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Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Restoration U.N. declares decade of ecosystem restoration to ‘make peace with nature’ https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/u-n-declares-decade-of-ecosystem-restoration-to-make-peace-with-nature/ Drawdown Keystone XL Pipeline Project is donezo! https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/09/energy/keystone-pipeline-canceled/index.html Rewilding Griffon Vultures are breeding in Morocco after 40-year absence http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/after-40-year-absence-griffon-vultures-are-breeding-morocco-again 1st Gray Wolf pup since 1940s spotted in Colorado https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/1st-gray-wolf-pups-since-1940s-spotted-in-colorado/ar-AAKScbO Back from the Brink: Iberian Lynx population rises to over 1,000 h

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Chevron investors demand emission cuts https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-shareholders-approve-proposal-cut-customer-emissions-2021-05-26/ Dutch court tells Shell to cut emissions by half by 2030 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dutch-royal-shell-climate-rulling-171405028.html Exxon shareholders to buck the company and elect directors demanding climate action https://www.huffpost.com/entry/exxon-mobil-climate-change-board-members_n_60af0443e4b0d56a83f2bfdd Crane: Flying giant returning to Ireland after 300 years https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57074156 ‘A huge surprise’ as giant river otter feared extinct in Argentina pops up https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/25/a

In this Conservation Conversation episode we talk with Dr. Denise Knapp, who serves as the Director of Conservation and Research for the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in Santa Barbara, CA, a non-profit botanic garden whose mission is to conserve California native plants and habitats for the health and well-being of people and the planet. They do this through their four key tenets of understanding biodiversity, protecting rare plants, restoring habitats, and engaging and mentoring their community. Especially if you’re in Santa Barbara, please look into the SBBG's programs if you’re looking to get involved in your natural community. www.sbbg.org We’d like to thank Dr. Knapp again for taking the time to talk with us about the amazing work the SBBG does. Please check out their website and follow them on social media at @sbbotanicgarden. This episode is brought to you in part by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of the divers

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Halting Destruction Biden administration cancels border wall construction https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/30/biden-terminates-border-wall-construction-485123 Protected Areas Biden administration lays out 30x30 vision to conserve nature https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/biden-lays-out-vision-for-protecting-30-percent-of-us-land-waters-by-2030/ New Australian marine parks protect area twice Great Barrier Reef’s size https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/two-new-australian-marine-parks-protect-area-twice-the-size-the-great-barrier-reef/ Forests A Madagascar-sized area of forest has regrown since 2000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/a-madagascar-sized-area-of-forest-has-regrown-since-2

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Drawdown In world first, New Zealand to make banks report climate impact https://phys.org/news/2021-04-world-zealand-banks-climate-impact.html Biden plans to cut emission at least in half by 2030 https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/04/20/biden-climate-change/ California to ban fracking and phase out fossil fuels in California https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/newsom-announces-plans-to-ban-fracking-phase-out-oil-extraction-in-california-2021-04-23/ Honda aims to go all-electric by 2040 https://www.npr.org/2021/04/23/990153361/honda-aims-to-go-all-electric-by-2040 German court orders revisions to climate law, citing major burdens on youth https://www.npr.org/202

We were lucky enough to be take part in the Smithsonian’s Earth Optimism initiative's Earth Day/Week/Month events by hosting a live discussion about conservation communications. Here is the discussion in its entirety from Friday April 23 2021. This was a deep dive into the process of creating environmental communications content for the sake of showing innovative conservation futures. The founders of Pelecanus, a conservation-based collective committed to telling these types of stories and demonstrating optimism through science, sit down with professionals from Defenders of Wildlife and one of our National Monuments to discuss cutting-edge conservation and the role communications play in helping humanity thrive together on our shared planet. Speakers: Austin Parker, MA – President & co-founder Taylor Parker, Ph.D. – Secretary & co-founder Andrew Rosales, M.Ed. – Science Education Coordinator at Cabrillo National Monument Megan Joyce – Digital Content Associate, Defenders of Wildlife Special Thanks to

Welcome to The Possibilists! The Possibilists is a podcast collaboration between Smithsonian Earth Optimism and Pelecanus. https://conservationcommons.si.edu https://www.pelecanus.org In this partnership we spotlight conservationists working with a possibilistic attitude for solutions-based efforts to tackle the world's critical environmental struggles. We’re attempting to reframe the narrative around conservation to show that conservation successes are possible through changes in attitude and implementation of intentional change. This episode is a discussion with Dr. Nancy Knowlton. Dr. Knowlton is a coral reef scientist that has worked in conservation since the 1970s. She has contributed to the scientific knowledge, conservation, and protection of coral reefs throughout the world and her work has been cited over 33 thousand times. Her impact on conservation is incomparable. Over the last decade or so she has started to change the narrative around conservation from doom and gloom to one of possibility t

