The Case for Conservation Podcast
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Episodes: 68
Description
The case for conserving nature and its biodiversity needs to be robust and credible. Sometimes that requires a willingness to re-examine conventional wisdom.
Monthly episodes of The Case for Conservation Podcast feature introspective conversations with fascinating experts - from ecologists to economists, young professionals to Nobel laureates, journalists to media personalities.
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66. Do We Need to Collaborate Less? (Örjan Bodin)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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65. Is knowledge enough for environmental governance? (Mark Neff)
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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64. Avoiding a sixth mass extinction is a weak case for conservation (John Wiens)
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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63. What is the full cost of the energy transition? (Saleem Ali)
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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62. Why is nuance missing from environmental discourse? (Roger Pielke Jr.)
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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61. Rewilding: What? And why? (Marine Drouilly)
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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60. What’s the role of youth in environmental decision-making? (Mika Tan)
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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59. Nature-based Solutions - NbS (Joy Ommer)
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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58. Precision agriculture: farming on steroids, or boon to conservation? (Mark McConnell)
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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57. What are we getting wrong about biodiversity loss? (Maria Dornelas)
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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56. Conservation in Ukraine: How? And why? (Marine Elbakidze)
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May 07, 2025 |
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55. What's the risk of fads in conservation? (Kent Redford)
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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54. What does Trump 2.0 mean for the environment? (Quill Robinson)
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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53. Shouldn't we reframe environmental narratives? (Ragini Prasad)
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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52. What’s all the fuss about the EU Nature Restoration Law? (Brian MacSharry)
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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51. What's all this talk about biodiversity credits? (Harrison Carter)
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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50. How do we get to a more sustainable society? (Sharachchandra Lele)
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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49. Should we worry about zombie organizations? (Julia Gray)
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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48. What about free market environmentalism? (Ronald Bailey)
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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47. Why is whaling still... a thing? (Joji Morishita)
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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46. Can agriculture become nature-friendly at scale? (Philippe Birker)
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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45. Are we really facing “insectageddon”? (Jane Hill)
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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44. What happened to the Anthropocene? (Erle Ellis)
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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43. What is stealth advocacy in conservation? (Françoise Cardou)
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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42. Political polarization in sustainability science? (Örjan Bodin)
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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41. Is capitalism bad for the environment? (Russell Galt)
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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40. Should we resurrect extinct species? (Virginia Matzek)
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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39. The global biodiversity targets (Alice Hughes)
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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38. Should science and activism be kept separate? (Andrea Bandelli)
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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37. What is climate change doing to biodiversity? (Adam Welz)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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36. Biodiversity & agriculture: appreciating the trade-offs (Prabhu Pingali)
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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35. Are we obsessed with species? (Frank Zachos)
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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34. Is there still hope for the world’s corals? (Mike Emslie)
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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33. Is ESG investing good for biodiversity? (Ken Pucker)
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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32. When should we question environmental orthodoxy? (Russell Galt)
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May 04, 2023 |
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31. Biodiversity risk and the law (Zaneta Sedilekova)
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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30. Multilateral environmental agreements - MEAs (Peter Bridgewater)
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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29. Biodiversity offsets: A necessary evil? (Martine Maron)
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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28b. Politics, the media, and the environment (Omnia El Omrani)
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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28a. Politics, the media, and the environment (Esther Krakue)
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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27. Deforestation and zoonotic disease spillover - a complex relationship (Andre Mader)
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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26. Perceptions of science communication (Neil Waters & Erin Kawazu)
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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25. Why could urbanization save biodiversity? (Eric Sanderson)
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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24. Can GMOs benefit biodiversity? (Joseph Opoku Gakpo)
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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23. How alarmed should we be about the environment? (Matt Ridley)
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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22. Trophy hunting: Who's to judge? (Lochran Traill)
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May 02, 2022 |
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21. How can we better understand environmental change? (Timm Hoffman)
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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20. Is renewable energy better for biodiversity? (Alexandros Gasparatos)
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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19. Is aquaculture good or bad for the environment? (Roz Naylor)
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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18. Can we balance people's and nature's water needs? (Jenny Day)
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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17. Are we conserving for the right reasons? (Sharachchandra Lele)
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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16. How do we cultivate enthusiasm for nature? (Steven Lowe)
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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15. Is conservatism better for conservation? (Quill Robinson)
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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14. How do conservationists keep going? (Widar Narvelo & Grant Pearsell)
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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13. Does biodiversity prevent pandemics? (Dan Salkeld)
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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12. Is hype distorting science? (Randy Schekman)
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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11. Performative conservation: What's wrong with showing off? (Adam Welz)
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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10. How's it going with protected areas? (Brian MacSharry)
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May 02, 2021 |
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9. Is there still racial discrimination in conservation? (Gillian Burke)
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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8. How can indigenous & local knowledge complement biodiversity science? (Zsolt Molnár)
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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7. Are alien species always a net negative? (Martin Schlaepfer)
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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6. Why should cities play a bigger role in conservation? (Debra Roberts)
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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5. Is nature conservation being too conservative? (Michelle Marvier)
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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4. Who'd want to choose conservation as a career? (Nick Askew)
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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3. Are we getting conservation right in developing countries? (Mao Amis)
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Introduction to the case for conservation podcast (André Mader)
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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1. Is the conservation message getting through? (Tim Hirsch)
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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2. What do we really know about the links between nature and COVID-19? (David Duthie)
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Sep 15, 2020 |