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PROTECT explores encouraging stories of sustainability, ocean and animal protection. The show will feature regular guest interviews with climate change advocates, organisations and concerned citizens who are creating authentic and accountable change. Hosted by writer, Angela Fedele who is reframing the generally distressing way environmental challenges are communicated across media and social platforms in a bid to leave you informed and inspired. She ventures globally for stories and looks f ...
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Creating an Ecological Afterlife with Recompose
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The funeral industry is one that has remained largely unchanged with many people seeking sustainable alternatives to traditional burials or cremation. Current end of life practices can have a significant effect on the environment from energy use to greenhouse gases and soil pollution. So, one of the alternatives will be introduced by my guest today…
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Reducing Our Fashion Footprint With Tiffanie Darke
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While oil and energy garner the bulk of attention for the climate crisis, there is another major culprit - the fashion industry that is responsible for 8 to 10 per cent of global carbon emissions. Impacts include water and plastic pollution and fashion is also a major human rights issue through fast fashion’s unethical production. There is a lot of…
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Southern Seagreens On The Bright Future of Seaweed
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Forget what you know about slimy seaweed washing up ashore as seaweed is now the fastest growing food in aqua culture. Seaweed is in fact a nutritious superfood and a very clever and climate friendly plant with high carbon sequestering qualities. Helping me explore the potential of the seaweed sector is Cam Hines, who is Owner and Co-Founder of Sou…
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Mike Coots: Surfer, Shark Bite Survivor & Ocean Photographer
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Mike Coots grew up on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The lifestyle fuelled his obsession with the ocean along with an aspiration to be a professional bodyboarder. When he was 18 years old, Mike and his teammates took to the water one morning looking to catch a wave at Majors Bay where Mike was almost killed by a Tiger Shark. Mike’s survival instinct…
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Gorilla Conservation & Community with Volcanoes Safaris
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Today we’re taking an audio visit to Volcanoes Safaris where you can trek to see mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in the forests of Rwanda and Uganda. This once in a lifetime wildlife experience is as magical as it sounds and Volcanoes Safaris have been at the heart of reviving gorilla and chimpanzee tourism since 1997. I’m delighted to bring you …
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The Black Mambas, South Africa’s All Women Anti-Poaching Unit
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Women in wildlife conservation just make sense and continue to demonstrate that they are key to protecting nature and their communities. Patrolling the critical areas of the Greater Krueger National Park is South Africa’s first all-women anti-poaching unit, The Black Mambas. The Black Mambas are women who are selected, trained and deployed rangers …
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Wildlife's Curtain of Cruelty with Aaron Gekoski
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Many animal lovers will seek out wildlife encounters when they travel. Sometimes tourists are sold a once in a lifetime experience to pet a tiger cub, have breakfast with an orangutan or ride an elephant. But it’s important to note that these experiences often have a dark side with animals in these venues subject to degrading entertainment, cruel t…
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Arctic Warming with Climate Scientist Dr. Kimberley Miner
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Have you been to or seen photos of the Arctic? It’s unparalleled beauty with magnificent blue glaciers, maybe a whiskered seal moving through its crystal waters or a polar bear trekking across the ice. But this beautiful region is being challenged with temperatures in the Arctic rising faster than anywhere on Earth. The effects of climate change ar…
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Fishful Thinking: AQUA Cultured Foods Take The Fish Out Of Seafood
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Climate change is challenging our oceans ecosystems when it comes to seafood. We’ve got unsustainable fishing practices such as overfishing, bycatch, unethical fish farming and even microplastics but seafood has quite the market. The Nature Conservancy reports that fish and other seafood products provide vital nutrients for more than three billion …
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Following a year of animal welfare campaigns, on the ground demonstrations, fundraisers, petitions and political briefings, World Animal Protection are celebrating some significant wins for 2023. Today, I welcome back Ben Pearson who is World Animal Protection’s Country Director Australia and New Zealand. Ben manages programmes for animals on farms…
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Building For Climate Resilience: Australia's 2022 Flood Disaster
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Earlier this year, Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales in Australia received more than a year's worth of rainfall in a week. One town, Gympie had its highest flood in over a century with over 1,000 properties completely submerged in water. The Insurance Council has reported that the actual claims costs from 197,000 claims across both s…
