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Boots on the ground podcast

Boots on the ground pod

Amplifying voices for conservation one conversation at a time.

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00:25:43

Breaking The Cycle: One Woman's Fight Against FGM!

Boots on the ground podcast ·

2025/03/28

A survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), Sereti Nabaala turned her personal experience into a mission to protect and empower young girls. In 2019, while still in university, she founded the Matasaru Ntoyie Pastoralist Foundation, which has since supported the education of FGM and forced marriage survivors, provided menstrual hygiene supplies to over 2,000 girls, and empowered young mothers with skills and reproductive health knowledge. With seven years of experience in grassroots activism,

00:29:34

Let's Talk Hyenas with Jana Woerner

Boots on the ground podcast ·

2025/02/24

Hello Good people!! In this new episode, I'm chatting with Jana Woerner, a Ph.D student with the Mara Hyena Project at Michigan State University where she studies the hunting behavior of spotted hyenas and its impact on their space use and movement decisions.We talk about her childhood, career, fieldwork, her time at the Mara Hyena Project, all things hyenas, and her mentorship work. Enjoy and be inspired💚🎙️

00:35:10

Back to the Mountains: A candid chat with the first...

Boots on the ground podcast ·

2025/02/06

In this new podcast, I'm chatting with Rebecca Stephens, MBE, the first British woman to summit Everest and the first British woman to climb the Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. We talk through her childhood and upbringing in the UK, her experiences summiting Everest and what being on top of the world for five minutes felt like, her time leading mountaineering tours across the World, and how those contribute to local tourism and conservation efforts. We also

00:44:31

Why Elephants? A story of Passion, Inspiration, and...

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2025/02/03

I’m super thrilled to introduce to you our next guest on the Pod @lydiatiller, the head of the human-elephant coexistence program @amboseli_trust Lydia joined @amboseli_trust in January 2023 to focus on human-elephant coexistence and connectivity in the Amboseli ecosystem. over a decade@savetheelephants in Tsavo, Kenya as their Research and Science Manager, where she coordinated field research and managed an elephant tracking program. In this episode, we chat about the following: Lydia’s upbringing,

00:37:46

Galvanizing Women Representation in Conservation...

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2025/01/29

Gender Bias, discrimination, harassment, inequity in pay, cultural constraints are just but some of the overarching and adverse impacts of gender-related challenges that women go through in the conservation realm. Less than 1% of landowners in the Maasai Mara Conservancies are women. Aside from harmful gender norms such as early childhood marriages, female genital mutilation, and teenage pregnancies, these are over-normalized in the community. As Angela points out, this makes it hard for real,

00:28:27

Building on Africa's Perspective and Shaping...

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2025/01/17

In this new episode, I'm chatting with Nashipae 'Nash' Orumoy, the Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF). We talk through her upbringing in Ngong and Kajiado, her career path moving from banking & insurance into the conservation world, and what her typical workday looks like in her current role. We also dive into how AWF is building on Africa's perspectives in conservation through storytelling, the need to have locally driven and produced stories

00:33:39

From an Accountant to Founding a Women-Led Community...

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2025/01/15

In this new Podcast, the first one of the year in 2025, I'm super delighted to be chatting with Jane Nashipae a former accountant who was married in the Maasai Mara and found her big passion for serving and leading her community in tree planting initiatives. Her Community-Based Organization, an extended arm of House in the Wild called Women in the Wild, is a 35-member CBO working to restore degraded ecosystems along the Mara River while creating sustainable livelihoods for the community. From

00:45:30

Kasigau Corridor: Saving Forests, Fighting Climate...

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2024/12/17

In this Podcast, I'm talking with John Mwakima, a Community Leader whose passion for the carbon market was sparked by witnessing its transformative impact on his rural village, making him a fervent advocate for climate action and sustainable socio-economic empowerment. We talk more about John's Journey as a community leader, the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project, its positive impact on the local community, and how it's tackling climate change. We also dive into how corporations can join in to support

01:13:08

Scaling Impact in Menstrual Equity and Community...

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2024/12/12

In this episode, I'm talking with Grace Wanene, the Founder of Drawing Dreams Initiative, a Youth-led grassroots conservation organization focusing on menstrual health & hygiene education, teenage Mamas empowerment, and youth development. We talk through her upbringing and how her love for children and people grew from a young age, her Miss. Tourism pageant days, and how that shaped her path in modelling and breaking the ceiling to form the Drawing Dreams Initiative. We also dive into some of

00:00:49

Celebrating Womanhood: Embracing the first Period.

