The Natural Selection Podcast

If you have seen Seaspiracy, you will want to listen to this. And if you haven't? You need to listen to this. Dr. Bryce Stewart, marine ecologist and fisheries biologist from the University of York, joins us to discuss the controversial Netflix documentary and offers us some much needed ocean optimism.

The UK fishing industry was close to causing a no-deal in the Brexit negotiations. But what does Brexit really mean for our UK fisheries and why do we need to care? Listen now to find out with co-hosts Emily and Jimmy interviewing Dr. Bryce Stewart, marine ecologist and fisheries biologist from the University of York.

Sacha and Amelia talk to forester and best-selling author Peter Wohlleben about his newest book, The Heartbeat of Trees. We discuss Peter's journey into forestry and role as a "tree translator", the importance of forests and how we can protect them.

9Trees is a conservation project which fights climate change and improves biodiversity by planting 9 trees for each subscriber each year to balance their carbon footprint. This week on the Natural Selection Podcast, Ellie and Daihan sit down with Ash Kent and Michael Cunningham, the founders of 9Trees, to talk about how planting trees can help to reach carbon neutrality and enhance biodiversity. We hope you enjoy listening!

Caroline and Amelia talk to PhD student Claire Collins about the importance of taking a multidisciplinary approach to shark management. In this episode, we discuss Claires recently published paper, which explores human perceptions and compliance towards the 2012 Thresher shark blanket ban in Sir Lanka. She highlights the importance of working with fishers and local collaborators when making management decisions and fills us with hope for the future of shark conservation. Help us prolong the heyday for sharks by tuning in and sharing this episode! 

SafetyNet Technologies are a team of engineers and business planners collaborating with scientists to turn their theories into usable devices, such as LED systems, with the aim of making fishermen's lives easier and commercial fishing more sustainable. This week on the Natural Selection Podcast, Francesca and Rob sit down with Dan Watson, the Co-Founder and CEO of SNTech and Tom Rossiter, the Sales Lead at SNTech. We hope that you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed the conversation!

Rob talks to Sophie Pavelle about the reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver to the UK. We discuss the story of beavers in Britain so far, how important collaboration is to reintroductions and why it’s important to recognise both the positive and negative changes that come along with beaver reintroductions. Tune in, enjoy and join the beaver believers!

Listen up! For our next podcast, we will be chatting all things chimp with the inspiring Jenny Desmond, co-founder of Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection, and star of BBC Two documentary ‘Baby Chimp Rescue’.  Tune in to hear the Desmond’s story - how they came to create the first chimp rescue centre in Liberia, their fight against the illegal wildlife trade and the importance of education initiatives in changing public perception. 

Emily talks with Josh Styles, a highly distinguished Botanist, science communicator, and champion for some the UK’s most threatened plants and habitats. Josh talks about our severely threatened peatlands, their importance, and how they are being restored. Listen now to find out how “we can make peatbogs sexy”! We challenge you not to fall in love with peatlands by the end!

This week on the Natural Selection Podcast, Caroline and Jimmy sit down with Jennifer Morgan, the International Executive director of Greenpeace International. Jennifer is a leading expert on climate issues and civil society advocacy, recently voted by Apolitical as one of the world’s top 20 most influential people in climate policy.  This week Jennifer chats to us about Greenpeace, her hopes and fears for the future of our planet, and shares valuable advice for any young climate activist that is looking to kickstart a conservation career. We hope that you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed the conversation!