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Close The Cove: Ending The Hellish Hunt of Dolphins
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In 2009, a documentary called The Cove was released to expose the not so secret annual capture and slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Today, 13 years on, animal activist groups continue to fight to close The Cove and its hellish hunt practice including Hannah Tait, CEO of Action for Dolphins who joins me on the podcast today. Hannah and I discu…
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Fossil Fuels: The Fight of Our Lives with 350.org
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As the destruction of natural resources and the carbon emissions generated from the fossil fuel industry continue to accelerate climate change, we are all at risk of losing our lives and our land with our indigenous and frontline communities at the most vulnerable. Air pollution, temperature and sea level rise are wreaking havoc globally and in Aus…
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Restoring Australia's Forest Cover with Maximo Bottaro, ReForest Now
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Losing rainforests continues to wreak havoc on our climate and world leaders (yet again) have pledged to end deforestation. But waiting for policy makers is never the solution and today I sought to speak to someone who is doing ground work on reforestation. I came across a brilliant charity, ReForest Now and am delighted to bring you my conversatio…
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Adventures with Purpose: Holly Budge on How Many Elephants and World Female Ranger Day
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Aligning your your passion with meaningful change in the world is not an easy feat but it is definitely achievable as demonstrated by today’s guest, Holly Budge. Holly is a working adventurer, an Everest summiteer (the first woman to skydive Everest) along with the founder and leader of international non profit, How Many Elephants and World Female …
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The Problem With Shark Nets (Spoiler: They Don't Work) Part Two
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Today I am delighted to invite back Dr Leonardo Guida, Marine Biologist and Senior Shark Campaigner at Australian Marine Conservation Society. Leo discusses outdated culling technology and the recent whale net entanglements that have seen mainstream media provide coverage of this cruel and outdated "protection" system. He also reveals the physical …
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The Problem With Shark Nets (Spoiler: They Don't Work) Part One
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Today I am delighted to invite back Lawrence Chlebeck, Marine Biologist and Senior Shark Campaigner at Humane Society International. Lawrence reveals the reasons why shark nets are so ineffective as we discuss recent life-endangering net entanglements involving migrating whales and other marine life. He breaks down the outdated technology currently…
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Travelling with an Environmental Mindset with Intrepid
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As travel borders begin to open across the globe, many of us have a new mindset post-pandemic - an environmental mindset as we couldn't deny that the slowing of transport and production industries and human activity during lockdowns saw the earth recover some of our damage. So when it comes to travel, how can we more more considerate of the environ…
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Circular Design and The Reusable Pizza Box: PIZZycle
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Our planet depends on a future where sustainable design is prioritised. A single use economy has never made sense with human consumption of the earth’s natural resources at an all-time high. So, every industry, including design has a responsibility to consider how they create: from material to production and ensuring high quality products with the …
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The Lion Recovery Fund with Peter Lindsey
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Lions. Commonly referenced as strong, powerful, and magnificent creatures are under threat. Alone, they cannot continue to roam through the African Savannah populating and living as they are entitled to. Numbers are dwindling with lions targeted by the bushmeat trade, loss of habitat and human encroachment. According to today’s guest, lion numbers …
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Climate Anxiety & Ways To Cope in an Ecological Crisis
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Eco-anxiety, climate fear or climate grief are common terms used to define how as humans, many of us are responding to the ecological crisis. It is well documented that climate change is having a negative effect on our health and mental well-being. It is important to recognise how we are feeling about the future of our planet and normalise these fe…
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Envoy -Shark Cull: A film on Australia's Outdated and Ineffective Shark Protection Program
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Today, a compelling film which documents Australia's outdated and ineffective shark protection program is out on Stan. Directed and produced by Andre Borell, Envoy - Shark Cull explores the history of shark nets and drumlines (baited hooks) in Queensland and NSW. Through these so called "protection" means, sharks and other marine life are being unn…
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The global cosmetics industry alone produces over 120 billion units of packaging almost every year, which is non recyclable. Add to that animal testing, toxic ingredients, shipping, overproduction, and as a consumer, you can feel overwhelmed about making a positive purchase in this space. But you definitely can. Today, my guest brings encouragement…
