiger populations began to rebound in the last decade, growing from just 3,200 in 2010 to over 5,500 today. But tigers are still an endangered species. So what are the most important steps we can take to keep tiger populations trending upward? That was the topic of the recent Sustainable Financing for Tiger Landscapes Conference in Bhutan. As the title suggests, one of the biggest hurdles facing tiger conservation is funding. Simply put, countries with wild tigers need more reliable, long-term sources of funding to continue implementing conservation measures at the scale required. Today you'll hear from someone who attended that summit: Jenny Roberts, Director of Development and Communications for WWF's Tigers Alive Initiative. Jenny provides an update on the current status of wild tigers (2:00), shares the key outcomes from the tiger conference in Bhutan (20:35), and explains what global leaders need to do next to secure a future for these iconic big cats (26:55).

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WWF Tiger Facts Page

WWF Tigers Alive Initiative

Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Summit

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Introducing Breaking Waves

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 • Duration 01:55

Breaking Waves is a new 6-episode limited series that will run on the Nature Breaking feed throughout the summer of 2024. Join host Johan Bergenas, WWF's senior vice president for oceans, as he interviews outside experts on a range of ocean-related topics. You'll hear episodes about how we effectively manage marine protected areas, how new kinds of partnerships are advancing ocean conservation, what the AI revolution means for the open seas, and more. Episodes will run every other week beginning on Tuesday, June 4. Regular episodes of Nature Breaking will continue on opposite weeks.

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The Amazon Rainforest: Celebrating 10 Years of ARPA for Life

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 • Duration 22:44

Today's episode celebrates an important milestone: the 10th anniversary of the largest tropical forest conservation program on Earth. It's called the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program for Life, or ARPA for Life, for short. And since 2014 it has helped provide the resources required to protect 150 million acres of the Brazilian Amazon, an area larger than the state of California. The Amazon rainforest is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, containing about 1 in 10 of all known species. It also stores an abundance of carbon, and regulates regional weather as the moisture from the forest contributes to rainfall in one of the most important agricultural regions in the world. In short, we all have a stake in keeping the Amazon rainforest vibrant and intact. And ARPA for Life is the single biggest initiative attempting to do that. Joining the show today to reflect on 10 years of ARPA for Life is Dr. Mariana Ferreira, Director of Strategy for WWF-Brazil. Mariana shares some of the history behind the creation of ARPA for Life (2:35), how it has endured political challenges presented by changes in the Brazilian government (10:34), and how it has benefitted people, biodiversity, and the climate through its first 10 years (16:41).

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Dr. Mariana Ferreira bio

ARPA for Life web story

Amazon Rain Forest fact page

Enduring Earth website

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How Congress Can Protect Forests

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 • Duration 29:52

Today's episode is about a piece of legislation currently pending in the US Congress that could make a big difference for global forest conservation: the FOREST Act. This bill would create new requirements and incentives for companies to ensure that the products they import into the US are not associated with illegal deforestation. This matters now more than ever because forests are a critical ally in our global fight against climate change and biodiversity loss, and because we're still losing forests like the Amazon far too quickly. Last year we lost about 10 soccer fields worth of forest every minute. The FOREST Act could help reverse that trend. Today's episode features a conversation with Stephanie Cappa, WWF's director for policy and government affairs. You'll hear Stephanie talk about what's driving deforestation around the world (2:12), the nuts and bolts of how the FOREST Act would work (9:15) and where it currently stands in Congress (22:20). Stephanie also gives a quick update on some other priority legislation for this year, including the Farm Bill (25:28).

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Stephanie Cappa bio

Take Action to Support the FOREST Act

WWF FOREST Act Page

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Plastic pollution is a problem. A new UN treaty could help.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 • Duration 38:09

Ahead of Earth Day, today's episode revisits a topic that we first covered in 2022 on this podcast: plastic pollution. Everyone knows that this issue has become a true crisis around the world. Our current system for recycling and reusing plastic products is broken, and far too much of the plastic we use in our lives ends up in our communities or in our oceans. But there is hope for a brighter future. In March of 2022, the UN Environment Assembly agreed to kick off a process to draft a Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution, with a goal of finalizing the treaty by 2025. My guest today is Erin Simon, WWF's vice president for plastic waste and business. Erin has had a front-row seat to this ongoing treaty process, and she's joining us today to provide an update ahead of the critical next phase: the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, which begins on April 23 and is intended to bring the treaty one step closer to being finalized. But first Erin brings listeners up to speed on the current state of the plastic crisis (1:43) and the actions that the US government could take to help (6:56), before breaking down the latest on the UN treaty negotiations (16:17).

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Erin Simon bio

WWF Plastic Treaty Page

BLOG: Reflections from WWF's Plastic Policy Summit

POLL: 85% of people want a ban on single-use plastics

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RE-RUN: Ending the Flow of Plastic Into Nature (2022)

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 • Duration 24:41

NOTE: This episode originally ran in September of 2022.

In this episode, Erin Simon, WWF's head of plastic waste and business, explains the scale of the plastic pollution crisis and why it matters for both people and nature. She dives into the factors driving this crisis (5:42) and discusses how companies and individuals can help address it (9:12). And lastly, Erin breaks down efforts by the United Nations to create a new treaty to address the plastic crisis (18:00).

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Erin Simon Bio

WWF's Plastics Initiative

ReSource Plastic

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