We Need to Act

By Sara Rego

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We Need to Act, hosted by Dr. Sara Rego, dives into the biggest questions shaping our planet’s future. From climate change and biodiversity loss to social justice and environmental degradation, each episode unpacks what sustainability really means. Through candid conversations with activists, scientists, Indigenous leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers, we explore the roots of today’s crises—and the bold actions needed to build a just, resilient, and regenerative world.

Episode Date
Our Lands Are Who We Are: Indigenous Science, Ecological Grief and Decolonising Research with Dr. Jessica Hernandez
Aug 13, 2026
The Fashion Industry Is Broken And Ghana Is Paying the Price with Yayra Agbofah
Jul 30, 2026
Environmental Law and Climate Change: Why Collective Action Is Our Most Powerful Tool with Daniel Farber
Jul 23, 2026
Six Years Without Salmon: Sámi, Europe's Only Indigenous People on Climate Change with Áslat Holmberg
Jul 16, 2026
Do Not Try to Save the Earth - The Earth Is Here to Save You with Paul Hawken
Jul 08, 2026
Abejas Meliponas: Ciencia e Identidad en la Amazonía Peruana con Ornella Muñoz, ARI
Jul 02, 2026
Whales Are Our Ancestors - Dr. Mere Takoko on Legal Personhood for Whales
Jun 24, 2026
The Golden Age of Sustainability Hasn't Happened Yet with John Elkington
Jun 17, 2026
Coal Kills: How Young Ghanaians Stopped a Power Plant and Built a Movement with Portia Adu-Mensah
Jun 04, 2026
There Is No Environment: Māori Philosophy, Interconnection, and the Roots of the Ecological Crisis with Carl Mika
May 27, 2026
Nature’s Last Dance: Falling Back in Love with the Natural World with Natalie Kyriacou
May 20, 2026
Goldman Prize 2026: defender el agua desde el corazón de Colombia con Yuvelis Morales Blanco
May 07, 2026
We Are Kapwa: How We Forgot to Belong and How to Remember with Lana Jelenjev
May 01, 2026
Intentional Communities: A Path to Connection and Belonging with Cynthia Tina
Apr 23, 2026
Arte y Naturaleza: El Poder del Asombro con Carolina Castro Jorquera
Apr 15, 2026
Why We Ignore Climate Change (and How to Fix It) with George Marshall
Apr 02, 2026
Turning the Tide: From Corporate Career to Ocean Activism with Fynn Hedrich
Mar 20, 2026
Rebuilding the Future with Feminine Values and Indigenous Wisdom with Osprey Orielle Lake
Mar 11, 2026
Unmasking Greenwashing: How Companies Mislead And What Can You Do with John Pabon
Feb 25, 2026
Amar, Cuidar y Transformar: Hacia una Nueva Economía con Diego Isabel la Moneda
Feb 11, 2026
Voices from the Arctic: Inuit Leadership in Global Change with Dr. Sara Olsvig
Jan 29, 2026
Indigenous Agriculture: Lessons From The Hopi Tradition with Michael Kotutwa Johnson
Jan 21, 2026
Empowering Minds: The Role of Education in Sustainability with Prof. Jonathan Jansen
Jan 14, 2026
Hope Is Something We Build | Reframing Sustainability: Our 2025 Wrap-Up & the Road to 2026
Dec 29, 2025
Entre Poesía y Tierra: Manteniendo la Cultura Mapuche con María Isabel Lara Millapan
Dec 10, 2025
From Global to Local: Redefining Progress with Helena Norberg-Hodge
Nov 26, 2025
Transforming Money for Environmental Justice with Isabel Felandro (Cool Earth) and Carlos Adrián Perez (Equal Right)
Nov 12, 2025
Transformando el Dinero para la Justicia Ambiental con Isabel Felandro (Cool Earth) y Carlos Adrián Pérez (Equal Right)
Nov 12, 2025
Hawaiian Wisdom on Sustainability with Kimokeo Kapahulehua
Nov 05, 2025