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We are in the thick of a digital movement. Our screens are a core part of our daily lives and have served us well during the pandemic where the world was forced home and we sought to connect with loved ones, work colleagues, and even leaned on digital entertainment to help those lockdown days go a little faster. And there is no doubt that online ac…
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As travel borders begin to open post pandemic, some of us might be planning our first holiday in quite a while. On that itinerary might be a wild animal attraction and today we discuss how to ensure we are travelling responsibly when it comes to animal livelihood. Animals globally are suffering at the hand of the tourism industry through degrading …
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Rewilding our Cities & The Power of Plants: A Conversation with Junglefy
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It can be hard to find a green retreat in a concrete-laden city but never before has it been so critical to invite nature back in. Urban temperatures are rising at an alarming rate, air pollution continues to wreak havoc on our health and our biodiversity is dying. Our built environment is actually a very suitable foundation to rewild our cities by…
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Atlanta's Food Forest: A Sustainable Solution to a Food Secure Community
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Food Forests are responding to food security and local food production in cities across the globe. Today, I’ve reached out to The Conservation Fund and one of their community projects which is the Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill, Atlanta. It is currently one of the largest food forests in the US spanning 7.1 acres and is only a few kilometres from…
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Fighting for Nature's Future with Damien Mander, IAPF
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What would you sacrifice to stand up for nature? Imagine liquidating everything you owned, leaving where you live, the people you know and love to respond to nature’s desperate call in the African wilderness. This is the story of Damien Mander, the Founder and CEO of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. Damien was born in Australia and is no…
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Today on the podcast Angela is flying solo and discussing ways you can be a daily activist for the environment. She details her own routine and things she's learned and adopted from guests on PROTECT during its last three seasons. From animal activism, veganism, zero waste and treading lightly and resourcefully every day. Activism looks different f…
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RESET: A new, natural way of living in a post pandemic world with Victoria Redshaw
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When COVID-19 forced the world to stop, our natural world breathed a sigh of relief. Cities were quiet, air pollution dropped and birdsong could be heard outside an apartment window. Bodies of water tarnished by human activity returned to their beautiful blue hues. However, it was also the change in people during the pandemic who found a new respec…
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The Rangers, The Fight and The Resilience on Nature's Frontline with The Thin Green Line Foundation
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Wildlife conservation, protecting forests, fighting off poachers and armed militia is just a day in the life for a wildlife ranger. Except many of them don't have the training, the equipment, the remuneration or the protection to do their job safely and successfully. From homicides, to animal conflict to natural disasters, some of the rangers die o…
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Arctic Adventures, Climate Change and The Plight of the Polar Bear with Melissa Schäfer and Fredrik Granath
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NASA recently recorded low Arctic sea ice, which is declining at a rate of 13.1% per decade. And today's guests aptly describe the Arctic as the ground zero of global warming, as three quarters of our planet's freshwater is frozen, and it is melting fast. So I'm honoured to introduce you to the Arctic's two biggest activists, Melissa Schäfer and Fr…
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Sustainable communities can help slow the effects of climate change while lowering your carbon footprint. A sustainable community is an area made up of healthy buildings, active green spaces, local engagement and a sharing economy. Sounds like a nice place to live, right? Well, unfortunately in Australia we're severely lacking in them as we continu…
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Healthy, Climate Conscious Homes: Introducing Passive House
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From high energy use to poor indoor air quality, many of us are living in homes that don't perform very well to our health or the external environment. Imagine instead, living in an airy, light-filled space with mild temperatures all-year-round. Well, Architect Jane Cameron Finlay is here today to introduce us to the world of passive house - a volu…
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Let's End Bear Bile Farming with Jill Robinson from Animals Asia
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A story that is so inspiring, so actionable and so kind - Animals Asia is an organisation that is devoted to ending bear bile farming and improving the welfare of animals across Asia. Today, I speak to the founder and CEO of Animals Asia, Jill Robinson, who has been a pioneer of animal welfare in Asia since 1985 and she founded the organisation in …
