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Going forward, this podcast is going to be a kind of accompaniment to the Protect The World documentary series.
In case you missed it, the first episode of that was released on January 1st, and it featured an incredible not-for-profit organisation from southwest Uganda called Conservation Through Public Health. You can check it out here if you haven’t already seen it: https://youtu.be/WYck84tlqSM
I’ll be producing eleven more of those documentaries over the course of this year, and, like the first one, they’ll largely revolve around interviews with the organisation’s founder or director.
While the documentaries are edited and stylised, these podcasts will simply be the full recordings of my conversations with these amazing individuals. They’re designed to provide added context to the documentaries for anyone who wants to learn more about the organisations and the people behind them.
This first episode contains my entire conversation with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka – founder and director of Conservation Through Public Health.
As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to Conservation Through Public Health. If you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in the future, please consider signing up at patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia for as little as $5 a month.
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Sanam Sherpa – co-founder and director of women's empowerment at The Small World.
Based in the Solukhumbu district of eastern Nepal, The Small World works to create sustainable community development projects, with a core focus on girls' education and women's empowerment.
During the conversation, Sanam and I discuss The Small World's key focus areas and goals, the challenges facing young women in rural Nepal, and Sanam's own experiences growing up in the region.
Sanam's story is an inspiring one, and I hope it shines a light on the incredible work being done in the shadows of the world's tallest and most infamous mountain.
As always, half the funds that came into the Patreon this month were donated directly to The Small World. This money will go towards improving access to education for girls in eastern Nepal, through scholarships and other support programs.
You can donate to The Small World by visiting thesmallworld.org, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in the future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month at patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can follow The Small World on Instagram and Facebook, and you can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. I also have a newsletter, which you can subscribe to at brodiehopkins.media/subscribe
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Sanam Sherpa for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Additional links:
The Small World
Solukhumbu District
Gender Inequality Index
Glacial Outburst in Thame
2024 Nepalese Floods
Obama Foundation Featuring Sanam
2015 Nepal Earthquake
Nepalese Civil War
Sherpa People
Tenzing Norgay
Maternal Citizenship Laws in Nepal
Food Rescue US
Volunteer at The Small World
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Blake Cansdale – National Director of ANTAR.
Founded in the late 90s, ANTAR has grown to become one of Australia's largest and most influential Indigenous advocacy groups, working across a broad range of issues – from native title and land rights, to truth-telling and treaty.
During this conversation, Blake and I discuss the organisation's history, the state of First Nations justice one year on from the Voice referendum, as well as recent changes to the age of criminal responsibility. Blake also reflects on where he draws strength from in these trying times, and shares his vision for a fair and equitable Australia.
ANTAR works tirelessly to create a better world, not just for Indigenous Australians, but for all of us, and I hope this conversation inspires you to get involved with their efforts.
As always, half the funds that came into the Patreon this month were donated directly to ANTAR. This money will go towards facilitating their work with grassroots community organisations, as well as supporting their national campaigns for Voice, Treaty and Truth.
You can donate to ANTAR by visiting antar.org.au/donate, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in the future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month at patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can follow ANTAR on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and you can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Blake Cansdale for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Additional links:
ANTAR
Change the Record
Closing the Gap
Pat Dodson
Volunteer at ANTAR
ANTAR 2024-27 Strategic Plan
Uluru Statement from the Heart
2023 Voice Referendum
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Coalition of Peaks
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS)
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)
First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria
Yoorrook Justice Commission
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Rhett Butler – founder and CEO of Mongabay.
Mongabay is a not-for-profit conservation news service that covers the intersection of people and nature. With bureaus in Latin America, India, Africa, Indonesia and the US, plus a network of journalists from across the globe, Mongabay shares stories relating to tropical forests, oceans, wildlife, the conservation sector, and frontline communities.
During this conversation, Rhett and I discuss bridging the gap between research and reporting, the benefits of a non-profit model in journalism, and how the failure to price in externalities is at the core of our environmental crisis.
With their focus on solutions-based, impact-driven journalism, Mongabay is an organisation that I've long admired, and I hope this conversation encourages you to follow and support their work.
As always, half the funds that came into the Patreon this month were donated directly to Mongabay. This money will go towards facilitating more high-impact reporting from the front lines of conservation.