In this episode of Conservation Conversations we talk to Cris Sarabia, the President of the California Native Plant Society(www.CNPS.org) and an inspiring community leader in southern California. California is one of the world's 36 biodiversity hotspots. It has more native plant species than any other state in the U.S., and an entire web of life depends on those plants. It has something really special that is worth our protection and love. So, CNPS is dedicated to that. They do their work through conservation, education, gardening, plant science, and even a publishing arm. They have more than 10,000 members and 35 volunteer chapters across the state and Baja, so wherever you live, you can get involved locally in issues that truly matter globally. Native plant conservation is directly tied to and impacted by some of the biggest environmental issues of our time: the extinction crisis, climate change, wildfire... It's a really exciting way to make a difference. Enjoy our conversation with Cris! Special thanks t

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts can also be found on YouTube! Technology Scientists design 'smart' device to harvest daylight https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210331103645.htm Wildlife Grizzly bears stay on endangered species list https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2021/mar/31/grizzly-bears/ Federal judge’s ruling ends Colorado’s plan to kill hundreds of mountain lions in Upper Arkansas River Basin https://www.vaildaily.com/news/colorado/federal-judges-ruling-ends-colorados-plan-to-kill-hundreds-of-mountain-lions-in-upper-arkansas-river-basin/ Endangered Candy Darter Fish Wins 368 Stream Miles of Protected Critical Habitat in Virginia https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/endangered-candy-darter-fish-wins-368-stream-miles-of-protected-critical-habitat-in-virginia-west-virginia-2021-04-06/ California’s Central Co

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Leadership Deb Haaland confirmed to lead Interior in historic vote https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/15/politics/deb-haaland-senate-confirmation-vote/index.html White House appoints Jane Lubchenco to key climate change role https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/03/19/white-house-science-climate-lubchenco-ostp/ Wildlife Reddit’s GameStop investors have donated over $350,000 to gorilla conservation https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/reddits-gamestop-investors-have-donated-over-350000-to-gorilla-conservation/ Endangered whales having a baby boom off East Coast https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maine/articles/2021-03-15/endangered-whales-having-a-baby-boom-off-east-coast Technology Genetic scalpel invented for microalgae to efficiently turn CO2 i

In this Conservation Conversations episode we talk with Dr. Katy Delaney, a Wildlife Ecologist for the National Park Service at the Santa Monica National Recreation Area in Los Angeles California. Among the many things she does, she has been in charge of the reintroduction of CA Red Legged Frogs into local streams. A federally threatened species listed under the endangered species act, the CRLF, has lost most of its historical habitat throughout CA and Baja. Their reintroduction into the streams of coastal California and Baja is essential to the survival of the species. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you in part by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of the diverse conservation efforts that Pelecanus works to highlight. Visit their website at www.tidalinfluence.com to learn more about what they do to conserve our coastal resources and how you can get involved All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, Soundcloud, i

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Politics Biden Reverses Trump-Era Gutting of Migratory Bird Protections https://www.courthousenews.com/biden-reverses-trump-era-gut-of-migratory-bird-protections/ Senate Confirms Michael Regan To Lead EPA https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/03/10/regan-epa-confirmed/ Queensland passes laws banning 'killer' single-use plastics https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/11/queensland-passes-laws-banning-killer-single-use-plastics Carbon Neutrality More Than 50 Companies Have Vowed To Be Carbon-Neutral By 2040 https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/03/05/more-than-50-companies-have-vowed-be-carbon-neutral-by-2040/ Honolulu Charts a Path Away from Fossil Fuels https://www.nrdc.org/stories/honolulu-charts-path-away-fossil-f

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Drawdown Getting to Net Zero – and Even Net Negative – is Surprisingly Feasible, and Affordable https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/01/27/getting-to-net-zero-and-even-net-negative-is-surprisingly-feasible-and-affordable/ Carmakers in US to spend $250B on electrification by 2023, push for national standard, group says https://www.utilitydive.com/news/carmakers-in-us-to-spend-250b-on-electrification-by-2023-push-for-nationa/594833/ Wildlife San Diego pilots sea-life boosting alternative to conventional tidal defenses https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/innovation/san-diego-pilots-sea-life-boosting-alternative-con/ 1st Clone of US Endangered Species, A Ferret, Announced https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/feb/18/1st-clone-us-endangered-species-ferret-announced/ People are

In this episode we talk to a couple zookeepers from the Greenville Zoo in South Carolina. Jennifer and Greg Garcia, a married couple, both have a passion for wildlife and conservation and have been dedicated to the cause for over a decade. Among the multitude of conservation projects they are involved in, we focus on the efforts to conserve Amur leopards both in the wild and in zoos, as well as the larger scale efforts the Association of Zoos and Aquariums or AZA is undertaking. This episode is brought to you in part by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of the diverse conservation efforts that Pelecanus works to highlight. Visit their website at www.tidalinfluence.com to learn more about what they do to conserve our coastal resources and how you can get involved All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. New Conservation Conversations can b

