The case for conservation podcast

About The case for conservation podcast

The case for conserving nature and its biodiversity needs to be robust and credible. Sometimes that requires a willingness to re-examine conventional wisdom. Monthly episodes of The Case for Conservation Podcast feature introspective conversations with fascinating experts - from ecologists to economists, young professionals to Nobel laureates, journalists to media personalities.

Publisher

www.case4conservation.com

Category

science · science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Sept 2020

Latest episode

2 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

74 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Nov 2026

   72. What comes after the map in conservation planning? (Hugh Possingham)

   Systematic conservation planning began in the late 1980s, partly because protected areas were being set up around iconic species and landscapes, while many ecosystems, especially flat, fertile land suited to agriculture, were left out. The approach aimed to make the choice of where to put new protected areas more systematic, with targets for species and habitats. It has since grown to include ecosystem services, zoning for different land and sea uses, and climate change. For a long time much ...

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   71. Are the global biodiversity targets working? (Alice Hughes)

   Almost every country in the world has signed up to the same set of biodiversity targets, agreed in 2022 under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Unlike the Aichi Targets before them, these come with a monitoring framework meant to show countries whether they're on track, and countries are now reporting their progress through their national reports. That gives us a first chance to look at how the framework is working in practice. It also raises a more basic question I've...

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   19 Aug 2026

   70. Land sparing, land sharing, and the trouble with organic (Andrew Balmford)

   For decades I've been trying to get a definitive picture on whether organic agriculture is actually better for the environment. And if it is — where's the widespread adoption? When I started out, organic was treated as a fringe idea. Now, the pendulum has swung so far the other way that it's often treated as inherently virtuous, even beyond environmentalist circles. Perhaps it's for that reason that it's been remarkably difficult to find anyone willing to discuss it. That has made me even mor...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

489

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

4.7 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

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Quality

47

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

81

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