You can donate to Mongabay by visiting donate.mongabay.org, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in the future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month at patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can follow Mongabay on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and you can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Rhett Butler for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Additional Links:
Mongabay Global
Mongabay Indonesia
Mongabay Latam
Mongabay India
United Cacao Investigation
Global Forest Watch
Conservación Amazónica
Amazon Conservation
Fishing Labour Abuses Investigation
Subsequent Shark Finning Investigation
Mongabay Kids
Mongabay Data Studio
Mongabay Earth Atlas
Mongabay Reforestation App
Mongabay Strategic Plan 2023-2030
Planetary Boundaries
Jane Goodall Interview
Sumatran Rhino Letter
Health in Harmony
Blue Ventures
Nature & Culture International
Re:wild
Rights and Resources Initiative
Tenure Facility
World Resources Institute
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Caroline Teti – one of the vice presidents at GiveDirectly.
GiveDirectly is global non-profit organisation dedicated to the alleviation of poverty through unconditional cash transfers. Their core philosophy is that individuals and communities living in poverty know their needs best. GiveDirectly uses a range of innovative technologies to identify and connect with the world's poorest people, and then they send them money – no strings attached.
Born in rural Kenya, Caroline has spent over a decade working across the non-profit sector in Africa – from water and sanitation, to education and reproductive health – before finally coming to the conclusion that cash transfers were the most effective and dignified way of tackling poverty. Through GiveDirectly, she's also helped to implement the world's largest and longest Universal Basic Income program – providing ongoing payments to 23,000 people over 12 years.
With a strong focus on research and evidence-based programs, I found GiveDirectly's highly pragmatic approach to poverty alleviation to be unique and refreshing, and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
As always, half the funds that came into the Patreon this month were donated to GiveDirectly. This money will go straight into the hands of those living in extreme poverty.
You can donate to GiveDirectly by visiting givedirectly.org, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in the future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month at patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can follow GiveDirectly on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and you can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Caroline Teti for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Additional Links:
GiveDirectly
Unconditional Cash Transfers
Universal Basic Income (UBI)
Research
Kenya UBI Program
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Galina Angarova. She comes from the Abzai clan of the Ekhirit nation of the Buryat peoples in Siberia, and she's also the executive director of the SIRGE Coalition.
The SIRGE Coalition is an international association dedicated to securing the rights of Indigenous Peoples during the transition to a green economy. It's projected that this transition could see the global extraction of raw materials rise by 60% by 2060, and demand for so-called 'transition minerals' such as cobalt, lithium, copper, and nickel is already skyrocketing.
Perhaps more alarmingly, over half of the world's current transition mineral projects are located on or near Indigenous land, so Galina and her team are working tirelessly to ensure that the right of Indigenous Peoples to self-determination is upheld through the implementation of Free, Prior and Informed Consent.
Galina comes to this conversation with a wealth of knowledge from decades of experience working with Indigenous Peoples around the world, and I hope she inspires you to reflect on your own place within our global community.
As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to the SIRGE Coalition. This money will go towards direct support for communities on the front line in the battle to protect their lands against exploitative mining and extraction.
You can donate to the SIRGE Coalition via their partners at the Batani Foundation, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in the future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month at patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can follow the SIRGE Coalition on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and you can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Galina Angarova for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Additional Links:
SIRGE Coalition
Donations via the Batani Foundation
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Transition Minerals
NorNickel Oil Disaster (Russia)
Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)
Cultural Survival
First Peoples Worldwide
Batani Foundation
Earthworks
Society for Threatened Peoples
International Working Group on Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
Transition Minerals and Indigenous Land
Mapuche (Chile)
A Guide to Free, Prior and Informed Consent
Dakota Access Pipeline Protests (USA)
Standing Rock Sioux (USA)
Cobre Panama Protests (Panama)
Fenix Nickel Project (Guatemala)
Q'eqchi' (Guatemala)
Juukan Gorge Destruction (Australia)
Khoisan (Southern Africa)
Indigenous Peoples of Siberia (Russia)
Buryats (Russia)
People of Red Mountain (USA)
Camp Morningstar (Canada)
Colla (Chile)
Sami in Kiruna (Sweden)
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Gina Della Togna – executive director of the Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA). Joining me from Panama, Gina discusses the ASA's work as a global coalition dedicated to the long-term protection of the world's amphibians.
Consisting of frogs, toads, salamanders and caecilians – amphibians are the most threatened vertebrate animals on the planet, and the combined impacts of habitat destruction, climate change and infectious disease are decimating populations across the world. However, thanks to the work of Gina and her team, a number of species have quite literally been brought back from the brink of extinction.
