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Biodiversity is the web of life we all depend on – life on Earth in all its forms from pollinators and fungi to entire ecosystems, from rainforests to deserts and oceans. Human activity is destroying nature all around us and over the past few years I’ve come to realise and understand that the reason why we care and feel such deep hurt when we see a forest being cut down or a whale being killed is because nature is where we come from. It’s our home and it’s who we are – and it is so central to our balance and wellbeing. Yet we’ve become so disconnected from it, most of us in the Western world living in concrete buildings, walking on concrete roads, living our lives away from the trees, rivers and wildlife we so crucially need to survive. For the health of the planet as well as our own, I really do believe we need to restore that connection with the natural world – now more than ever.
In Why We Care, activists, scientists, creatives, and changemakers are invited to share the story of their relationship with nature, and how they are helping protect biodiversity on our beautiful planet, both through the careers they chose and in their personal lives. For season 2, we’ll also dig deeper into figuring out how we can restore that connection – recognising that we can increase our health and wellbeing if we live in harmony with our environment and the other species we share the planet with.
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Change the story, change the system with Joi Lee, Head of Editorial and Producer at Earthrise Studio
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Apr 10, 2024 |
Is it too late to save our glaciers? with Dr. Heïdi Sevestre, glaciologist
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Mar 27, 2024 |
Intergenerational collaboration for the ocean with Bodhi Patil, Gen Z ocean advocate and solutionist
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Mar 06, 2024 |
Learning from and for nature with Christabel Reed, Co-Founder of Earthed and Advaya
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Feb 21, 2024 |
Restoring the ocean, one coral at a time with Titouan Bernicot, Founder and CEO of Coral Gardeners
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Jan 31, 2024 |
Nature in urban spaces: a human right? with Ellen Miles, Activist and Author of “Get Guerrilla Gardening”
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Jan 17, 2024 |
Using AI to understand and communicate with whales with Tom Mustill, Nature filmmaker and author
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Dec 13, 2023 |
Why forests are important and how ancient trees help us understand climate change with Mary Gagen, Chief Advisor on Forests at WWF UK
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Nov 22, 2023 |
How can technology be used in service of both nature and people with Joycelyn Longdon, Founder of Climate In Colour and PhD researcher at Cambridge University
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Nov 15, 2023 |
Deep sea mining and why we need to stop it with Anne Sophie Roux, Ocean researcher and deep sea mining activist
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Nov 08, 2023 |
Why we need to reconnect with the natural world with Cel Spellman, Actor and WWF Ambassador
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Nov 01, 2023 |
Why We Care – season 2 trailer
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Oct 31, 2023 |
Diversity in the ocean space and helping kids learn to love and protect nature with Zandi Ndhlovu, freediver and founder of The Black Mermaid Foundation
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Jun 28, 2023 |
Tackling plastic pollution and rewilding our oceans through radical collaboration with Emy Kane, managing director at Lonely Whale
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Jun 21, 2023 |
What’s needed for the planet: systemic change or individual action? with Isaias Hernandez, environmental educator aka Queer Brown Vegan
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Jun 14, 2023 |
Stories from a scientist living on a boat to help protect the ocean with Charlie Young, marine biologist aka Ocean Magpie
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Jun 07, 2023 |
How to become a changemaker: where to begin and how to grow a movement with Melati Wijsen, founder of Bye Bye Plastic Bags + Youthtopia
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May 31, 2023 |
Rethinking waste, the microplastics problem and women in science with Dr. Amanda Parkes, Chief Innovation Officer at PANGAIA
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Apr 05, 2023 |
How is climate change impacting communities and species in the frozen parts of our planet? with Nicola Brown, Series Producer of BBC’s Our Frozen Planet
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Mar 22, 2023 |
Carbon tunnel vision and animal exploitation in fashion with Emma Håkansson, activist and founder of Collective Fashion Justice
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Mar 08, 2023 |
Protecting wildlife and how to live in harmony with foxes, birds and hedgehogs with Anne Brummer, CEO of Dr. Sir Brian May’s Save Me Trust
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Feb 22, 2023 |
Materials innovation, biomimicry, no waste in nature and alchemical mycology with Jesse Adler, materials innovation researcher at PANGAIA and biomolecular scientist
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Feb 08, 2023 |
Storytelling for a better world with Poppy Mason-Watts, Chief Impact + Growth Officer at WaterBear Network
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Jan 25, 2023 |
The psychology of oppression and healthy relationships with nature, others and ourselves with Dr. Melanie Joy, author & psychologist
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Jan 11, 2023 |
Seaweed magic and plastic alternatives that support biodiversity, local communities and climate with Julia Marsh, Co-founder and CEO of Sway
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Dec 21, 2022 |
Reconnecting with the land and respecting the boundaries of the Earth with Daze Aghaji, climate justice, regeneration & well-being activist
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Dec 14, 2022 |
Noise pollution in the oceans and telling stories that matter with Annie Moir, marine biologist and BBC wildlife filmmaker
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Dec 07, 2022 |
Fashion’s impact on nature and regenerative solutions with Juliet Russell, Head of Sustainability at Stella McCartney
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Nov 30, 2022 |
Welcome to Why We Care – trailer
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Nov 26, 2022 |