News from a World in Flux Ep. 31: Biodiversity: suppressed report, finance gap, grassroot's protection, and Hannah Spencer

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.

EPISODE 31: Biodiversity: suppressed report, finance gap, grassroot's protection, and Hannah Spencer

In this episode Clare and Charlie examine a censored UK intelligence assessment on biodiversity breakdown, the economic system driving ecosystem destruction, and the role of people power in protecting the planet. They also discuss what a surprising Green Party by-election victory might mean for climate politics.

REFERENCES
ITV coverage of suppressed biodiversity national security report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59DZiPdsOc8

IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment
https://www.ipbes.net/bba-report/media-release

Role of social movements in conserving nature New paper in PNAS based on Environmental Justice Atlas
https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2513327123

NB the views in this show are Clare and Charlie's own and do not necessarily reflect the official position of Extinction Rebellion.

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