Gina is one of those unique conservationists who is simultaneously a brilliant researcher, a clever communicator and an inspiring leader – and I hope she encourages you to get to know the amphibians found in your corner of the world.
As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to the Amphibian Survival Alliance. This money will go towards providing hardworking researchers with the resources required to continue their species-saving work.
You can donate directly to the Amphibian Survival Alliance by visiting amphibians.org, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in the future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month at patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can follow the Amphibian Survival Alliance on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and you can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Gina Della Togna for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Additional Links:
Amphibian Survival Alliance
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Amphibians
Food Chains/Trophic Levels/Food Webs
Global Amphibian Assessment
Chytridiomycosis
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd)
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal)
Frogs and Toads
Salamanders
Caecilians
Biogeographic Realms
FrogID (Australian Museum)
Taxonomic Rank
Panamanian Golden Frog
Triprion spinosus
ASA Partners
ASA Grants
IUCN Amphibian Specialist Group
Amphibian Ark
Amphibian Conservation Action Plan
Hogben Pregnancy Test
Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project
El Valle Amphibian Conservation Centre
Mongabay Jane Goodall Interview
PBS Wild Hope Documentary
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Delphine Robbe – managing director of the Gili Eco Trust. Originally from France, Delphine has dedicated the last twenty years of her life to building a sustainable future for the picturesque Indonesian island of Gili Trawangan.
Located off the coast of Lombok, east of Bali, Gili Trawangan is one of three islands that make up the Gili Islands. The region is renowned for its beautiful white sand beaches and spectacular coral reefs, which are home to an extraordinary diversity of marine life.
However, the resulting influx of tourists, combined with the ongoing impacts of climate change, have already had a significant impact on Gili Trawangan. The centre of the island has turned into an ever-expanding garbage dump, and the corals are experiencing bleaching and reduced rates of growth as a result of warming temperatures and ocean acidification.
In response, the team at Gili Eco Trust coordinate an extensive reef restoration program, utilising innovative Biorock technology, and they've also implemented a waste management scheme across the island. Additionally, they run a range of environmental education initiatives and animal welfare programs on Gili Trawangan.
At the beginning of the episode, Delphine describes herself as a passionate eco-warrior, and throughout the conversation you'll discover exactly why that's true. The world needs as many people like Delphine as possible, and I hope this discussion inspires you to connect with the nature around you, wherever you find yourself on the planet.
As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to the Gili Eco Trust. This money will go towards maintaining resilient coral reefs and creating a sustainable future on Gili Trawangan.
You can donate directly to the Gili Eco Trust by visiting giliecotrust.com, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in the future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can follow the Gili Eco Trust on Facebook and Instagram, and you can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Delphine Robbe for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Additional Links:
Gili Islands
Gili Matra Marine Park
Coral
Zooxanthellae
Coral bleaching
Ocean acidification
Biorock
Waste management
The SeaCleaners
Sylvia Earle
Jacques Cousteau
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Kon Karapanagiotidis – founder and director of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC). Based in Melbourne, the ASRC works to provide support for refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia.
Australia has a long history of cruel and inhumane treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, which continues to this day, including indefinite detention on remote islands and the use of military force to turn back boats full of desperate people. But for more than two decades, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre has remained a resilient beacon of hope.
Kon and his team run a foodbank and a health clinic, they provide housing and legal support, they run training programs and social enterprises, and they lead nationwide campaigns advocating for the rights of those fleeing war and persecution.
Kon is exceptionally hardworking and fiercely idealistic, and he's someone that I've admired for quite a long time, so it was a privilege to finally get the chance to speak with him, and I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.
As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. This money will go towards fundamental services such as food, medicine and housing, as well as the ASRC's broader efforts in human rights advocacy.
You can donate directly to the ASRC by visiting asrc.org.au, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can follow the ASRC on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and you can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Kon Karapanagiotidis for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Additional Links:
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Tampa Affair
Operation Sovereign Borders
Manus Island Detention Centre
Nauru Detention Centre
Report from trip to Manus Island
Kon's Memoir
Médecins Sans Frontières
Children's Ground
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Eleanor Unsworth – Executive Director of WINGS Guatemala.
WINGS is a not-for-profit organisation that's been working for over two decades to improve access to reproductive health services and education in Guatemala, with a focus on rural communities. They run health clinics, mobile services, and youth education programs with the aim of ensuring that every Guatemalan has access to the reproductive rights they deserve.