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Living a Zero Waste Life with Anita Vandyke
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Plastic is mother nature's non-renewable resource, time is ours. Let's not waste either one ~ Anita Vandyke Today's guest is Anita Vandyke aka @rocket_science who is passionate about living a zero waste lifestyle. She is an advocate for making simple switches to reduce plastic consumption and being an environmentalist in everyday life. From stoppin…
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A Captive Life is No Life - The Whale Sanctuary with Lori Marino
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Life for captive whales and dolphins is nothing like the ocean. In artificial captivity, these highly intelligent animals battle with mental and physical health, social isolation, aggression and much shorter lives. Today I have a fascinating conversation with a lifetime advocate for the protection of these beautiful animals, Lori Marino who is a wo…
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Eco Styling and Modern Slavery in Fashion with Nina Gbor
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As the climate crisis continues to deepen, today's podcast will look into one of the world's largest industries for overconsumption- fashion. From draining water sources to fossil fuels and the exploitation of workers, the fashion industry and its loyal consumers are accountable for some disastrous environmental statistics including sending 85% of …
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Environmental Possibility and The Blue Economy with Gunter Pauli
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In our final episode for Season 1, we are talking about what the world urgently needs for positive environmental progress and happy human health. The future of entrepreneurship, the need for common good and encouraging creativity in an economic world that is sometimes cautious to change. To help me with this topic is the wonderful Gunter Pauli, the…
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Sensory Landscape Design and the 7 Senses with Tobias Volbert
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The sharing economy is in full swing but you may not know just how good it is for the environment and for our physical and mental health. There is so much opportunity in getting the design right in our public parks, community squares, gardens and our neighbourhood streets. And we’re now moving from a place of accessibility to inclusivity ensuring e…
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Microplastics and Ocean Pollution with Dr Michelle Blewitt
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Our oceans are in a severe state with the Australian Marine Conservation Society reporting that 8 million tonnes of plastic are dumped into our oceans every year. Today I speak to Dr Michelle Blewitt on microplastics (defined as plastics less than 20mm in length) and the damage they're creating in our oceans and beyond. Dr Blewitt is the Program Di…
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Orangutan & Rainforest Protection with Leif Cocks
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Orangutans are highly intelligent creatures that share 97% of human DNA. But these beloved primates are also critically endangered and so are the habitats they live in. Today’s episode is a conversation with world-renowned orangutan expert Leif Cocks who is also the founder and president of The Orangutan Project and has 30 plus years experience wor…
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Zero-waste is a goal for so many of us who want to lower our carbon footprint as we rethink consumption, single-use plastics and developing more eco-friendly habits. Today, I speak to Zero-waste advocate Erin Rhoads who is sought-after speaker and community activist, on a mission to engage with individuals, business, and government to redefine what…
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Protecting our Sharks with Lawrence Chlebeck Dr Leonardo Guida
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Sharks and rays are critical to healthy oceans and protecting them is key as they are under threat due to shark finning, fisheries, outdated culling programs and ocean pollution. So let's learn how we can help. In today’s extended episode, we talk all things sharks and rays with Lawrence Chlebeck, a marine biologist and science communicator with Hu…
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From a meatless Monday, to a pescatarian or a full vegan diet, any reduction of animal products can positively help the environment. Today I speak to Ondine Sherman who is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Voiceless, the animal protection institute. She is a life-long animal advocate, passionate about promoting respect and compassion for all …
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Building with Mass Timber with Nick Hewson
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Concrete and steel have a rising competitor warming up the built environment - mass timber. I speak to Nick Hewson who is a chartered structural engineer specialising in the field of mass timber construction and is currently the Head of Design for XLam. Nick lends his expertise to discuss the environmental, health and structural benefits of buildin…
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Coping with Climate Anxiety with Dr Susie Burke
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Ever feel helpless or depressed by the current state of the climate? Dr Susie Burke is here to normalise those feelings and provide you with some strategies to help you navigate this anxiety. She is a psychologist, climate activist and parent who has developed resources on coping with climate change, raising children for a climate altered world, an…
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