A rundown on the UN'S high seas treaty, do carbon offsets make a difference, the successful New Holland Mouse / Pookila breeding program at Melbourne Zoo, and much more!
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Today’s Topics:
Welcome and story time (0:00)
Today’s Topics (3:35)
Ceramicist Combines Art With Conservation! (4:50)
Would Companies Be Better Off Buying Coal Mines Than Carbon Offsets? (12:28)
What You Need To Know About UN’s High Seas Treaty! (17:27)
The Early Success Of The New Holland / Pookila Mouse Breeding Program! (22:23)
Australia Supporting Vanuatu For Climate Justice! (28:42)
Conservation International’s View On The Benefits Of Carbon Offsets! (33:31)
$116M For Conservation From America The Beautiful Challenge! (37:46)
Article Links:
Ceramicist Combines Art With Conservation! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-04/ceramic-shells-reviving-threatened-oysters-in-kangaroo-island/102049220
Ceramic Penguin Nest Article https://issuu.com/anmmuseum/docs/signals138_pages/s/16395256
Would Companies Be Better Off Buying Coal Mines Than Carbon Offsets? https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3884019-want-to-save-the-climate-buy-a-coal-mine/
What You Need To Know About UN’s High Seas Treaty! https://grist.org/international/un-reaches-historic-agreement-to-protect-the-worlds-oceans/
How The Treaty May Protect The High Seas https://theconversation.com/we-now-have-a-treaty-governing-the-high-seas-can-it-protect-the-wild-west-of-the-oceans-201184
The Early Success Of The New Holland / Pookila Mouse Breeding Program! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-06/pookila-mouse-pups-born-in-captive-breeding-program/102052452
Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary https://www.mulligansflat.org.au/sanctuary-faqs
Australia Supporting Vanuatu For Climate Justice! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/01/australia-joins-vanuatu-bid-for-international-court-to-rule-on-obligation-to-prevent-climate-harm
New York Time’s Wirecutter Article! https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/buying-carbon-offsets-for-your-flight-doesnt-help/
Conservation International’s Response! https://www.conservation.org/blog/on-carbon-offsets-wirecutter-story-doesn-t-cut-it
$116M For Conservation From America The Beautiful Challenge! https://www.miragenews.com/biden-harris-admin-gives-up-to-116m-for-957646/
America The Beautiful Previous Winners https://www.nfwf.org/media-center/press-releases/nfwf-federal-agencies-and-private-partners-announce-91-million-grants-america-beautiful-challenge