In this episode, Eleanor and I discuss the current state of reproductive rights in Guatemala, the nation's complex history, and the impressive plans that WINGS has for the future. Eleanor is a deep listener with a warm and generous character, and she believes strongly in both the work that she does and the people it affects.
As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to WINGS Guatemala. This money will go towards increasing the quality and quantity of the clinical services and educational programs delivered by WINGS every day in Guatemala.
You can donate directly to WINGS by visiting wingsguate.org, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can follow WINGS on Instagram and Facebook, and you can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Eleanor Unsworth for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Additional Links:
WINGS Guatemala
1954 Guatemalan Coup
Guatemalan Genocide
Juan José Arévalo
Jacobo Árbenz
Bernardo Arévalo
2022 Bill Reversal
Global Abortion Access Map
Women's Justice Initiative
MAIA
Prensa Comunitaria
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Claire Christian – Executive Director of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC).
ASOC is a not-for-profit organisation that has been advocating for the protection of the Antarctic continent and its surrounding ocean for more than four decades. They're the only environmental NGO permitted to observe meetings of the Antarctic Treaty, where decisions about the future of Antarctica are made, and they work on behalf of the Antarctic conservation community, striving to enact positive change from within.
In this episode, Claire and I discuss the myriad threats facing Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, the strengths and weaknesses of current methods of Antarctic governance, as well as the incredible, underappreciated creatures that inhabit the ocean floor at the bottom of the world.
Claire is highly knowledgeable in both science and ecology, as well as global politics and international affairs and I thoroughly enjoyed picking her brains on both sides of the equation.
As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition. This money will be directed towards ASOC's campaigns for the establishment of Marine Protected Areas, improved tourism and fishing regulations, and responding to the impacts of climate change.
You can donate directly to ASOC by visiting asoc.org, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can follow ASOC on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and you can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Claire Christian for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Additional links:
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC)
Spilhaus Projection
Antarctic Treaty System
Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities (CRAMRA)
Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Marine Protection Atlas
Rise St. James
Death of a Treaty paper
Mongabay Podcast on Loss and Damage Fund
Antarctic Sea Floor Expedition
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Charlie Whitbread – founder and director of Mobile Refugee Support. Based in Calais in northern France, Mobile Refugee Support exists in order to provide essential resources and assistance to the significant refugee population in the region.
In this episode, I speak with Charlie about the complexities of the situation in northern France, the destruction of the infamous Jungle in 2017, and the challenges facing the team at Mobile Refugee Support on a daily basis.
Charlie is idealistic, passionate and highly dedicated to the communities he works with. Above all, I found his relentless commitment to the idea of freedom of movement to be quite inspiring, and I hope you do as well.
As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to Mobile Refugee Support. This money will be directed towards the provision of material goods for refugees such as tents, sleeping bags, gloves and hats – all essential items for the cold winters of Calais.
You can donate to Mobile Refugee Support directly at mobilerefugeesupport.org, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can follow Mobile Refugee Support on Instagram and Facebook, and you can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Charlie Whitbread for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Additional links:
Mobile Refugee Support
Bibby Stockholm
UK Rwanda Plan
The Jungle
BBC Documentary on the Jungle
Shelterbox
Refugee Support Europe
Refugee Community Kitchen
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Ashish Kothari – founding member of Kalpavriksh.
Kalpavriksh is a not-for-profit environmental action group striving for ecological sustainability and social equity in India. They have a fully democratic, non-hierarchical governance structure, so it would be incorrect to call Ashish the director. However, he has been heavily involved in the organisation throughout its 44-year history.
During this conversation, Ashish and I discuss the changes he's witnessed in India over the course of his career, some of the inspiring movements he's been a part of, and his vision – or should I say visions – for the future.
Ashish is someone who has spent his entire career standing on the frontlines alongside a range of social and ecological justice movements in India, whilst simultaneously thinking deeply about what it would mean for humans to live meaningful lives within the finite boundaries of our planet. He's worked in the ecological, economic, sociocultural and political spheres at local, national and international levels, and has a remarkable understanding of inequality and biodiversity in India and abroad. I'm very grateful to Ashish for sharing his time and knowledge throughout this conversation, and I hope you learn as much from it as I did.
As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to Kalpavriksh. In line with their organisational structure, this money will be democratically allocated by the members of Kalpavriksh to wherever it is needed most.
