This podcast series was created to gather real-life testimonies from individuals implementing sustainable practices in their personal and professional lives, offering practical and inspiring examples of sustainability in action. Hosted, presented, and edited by me, Youssef Abdo, this project contributes to the completion of my Master’s degree in Environment and Management at Royal Roads University, under the supervision of Dr Alice MacGillivray. I acknowledge that this research has been conducted on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen-speaking Peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
Applicable Sustainable Practices: Principles, Challenges and Hopes
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This podcast series was created to gather real-life testimonies from individuals implementing sustainable practices in their personal and professional lives, offering practical and inspiring examples of sustainability in action. Hosted, presented, and edited by me, Youssef Abdo, this project contributes to the completion of my Master’s degree in Environment and Management at Royal Roads University, under the supervision of Dr Alice MacGillivray. I acknowledge that this research has been conducted on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen-speaking Peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
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October 11, 2024
Jeannie Chipps Interview
<p>In this episode, Jeannie Chipps discusses her approach to sustainability in art and life. She emphasizes the importance of knowing the origin and environmentalimpact of art supplies, using them mindfully, and reusing materials. Jeannie shares her experiences from learning sustainability practices from her father's carving work and applying them to her own art. She highlights the significance of community connections and shared symbols in fostering sustainability. Jeannie shares the importance of advocating for integrating sustainability into daily life as a symbol of love for the planet and community.</p><p>“…integrating these practices, either even if they're small or huge, can just alone be a symbol of love for the planet, or even just the community, being able to see your little footsteps of what you've done…”. </p><p><em>Jeannie Chipps. </em></p><p>Jeannie’s art:</p><p>City of Langford. (2024, June 21). <em>Meet Jeannie Chipps, the artist who designed the stunning Rainbow Trout artwork … </em>[Video attached] [Statud uptade]. Facebook.<em> </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CityofLangford/videos/1298928247536850"><em>https://www.facebook.com/CityofLangford/videos/1298928247536850</em></a></p><p>Jeannie Chipps [@_the.jean.genie_]. (2024, June 15). <em>(Picture of the Rainbow Trout Artwork)</em> [Photograph]. Instagram. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8PrmezvTJp/?utm_source=ig">https://www.instagram.com/p/C8PrmezvTJp/?utm_source=ig</a></p><p>Indigenous Pop up Shop YYJ [@indigenouspopupshopyyj]. (2024, May 15). <em>(Picture of a Turtle design).</em> [Photograph]. Instagram. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C7AR56qyiW9/?img_index=4">https://www.instagram.com/p/C7AR56qyiW9/?img_index=4</a></p><p><br></p><p>This project contributes to the completion of my Master’s degree in Environment and Management at Royal Roads University, under the supervision of Dr. Alice MacGillivray. </p><p>I acknowledge that this research has been conducted on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen-speaking Peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.</p>
October 11, 2024
Gillian Kerr Interview
<p>In this episode, Dr Gillian Kerr, emphasizes community and shared values as crucial for addressing climate emergencies. She highlighted the importance of connecting ecosystem services concepts to human behaviour and interests like cost savings to engageorganizations and governments to integrate natural assets into policy. Gillian criticized the political focus on short-term gains and stressed the necessity of building legitimacy, accountability and trust when engaging citizens in conservation efforts. She also underscored the role of community engagement and the importance of asking questions to ensure sustainable practices. </p><p>Gillian identifies the challenge of information echo chambers and the polarization caused by social media slowing the winnings in favour of the environment, asshe mentions the best way to reduce polarization is, instead of getting angry, to use that energy to find common ground and identify how we are related,more than how we are apart, that will lead to the conversation about what is happening and how can we make it better together. </p><p><br></p><p>“One of the things that have become more and more clear to me is that community, people sharing space and time, people working together, people engaging in activitiestogether… I think that that is the premise for sustainability”. </p><p><em>Dr Gillian Kerr. </em></p><p> </p><p>Dr Gillian’s publications:</p><p>Kerr, G. L., & Bjornlund, H. (2010). Alberta’sdrive to use market-based instruments for ecosystem services provision. In WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATION 2010. WITPress. https://doi.org/10.2495/si100191</p><p> </p><p>Ranganthan, L, Raudsepp-Hearne, Lucas, N., Irwin, F.,Zurek, M., Bennett, K., Neville, A. and West, P., <em>Ecosystem Services: A Guide for Decision Makers. </em>World Resources Institute, 2007. </p><p> </p><p>Landscape Change Team, <em>Ecosystem Services through Land Stewardship Practices: Issues and Options. </em>Land Management Group. Department of Sustainability and Environment. Victoria Australia, 2003. </p><p> </p><p>Kerr, G. L., Holzer, J. M., Baird, J., & Hickey, Gordon. M. (2021). Ecosystem services decision support tools: exploring the implementation gap in Canada. In E. M. Bennett (Ed.), FACETS (Vol. 6, pp. 1864–1880). Canadian Science Publishing. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2020-0090">https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2020-0090</a></p><p><br></p><p>This project contributes to the completion of my Master’s degree in Environment and Management at Royal Roads University, under the supervision of Dr. Alice MacGillivray. </p><p>I acknowledge that this research has been conducted on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen-speaking Peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.</p>
October 11, 2024
Katie Gamble Interview
<p>In this episode, Katie Gamble, founder of Nature Bee, discusses her journey from reducing single-use plastic waste to scaling her business.</p><p>She emphasizes the importance of sustainability as an integrated part of life, advocating for small changes with big impacts. Katie shares her daily habits, such as using reusable bags and beeswax wraps. She highlights the role of education, awareness and community in motivating people to reduce single-use plastics and promote more sustainable practices. She identifies knowledge, cost, and convenience as major barriers tosustainability, suggesting achievable goals and collaboration as solutions.Katie's vision includes the widespread adoption of sustainable practices to improve health, resource management, and the environment.</p><p>“From a brand standpoint, our responsibility is to make sustainable choices more affordable and accessible for everyone. Everyone should be able to access sustainability”.<em>Katie Gamble. </em></p><p><br></p><p>Katie's business can be found at: https://www.naturebeewraps.ca</p><p><br></p><p>This project contributes to the completion of my Master’s degree in Environment and Management at Royal Roads University, under the supervision of Dr. Alice MacGillivray. </p><p>I acknowledge that this research has been conducted on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen-speaking Peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.</p>
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