Voces de los Andes: un viaje de defensa de los derechos indígenas en el Perú con Tarcila Rivera Zea
Oct 23, 2025
The Power of Place: Insights on Land and Identity with Professor Anne Poelina
Oct 09, 2025
Eco-Action: Transforming Sustainability with Play and Creativity with Katie Patrick
Sep 24, 2025
Derecho ambiental: qué es y su importancia para el planeta y la sociedad con Mauricio Madrigal
Sep 17, 2025
Breaking the Illusion: How Indigenous Systems Thinking Can Awaken Us with Tyson Yunkaporta
Sep 04, 2025
A Woman in Tech’s Journey: From Silicon Valley to Leading Nature Analytics with Megan Pillsbury
Aug 20, 2025
De la Desconexión a la Armonía: Explorando los Vínculos Bioculturales con Tomás Ibarra
Aug 06, 2025
From Breakdowns to Breakthroughs: the Path to Thriving with Prof. Wayne Visser
Jul 24, 2025
The vital role of wetlands for biodiversity and climate change with Alexander Kornelsen
Jul 09, 2025
Construyendo Resiliencia Frente al Cambio Climático con Marcia Toledo
Jun 26, 2025
We are Nature Itself with Casey Camp-Horinek
Jun 06, 2025
Conservation, messaging, and the power of social movements to drive change with Charlie Gardner
May 22, 2025
Innovar para la Acción Climática con Ignacio Chanzá Bango
May 08, 2025
Biophilic Design and how to incorporate it into your living spaces with Dr. Fiona Gray
Apr 23, 2025
Sustainable Development, symbiosis, and regenerative futures with Marc Buckley
Apr 09, 2025
¿Cómo afecta nuestra dieta al cambio climático? con Nico Muzi
Mar 19, 2025
Restoring our relationship with Earth through regenerative systems change with Ryan (Ra) James
Mar 12, 2025
¿Qué es la ecoansiedad y cómo combatirla? con Francisco Cáceres
Feb 26, 2025
Find a purposeful career through regenerative worklife with Alisa Murphy
Feb 19, 2025
Community, behavior change and communication with Katelan Cunningham
Feb 12, 2025
Agricultura regenerativa con Mauricio Castro Schmitz
Jan 29, 2025
The connection between Nature and well-being with Faye and Erik Krippner
Jan 15, 2025
BONUS - Meditation to ease eco-anxiety feelings with Faye & Erik Krippner
Jan 15, 2025
Climate activism with Nyombi Morris
Dec 18, 2024
Colaboración, Educación y Sostenibilidad con Dr. Rosalía Arteaga
Dec 04, 2024
Ojibwe teachings and Sustainability with Anton Treuer
Nov 13, 2024
The intersection between Spirituality and Sustainability with Asha Frost
Oct 23, 2024
Salvar la Amazonía con Julio Andrés Rozo
Oct 08, 2024
Nudging and Sustainability with Marta Santos Silva
Sep 27, 2024
Communicating Climate Change with Eleanor Ross
Sep 16, 2024
What is Climate Change?
Sep 02, 2024
Nature, Eco-anxiety & Community with Oliver Dauert
Aug 08, 2024
Regenerative Communication with Jean-Philippe Steeger
Jul 25, 2024
Climate Change and Gender Inequality with Giulia Marzetti
Jul 10, 2024
Leadership for change with Dr. Cathy Sorbara
Jun 28, 2024
Season 1 | Ep. 10 - The importance of Biodiversity
May 23, 2024
Season 1 | Ep. 9 - Strong and Weak Sustainability Approaches
Apr 23, 2024
Season 1 | Ep. 8 - Let's talk about eco-anxiety
Mar 26, 2024
Season 1 | Ep.7 - What is ESG?
Feb 29, 2024
Season 1 | Ep. 6 - Our Responsibility to Future Generations
Feb 01, 2024
Season 1 | Ep. 5 - Conscious Consumption
Dec 20, 2023
Season 1 | Ep. 4 - The Phantom of Greenwashing
Nov 30, 2023
Season 1 | Ep. 3 - Communicating Sustainable Development
Nov 09, 2023
Season 1 | Ep. 2 - What does Sustainable Development really mean?
Oct 18, 2023
Season 1 | Ep. 1 - The difference between Sustainability and Sustainable Development
Oct 02, 2023