You can donate to Kalpavriksh directly at kalpavriksh.org/donate, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can follow Kalpavriksh on Facebook, and Ashish is on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
You can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Ashish Kothari for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Additional links:
Kalpavriksh
Chipko Movement
Churning The Earth: The Making of Global India
Narmada Bachao Andolan Movement
Community Conserved Areas (South Asia)
Community Conserved Areas (Global)
Nicobar Nightmare Report
Radical Ecological Democracy
Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary
Vikalp Sangam (Confluence of Alternatives)
Global Tapestry of Alternatives
Zapatista Movement
Kurdish Movement
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Olive Moore – Interim Director at Front Line Defenders.
Front Line Defenders is a not-for-profit organisation that's focused on the protection of human rights defenders around the world. They have close to a thousand active cases, and are working tirelessly to support grassroots defenders of human rights who are facing persecution in every corner of the globe.
During this conversation, Olive and I discuss a range of Front Line Defenders' cases, including a remarkable good news story out of Iran, and an attempted trip to Bahrain that didn't quite go as planned. We also discuss the many challenging nuances involved in defending human rights, and some of the key values and principles that underpin this work.
Olive has spent decades working across every corner of the human rights sector, and has a phenomenal wealth of knowledge and experience that she shares throughout this episode. I really appreciated the opportunity to speak with someone so dedicated and passionate about human rights, and I hope you get as much out of the conversation as I did.
As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to Front Line Defenders. This money will go towards supporting the organisation's grants program, which puts funding directly into the hands of human rights defenders around the world.
You can donate to Front Line Defenders directly at frontlinedefenders.org/donate, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can also follow the rest of my work at @brodiehopkinsmedia on Instagram.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Olive Moore for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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A list of stuff mentioned in this episode:
Front Line Defenders
Narges Mohammadi
Defenders of Human Rights Center Iran
Narges video for FLD
Abdulhadi al-Khawaja
Maryam al-Khawaja
Amnesty International
ActionAid
Trócaire
HRD Memorial
Cobalt Red
UDEFEGUA Guatemala
Somos Defensores Colombia
Rights on the Line Podcast
UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Chris Ketola – Field Research Coordinator at Fauna Forever.
Fauna Forever is a not-for-profit organisation based in the Madre de Dios region of southeast Peru, dedicated to understanding, monitoring and protecting the tropical ecosystems of the Peruvian Amazon, while also promoting sustainable, regenerative livelihoods in the region.
During the conversation, Chris and I discuss the wide variety of threats facing this particular pocket of the Amazon, the role of long-term monitoring in conservation, and the extreme nature of working in the environmental not-for-profit sector in the tropics. I was particularly grateful for Chris' honesty and openness as he discussed some of the more challenging periods in his life, and for his willingness to really dive into the nuance and complexity of conservation in the Global South.
Apologies that this episode is a little late – it's been a busy couple of weeks. But the positive side is that this is the first episode of Protect The World that I've been able to record in person, which was a real delight.
As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to Fauna Forever. This money will go towards new infrastructure and equipment for conservation projects in Peru, as well as general day-to-day supplies for Fauna Forever's team.
You can donate to Fauna Forever directly at faunaforever.org/donate, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can also follow the rest of my work at @brodiehopkinsmedia on Instagram.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Chris Ketola for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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A list of stuff mentioned in this episode:
Fauna Forever
Wilderness International
ACCA
Junglekeepers
Cocha Cashu
Sunbird Hill
Less is More (Jason Hickel)
Doughnut Economics (Kate Raworth)
Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature
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In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Callie Broaddus – founder and executive director of Reserva: The Youth Land Trust.
Reserva's mission is to empower young people to participate in conservation efforts through research, storytelling and fundraising. In 2021, they opened the world's first entirely youth-funded nature reserve, and their long-term goal is to establish a network of youth-led protected areas across the planet.
During this conversation, Callie and I discuss Reserva's history and current ambitions, their efforts to keep gold mining out of their reserve, the ways young people hold financial power, the significance of the recent referendums in Ecuador, what it feels like to walk in a cloud forest, and much more. Callie also shares the story of an incredible person who motivates her every day, which I think everyone ought to listen to.
This was a conversation that left me feeling inspired, hopeful and energised, and I hope it has the same impact on you.
As always, half the funds that came into the Patreon this month were donated directly to Reserva: The Youth Land Trust. This money will go towards engaging young people from across the world in the fight against biodiversity loss, and will also help with a brand new conservation project that the organisation will be announcing shortly.
