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Ep. 66
The Ocean Won't Die But We Might: Indigenous Knowledge, Ocean Health & Youth Leadership with Bodhi Patil
The ocean is dying. Do we have the answers? In this episode of We Need to Act, Sara Rego speaks with Bodhi Patil, ocean guardian, founder of Inner Light and co-founder of Ocean Uprise. The ocean produces roughly half the oxygen we breathe and absorbs nearly a third of the CO2 we emit. And yet it rem
Ep. 65
Tuvalu Is Fighting to Survive: Climate Change, Rising Seas & Climate Justice | Dr. Tapugao Falefou
Tuvalu is living the climate crisis now. In this episode of We Need to Act, Sara Rego speaks with Dr. Tapugao Falefou, Tuvalu’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador to the United States and the Republic of Cuba. For Tuvalu, climate change is not a distant threat. Rising sea
Ep. 64 · Español
El Agua en Chile es Privada y las Comunidades Pagan el Precio con Jorge Morales
¿Qué pasa cuando el agua que necesitas para vivir ya tiene dueño? Jorge Morales Trincado lleva 14 años defendiendo el agua y el territorio en el Valle del Aconcagua, una de las cuencas más fértiles de Chile — y una de las más amenazadas. Antiguo ejecutivo de multinacionales como Volvo y Mercedes-Ben
Ep. 63
Our Lands Are Who We Are: Indigenous Science, Ecological Grief and Decolonising Research with Dr. Jessica Hernandez
What happens to your sense of self when the lands that define you are taken away? Dr. Jessica Hernandez is an Indigenous environmental scientist, author, and founder of Earth Daughters — an Indigenous-led collective supporting indigenous women and youth through mutual aid and climate justice initiat
Ep. 62
The Fashion Industry Is Broken And Ghana Is Paying the Price with Yayra Agbofah
What does your wardrobe have to do with a beach in Ghana covered in discarded clothing? Yayra Agbofah grew up trading secondhand garments at Kantamanto Market in Accra — one of the largest secondhand clothing markets in Africa, where millions of garments arrive every single week. He saw firsthand wh
Ep. 61
Environmental Law and Climate Change: Why Collective Action Is Our Most Powerful Tool with Daniel Farber
What happens to environmental law when the federal government turns its back on climate action? Dan Farber is the Sho Sato Professor of Law at UC Berkeley and one of the most respected voices in US environmental and constitutional law. A former law clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens of the US Suprem
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