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Land use, pollution and the climate crisis are driving what may be the largest mass extinction event since the dinosaurs. The World Wildlife Fund e...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, Nevada Public Radio, KGUA and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 9
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Land use, pollution and the climate crisis are driving what may be the largest mass extinction event since the dinosaurs. The World Wildlife Fund e...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
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This week on Living Planet, we're tackling fire and ice. As wildfires get worse in a warming world, we venture to the Western United States to hear...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and Radio Kansas


  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
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The climate crisis may not be the sole driver of human displacement but it is a contributing and growing factor, exacerbating the misery of already...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUNM, 90.5 WESA, New England Public Media, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jul 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
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The climate crisis may not be the sole driver of human displacement but it is a contributing and growing factor, exacerbating the misery of already...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Nanshan Cultural Tourist Zone in Sanya, China , Credit: Denny Ryanto @runninghead
In this episode, part thirty-eight of the multi-part BLUEprint series, we examine some statistics that show steps China is taking to confront the c...

  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 05:38
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In these times of increased awareness of environmental protection, the bicycle is on the rise again. In Germany, especially medium-sized cities suc...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KWMR


  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 19:19
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Mangroves Near Waitangi, Credit: Gordon and Julia Gardner
We are living in a time of great environmental, social, and political change, and our outdated ways of living and governing are failing. The 21st c...

  • Added: May 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:52
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After water, the largest volume of natural material used to support global growth is sand. Demand for sand has grown exponentially in the last two ...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2016
  • Length: 05:08
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As Ethiopia continues construction on the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, Egyptian officials are worried about their water supply. Does Eth...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 02:05
Caption: A melting iceberg in Antarctica. , Credit: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists
Is anyone out there thinking ahead about climate? In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will answer by outlining two particular or...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2012
  • Length: 06:03
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will herald Ocean Champions (oceanchampions.org), the only organization in the United States...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 05:51
Caption: Fisherfolk using traditional fishing method, Batangas, Philippines., Credit: Peri Paleracio | Marine Photobank
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will suggest ways in which we might move beyond Rio+20 and will invite us to mobilize as CIT...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:02
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the obstacles to greater progress in caring for and protecting our ocean and wi...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2012
  • Length: 05:44
Caption: Climate Talks Durban (COP17), Credit: Courtesy inhabit.com
While many countries are at work analyzing the challenges for conservation and management, international and national governance of ocean issues ha...

  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 06:15
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Carnegie Council's Evan O'Neil ponders the future of mega-cities, and leading Chinese environmentalist Ma Jun discusses China's air and water crisi...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2012
  • Length: 23:23
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With the 17th annual global climate change talks foundering in Durban, little hope is left for a worldwide initiative designed to combat global war...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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The Copenhagen climate summit saw fierce jockeying for advantage among the great powers but few tangible results.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 55:03
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While some have predicted that "water will be the next oil" as the resource that countries will start wars over, the fact is that over centuries no...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KSFR


  • Added: Sep 28, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 2
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Less than one percent of the earth's water is consumable, and many parts of the world may be heading toward water bankruptcy. Should private owners...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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We enter a slippery ethical slope when we begin to make distinctions between victims. When can an individual's rights be set aside?

  • Added: Aug 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sudanese women carry firewood in North Darfur., Credit: AP
Analysis and exploration of current issues surrounding the conflict in Darfur.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2008
  • Length: 29:00