You can donate to Reserva directly at reservaylt.org/donate, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can also follow the rest of my work at @brodiehopkinsmedia on Instagram.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Callie Broaddus for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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List of organisations and people mentioned in this episode:
Reserva: The Youth Land Trust
Wild Hope Documentary
Finley's Green Leap Forward
EcoMinga
Rainforest Trust
Whitley Fund for Nature
Cool Earth
World Land Trust
Callie Veelenturf of The Leatherback Project
Nature Rights Advocate Natalia Green
Young Nature Artist Benjamin Fallow
Jacob & Klooster Farms
RoundGlass Sustain
Fundación Biodiversa
Salvemos Selva
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In this episode of Protect The World, I chat with Nat Kiemski, program director for All Hands and Hearts' disaster response efforts in Türkiye.
Back in February, Türkiye was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake which took the lives of over 50,000 people. Less than 24 hours later, All Hands and Hearts were on the ground, assisting with recovery efforts, and working out how their volunteer-led disaster relief program could best contribute to the needs of those affected by the earthquake.
Six months on, Nat and her team are still there, working hard each day to help rebuild a region that is still reeling from February's disaster, and where 700,000 internally displaced persons remain unable to return to their homes.
In this installment of the Protect The World podcast, Nat shares her experiences in Türkiye and discusses global disaster relief more generally. We also hear from Lucy StJohn, a friend of the podcast who spent three months volunteering in Türkiye alongside Nat and the rest of the team.
Thanks to all of the amazing people who support this project, I was able to make a donation of US$100 to All Hands and Hearts' work in Türkiye. This money will go towards the construction of community centres and improvements to the camps where internally displaced persons are housed in the city of Kahramanmaraş.
You can donate to All Hands and Hearts directly at allhandsandhearts.org, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can also follow the rest of my work at @brodiehopkinsmedia on Instagram.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Nat Kiemski and Lucy StJohn for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family.
Thanks for listening!
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As of this moment, there are more than 650 million people worldwide who are officially recognised as living in extreme poverty. However, there are billions of people whose basic nutritional and housing needs are not being met, and yet, they aren't considered to be living in extreme poverty.
The way we measure international poverty is broken. In fact, it was never acceptable to begin with, and it distracts us from the true scale of the problem. In this first Deep Dive episode of Protect The World, I take a look at how international poverty is measured, the obvious flaws in the current system, and what can be done to fix it.
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The Protect The World podcast will feature two different types of episodes. The majority will be profiles of amazing not-for-profit organisations that are tackling inequality or biodiversity loss in one way or another. But every so often I'll also be releasing a 'Deep Dive' into a large-scale global problem that I think is important – and this is the first of those episodes.
If you'd like to support this project and help me contribute to the work of amazing NGOs, you might consider signing up to the Patreon at patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can also follow Brodie Hopkins Media on all the usual social media sites.
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In this very first episode of Protect The World, I chat with Corey Tutt, CEO of DeadlyScience and proud Gamilaraay man.
DeadlyScience is a not-for-profit organisation that strives to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in science. They currently work with over 800 schools in regional and remote areas across the Australian continent, but it's taken a lot of hard work to get to where they are today. In this first episode, Corey shares the story behind his amazing journey to become CEO of Australia's leading Indigenous science organisation.
On behalf of all the incredible people who support this project, I was able to make a donation of AU$200 to DeadlyScience. This money will go towards delivering STEM-based resources to schools in remote communities, and helping to run a variety of programs that are inspiring the next generation of Indigenous scientists.
You can find DeadlyScience on all the usual social media sites, and you can donate to them directly at deadlyscience.org.au/donate.
If you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia
You can also follow the rest of my work at @brodiehopkinsmedia on Instagram.
A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Corey Tutt for being willing to be the very first guest on it. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!
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Welcome to the Protect The World podcast! In this introductory episode, I give you an overview of what this project is: how it started, what I'm trying to achieve, and how you can help.
This podcast is dedicated to the people and organisations making the world a better place. Every month, I connect with an NGO that's addressing inequality or biodiversity loss in some way. My goal is to learn about the issues they're tackling, interview the founder or director, and then share their stories with you.
But I don't just want to share their stories, I also want to contribute to their work. If you’d like to help me do that, you can support this project via Patreon for as little as $5 per month.
Be sure to follow Brodie Hopkins Media on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter as well.
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