Boots on the ground podcast ·

2024/12/11

Here is a short snippet of the episode dropping tomorrow featuring Grace Wanene, Founder of Drawing Dreams Initiative, a youth-led grassroots organization focussing on Menstrual Health & Hygiene Education, Teenage Mamas Empowerment, and Youth Development. Stay tuned💚🎙️

00:52:49

The Allure of Soil with Marete Selvin

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2024/12/05

It's #WorldSoilDay today, and we're chatting with the phenomenal Marete Selvin, a documentary producer and co-founder of Meraki Africa, a multimedia communication and production company dedicated to empowering action toward a more inclusive and sustainable world. We talk through her upbringing and storytelling career to the creation of The Allure of Soil, a campaign that celebrates the beauty and critical importance of soil. Listen in to hear Marete's incredible journey and all about soil, an often

00:00:42

Episode Teaser

Boots on the ground podcast ·

2024/11/29

This incredible Podcast will be published next week on Thursday on World Soil Day. Stay tuned to learn the amazing Journey of Marete Selvin, her passion and journey in filmmaking and storytelling and her new found passion, soil, which she will be telling us more about. Stay tuned!!

00:40:41

From Reality TV to Conservation Hero with Blake Moynes

Boots on the ground podcast ·

2024/09/30

In this podcast, I'm chatting with Blake Moynes, a Canadian whose big heart and passion for conservation are unmatched. We talk about what got him hooked on nature from an early age growing up, his most vivid memories with wildlife species, and what conservation means to him. We also dive into understanding the aim behind founding Save Our Species Alliance (The SOSA), its objectives, and the impacts they have achieved so far. It's all about inclusion for Blake and getting people out there to see and

00:34:33

Dazzle Africa - The Modern Safari Experience

Boots on the ground podcast ·

2024/09/19

In this Podcast, I'm chatting with Amanda Dewey, COO, of Dazzle Africa. Amanda has over 12 years working in conservation and her gracious voice and experiences will make you fall in love with community projects that give you a purpose that is beyond what you can imagine. We talk about her upbringing and where her love for nature, community engagement, and sustainability stemmed from. We also dive into Dazzle Africa, how it came to be, her role, and the great work they're doing. Amanda also

00:29:18

Community-Led Conservation in Action

Boots on the ground podcast ·

2024/09/03

In this Podcast, I'm talking with Ms. Munira Anyonge Bashir, Kenya Country Director, The Nature Conservancy. We talk through her upbringing in Vihiga County and in Nairobi, her early recollections of enjoying nature and wildlife, and also her early career life working for the Kenya Wildlife Service. We also dive into her transition from Government to Non-Governmental Organization, the Nature Conservancy, her role and what that encompasses, the biggest threats facing wildlife in Kenya and what

00:33:05

For the Love of Elephants: An Insightful chat with...

Boots on the ground podcast ·

2024/08/28

Hello Folks!! In this episode, I'm chatting with World Elephant Day founder, Patricia Sims. Patricia visited the Kenya and Maasai Mara for the first time. She is very passionate about elephants and has done extensive research work and awareness creation for the conservation of these majestic creatures. We talk through her beginnings, her work with dolphins before transitioning to elephants and her time in Indonesia studying and helping to conserve Asian elephants. We also dive into how she

00:44:37

Innovation and Conservation

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2024/08/08

In this Podcast, I'm talking with Joseph Tororey, the Production Manager at Savannah Tracking Ltd. We chat about his upbringing, his love and passion for design that got him to where he is at the moment, and his current role at Savannah Tracking and what that entails. We also dig into what sort of technological advancements they have made on collars touching on Sustainability innovation and the Internet of Things (IoT). Listen in to hear what message he has for young folks and what he is up to when

00:46:40

Environmental Organized Crime, Transnational...

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2024/07/29

In this new Podcast, I'm talking with Earth League International Founder and Executive Director, Andrea Crosta. A man who wears many hearts and is so passionate and knowledgable with matters of wildlife Crime, and with a proven track record as well. We dive into his early childhood and how he got himself involved in the world of Conservation, founding Earth League International, and what his role as ED entails. We also talk through aiding factors leading to increased wildlife crime, the four types

00:30:02

Communities at the Centre of Biodiversity Protection...

Boots on the ground podcast ·

2024/07/16

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!

00:46:28

Finding the Balance Between People and Nature with...

Boots on the ground podcast ·

2024/07/08

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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