Episodios

  • Communities at the Centre of Biodiversity Protection with Mwakima Joseph

    Communities at the Centre of Biodiversity Protection with Mwakima Joseph
    Jul 16 2024
    In this new Wildlife Works Sponsored Episode, I chat with Mwakima Joseph, Community Relations Officer at Wildlife Works. We talk through his childhood and upbringing, why he decided to join Wildlife Works at a young age, and all about his work in creating awareness while working hand in hand with the local communities in the Kasigau corridor. We also dig into what REDD+ projects are, Locational Carbon Committees and their role and so much more. Enjoy and be inpsired!
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    30 m
  • Finding the Balance Between People and Nature with Stefanie Brendl

    Finding the Balance Between People and Nature with Stefanie Brendl
    Jul 8 2024
    In this Podcast, I'm talking with Shark Allies Founder and Executive Director Stefanie Brendl. We talk through how her passion for the ocean and sharks was developed, founding Shark allies and the impact they're making on the ground and some of the biggest threats facing sharks today. We also dive into the legislative and legal side of things, the 2010 Hawaii 2010 fin trade ban and it's knock on effects in other states and also what makes special plus a lot more. Enjoy💚🎙️
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    46 m
  • Empowering the Global Female Ranger Workforce with Holly Budge

    Empowering the Global Female Ranger Workforce with Holly Budge
    Jun 27 2024
    The latest Mara Elephant Project-sponsored Boots on the Ground podcast episode features Holly Budge founder of World Female Ranger Week and the International not-for-profit How Many Elephants. Holly is a long-time friend of MEP and her passion for women on the frontlines of conservation is infectious. As Holly likes to say, conservation without funding is a conservation. Your continued support enables a diverse group of Kenyans to have equal access to make an impact on the wildlife and wild spaces they cherish. Enjoy💚
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    24 m
  • Exploring Coexistence Across Contintents with Taylor Rabe & Yamat Lengai

    Exploring Coexistence Across Contintents with Taylor Rabe & Yamat Lengai
    Jun 14 2024
    In this new and exciting episode, I’m chatting with Taylor Rabe and Yamat Lengai to gain their perspectives on Human-Wildlife Conflict from the American west and East Africa. We talk through their childhood, how their upbringing shaped the people they are today and also about their respective roles in the Organizations they represent. We also dig into what coexistence looks like now and more about the Conservation Nation fellowship program they are both undertaking and what that means for them. Enjoy and be inspired💚
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    40 m
  • Land Restoration Using Tech on World Environment Day

    Land Restoration Using Tech on World Environment Day
    Jun 5 2024
    On #WorldEnvironmentDay Mara Elephant Project wanted to highlight how we’re using technology and data to monitor and restore the ecosystem’s health and there is no better person than MEP Data and Reporting Manager Francis Odero to explain. Francis is an active member of #GenerationRestoration having grown up in Kajiado in Kenya fascinated by the role tech and data plays in better understanding the landscape. Enjoy💚
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    12 m
  • For Nature and People with Meena Amani

    For Nature and People with Meena Amani
    May 16 2024
    In this episode, I’m talking with Meena Amani, a wildlife photographer with a big passion for animals. We talk through her childhood and upbringing, her work at the Animal Track Sanctuary, the illegal pet trade and what she and her team are doing to rescue and rehabilitate wild animals. We also dive into her storytelling side, and the power of art in today’s world plus a whole lot more of other interesting stories from the wild. Enjoy and be inspired 💚🎙️
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    55 m
  • Local Communities at the Heart of Conservation: A chat with Big Life’s Daniel M. Ole Sambu

    Local Communities at the Heart of Conservation: A chat with Big Life’s Daniel M. Ole Sambu
    May 1 2024
    In this Podcast, I’m talking with Daniel Ole Sambu, Program Coordinator, Predator Protection Program. We talk through his humble upbribging in the vast Amboseli ecosystem, what drives his passion for wildlife conservation and all about Big Life Foundation and the Predator Compensation Fund Program that he is in charge of. We also dive into some of the biggest threats facing wildlife in the Amboseli- Tsavo- Kilimanjaro ecosystem and what Big Life Africa is doing to promote coexistence, plus so much more. Listen in and enjoy🎙️💚
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    26 m
  • Art and Environmental Action with Nuria Salim

    Art and Environmental Action with Nuria Salim
    Apr 27 2024
    In this podcast, I’m chatting with Nuria Salim, founder Watoto Go Green, an organization that works to address the environmental education gap in the Kenyan curriculum by offering creative project based learning to vulnerable children in Meru County. We talk through her journey and what got her to where she is now, Watoto Go Green and how it came to be, environmental education to young children through creative art and Kijani Club program which deals with education, advocacy, and greening initiatives. We also dive into why they are focusing on young people and what the future looks like through the creative curriculum they are building. Enjoy and be inspired🙏🏾
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    29 m