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Nature Breaking

World Wildlife Fund

Join host Seth Larson as he interviews experts on some of the biggest environmental issues affecting people and our planet, including climate change, habitat loss, endangered species, and more. Learn something new about nature in every episode. This show is produced by World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

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27:43

Managing Human-Wildlife Conflict

Nature Breaking ·

2023/01/10

Whether it’s wild elephants consuming a village’s crops, or a racoon getting into a household’s trash, human-wildlife conflict is present everywhere and can lead to significant challenges. In this episode, Nilanga Jayasinghe talks about the different kinds of human-wildlife conflict that impact different regions (4:45), and explains how climate change can make those conflicts more frequent (13:44). She then shares strategies to help better manage human-wildlife conflict to protect people, animals,

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26:35

2022 in Review: The Year in Environmental News

Nature Breaking ·

2022/12/06

As 2022 draws to a close, this episode features four voices from WWF’s Media & External Affairs team sharing some of their favorite environmental news stories and initiatives from 2022. You’ll hear from Sarah Fogel about efforts to save black-footed ferrets in Montana (1:13), Lorin Hancock about a new way to address both food waste and food scarcity by connecting consumers directly with farmers (7:10), Monica Echeverria about the latest population survey of monarch butterflies (10:40), and Jenna

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20:00

Thanksgiving and Food Waste

Nature Breaking ·

2022/11/22

Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, this episode features a conversation with Alex Nichols-Vinueza, WWF’s program manager for food loss and waste. Alex explains how our food system ends up wasting an estimated 40% of food produced globally (1:20). He then talks about how this problem manifests on Thanksgiving (8:07), and shares some simple steps that people can take to prevent food from going to waste during the holidays (9:04). Last, Alex talks about how schools and businesses can be partners in

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30:10

Election Day and Environmental Policy

Nature Breaking ·

2022/11/10

In this wake of this week’s US election, this episode features a conversation with Will Gartshore, WWF’s senior director for policy and government affairs. Will reflects on the progress made on environmental policy over the last two years (2:00), from re-joining the Paris Agreement to the passage of historic new investments to address the climate crisis. Will then outlines what’s left on the to-do list of the current Congress (8:53), and what environmental policies might stand a chance of moving

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41:35

COP27 Primer

Nature Breaking ·

2022/10/25

COP27, the UN’s annual climate summit, begins on November 6 in Egypt. This two-part episode explains everything you need to know before the summit kicks off. In Part 1, Stephanie Roe, WWF’s global climate and energy lead scientist, provides an overview of the latest climate science (1:54) and explains how three recent reports could influence negotiations at COP27 (14:49). Then, Marcene Mitchell, WWF’s senior vice president for climate change, walks through the specific agenda for COP27 (18:25) and

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24:26

The Living Planet Report

Nature Breaking ·

2022/10/17

BONUS EPISODE: Every two years WWF releases its flagship Living Planet Report, which monitors populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish around the world. The latest version of this report was released last week, and found an average decline of 69% in species populations since 1970. To help explain this finding and dive deeper into the report, we’re joined this week by Rebecca Shaw, WWF’s chief scientist. She explains what exactly the report measures and why it matters (2:15), the

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21:30

Protecting Wild Tigers

Nature Breaking ·

2022/10/11

This year marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Lunar calendar. To mark this occasion, Ginette Hemley, WWF’s senior vice president for wildlife conservation, joins the show to talk about the global effort to protect wild tigers. Ginette touches on the current state of wild tiger populations (1:55), why protecting tigers matters to nature writ-large (4:52), what we’ve learned from a 12-year global initiative to double tiger numbers (9:38), and how people in the US can help make a difference

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22:47

Managing Flood Risk in a Warming World

Nature Breaking ·

2022/09/27

This year has brought another set of reminders about the risks of flooding in a warming world. Communities from Wyoming to Kentucky to Pakistan have faced the terrible consequences that floods can bring. In this episode, Jeff Opperman, WWF's global lead scientist for freshwater, breaks down the science behind what's driving more frequent and severe floods (2:32), explains how floodplains can play a role in helping communities limit the harm from future floods (4:30), and shares examples of

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23:35

Plastic Waste: Ending the Flow of Plastic into Nature

Nature Breaking ·

2022/09/13

This week, Erin Simon, WWF’s head of plastic waste and business, explains the scale of the plastic pollution crisis and why it matters for both people and nature (1:54). She dives into the factors driving this crisis (4:35) and discusses how companies and individuals can help address it (8:05). And lastly, Erin breaks down efforts by the United Nations to create a new treaty to address the plastic crisis (17:00). LINKS: WWF’s Plastics Initiative: https://www.worldwildlife.org/initiatives/plastics

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22:08

Hurricanes and Community Risk Reduction

Nature Breaking ·

2022/08/30

This week, Anita van Breda, WWF’s senior director of environment and disaster management, joins the podcast to talk about how the impacts of climate change are driving more intense and destructive hurricanes (1:48). She shares insights about how communities can reduce risk to hurricanes and other disasters (3:41) and what factors they should consider when building back after extreme weather events (9:05). She also shares her experience working with communities harmed by wildfires, and what

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20:10

Forests and Health

Nature Breaking ·

2022/08/16

In this episode, Craig Beatty, WWF’s manager of forest strategy and research, talks about how forests can help deliver health benefits to people by limiting the spread of diseases (3:50), regulating heat (7:40), and more. He also shares some steps governments and other actors can take to help keep forests intact (13:30). LINKS: Vitality of Forests Report: https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/the-vitality-of-forests-illustrating-the-evidence-connecting-forests-and-human-health WWF Forests

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01:29

Introducing "Nature: Breaking"

Nature Breaking ·

2022/07/26

Hear a preview of what's to come in this new bi-weekly podcast focused on the news and trends affecting our natural world. Nature: Breaking will help listeners make sense of today’s environmental headlines by showcasing the incredible array of experts at WWF. You'll hear from scientists focused on climate change, oceans, rivers, and wildlife, as well as engineers, technical advisers, and field conservationists working with Indigenous communities, businesses, and other stakeholders to keep nature

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