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form Conservation Conversations can also be found on YouTube. Drawdown Shell says oil production will fall every year, forever https://futurism.com/the-byte/shell-oil-production-fall-every-year-forever?fbclid=IwAR3h0qWUmpVm6pgsOGHf2WBeR7-heuSpUuGaFvuNWmexR4XJpFN5KjM77eM General Motors, the largest US automaker, plans to be carbon neutral by 2040 https://www.npr.org/2021/01/28/961777665/general-motors-aims-to-be-carbon-neutral-by-2040 San Diego County sets plan for Zero Carbon emissions by 2035 https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/01/27/supervisors-ok-plan-to-move-county-toward-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2035/ South Korea Unveils $43 Billion Plan For World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-energy-windfarm-idUSKBN2A512D Legal wins Russian Court Orders Mining Giant To Pay $1.96 Billion

This week's episode packs a lot of great headlines into a short amount of time. Check out these awesome stories below! Drawdown GM seeks to end making gas- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2021/01/28/gm-pledges-end-tailpipe-emissions-become-carbon-neutral-2040/4291597001/ Elon Musk pledges $100 million for carbon capture technology https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/elon-musk-tesla-ceo-donates-to-carbon-capture-technology-prize.html Biden All the things Biden has done: · Rejoins the Paris agreement · Cancels Keystone XL Pipeline · Says he will replace the entire federal fleet with electric vehicles · Halts new oil drilling on federal lands · Blocks drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge · Commits to ambitious 30 percent of US land protected by 2030 Endangered Species Missouri officials remove peregrine falcon from endangered species list https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/outdoors/

In this Conservation Conversations episode we talk with Dr. Arnaud Desbiez, president of ICAS - Instituto de Conservacao Animais Silvestres (Institute of the Conservation of Wild Animals). Dr. Desbiez has worked in conservation for decades, but in the last 20 years he has lived and worked in the Pantanal region of Brazil focused on the conservation of Giant Armadillos and Giant Anteaters. These two programs, found at www.giantarmadillo.org and www.giantanteater.org, are doing everything it takes to save these species and this amazing region's habitat. His passion for these species, and all wildlife is so incredibly inspiring. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you in part by our sponsor Tidal Influence, a Californian ecological consulting firm who proudly supports environmental education and all of the diverse conservation efforts that Pelecanus works to highlight. Visit their website at www.tidalinfluence.com to learn more about what they do to conserve our coastal resources and how you can get involved Al

Even during these crazy last few weeks we were able to find a few inspiring conservation news stories. See headlines below! All podcasts can be found at our website at Pelecanus.org and on Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Drawdown Massachusetts To Require 100 Percent Of Car Sales To Be Electric By 2035 https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/532684-massachusetts-to-require-100-percent-of-car-sales-to-be Researchers find a way to pull carbon out of the air and turn it into jet fuel https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-find-way-to-pull-carbon-out-of-the-air-and-make-it-jet-fuel Renewables produce more power than fossil fuels in Germany for first time https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/renewables-produce-more-power-fossil-fuels-germany-first-time Land protection and Regulations Nigeria superhighway project through the rainforest stopped https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/achievements/10007/nigeria-superhighway-project-through-the-rainforest-stopped EU bans

Here are all of the amazing headlines, out of many, we highlight on this first day of 2021. Enjoy! Divestment The Rockefeller Foundation, a $5billion foundation literally founded on oil money is saying goodbye to fossil fuels https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/18/investing/rockefeller-foundation-divest-fossil-fuels-oil/index.html Lloyd’s market to quit fossil fuel insurance by 2030 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/17/lloyds-market-to-quit-fossil-fuel-insurance-by-2030 Technology - both out of UC Berkeley New nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier in a key step toward a stable and clean fuel source https://phys.org/news/2020-12-nanomaterial-hydrogen-liquid-energy-carrier.html New catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201217135231.htm Rewilding In rare event, 90k turtles hatch on a beach in Brazil https://www.treehugger.com/rare-turtles-hatch-beach-brazil-5092340 Zoo Knoxville welcomes endangered baby mountain zeb

In this Conservation Conversations episode we talk to Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, the Godfather of Biodiversity. Dr. Lovejoy has been as influential on the conservation movement as any American in history. He has worked for the World Wildlife Fund, the Smithsonian institute, advised multiple presidential administrations as well as the United Nations. We were so pleased to talk with him and hear his many interesting stories from his lifetime of scientific adventures. Producer on this episode is Taylor Parker Music provided by "A Picture Book" Special thanks to Cat Kutz and Carmen Thorndike. All podcasts can be found at pelecanus.org, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon podcasts, and Google podcasts