Climate Hot Seat

In this episode, Jeff Burgett talks about adaptation in the Hawaiian Islands and some of the challenges involved. Is it possible to save every endangered species or will government agencies of the future need to practice triage with endangered species and environments? Jeff and Amanda rethink conservation and what it may mean in the future.

Ever wondered how to turn plant waste into valuable bio-fuels that help mitigate climate change? Learn that and more on the latest episode of the Climate Hot Seat! In this episode Amanda talks to Kathy Halvorsen and Erin Pischke from Michigan Technological University. They discuss climate change mitigation, and the study of trans-disciplinary bio-energy development in Argentina, Mexico, the US, and Canada.

In this episode, Amanda discusses connectivity with an old friend and colleague, Dawn Magness. Connectivity is the number one climate change adaptation strategy in the literature. Dawn outlines concrete ways to plan for connectivity in intact landscapes.

In this episode, Amanda and Ann discuss how climate change is affecting former Hunter-Gatherer societies in South Africa and Mongolia. They also talk about new possibilities for approaching the subject of climate change with climate change "deniers". In a surprising turn, Amanda learns a bit of the ju/hoansi bushmen's language.

In this episode, Mike Durglo explains his implementation of community level climate adaptation, through the EAGLES (Environmental Advocates for Global and Ecological Sustainability) program in schools on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Mike and Amanda discuss how it may be easier than we think to grow community level climate adaptation to have international impact.