Bedste Matt Blair-podcasts (2024)

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Episode 13: Tourism and Conservation in the Luangwa Valley with John Coppinger. 19:09

4y ago19:09

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It has been a long time since getting a podcast out there, but here is the first for 2021! This episode is a continuation from the Walk Luangwa 2020 expedition where a small group of us walked 350km through the Luangwa Valley in aid of community and conservation organisations in the Luangwa that had previously relied on tourism bed-levies to be abl…

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Episode 12: Inclusive Conservation Solutions with Thandiwe Mweetwa. 34:56

4y ago34:56

34:56

“We live in a very dynamic world. We can't be doing the same things we have done for years in the name of staying true to the mission. You know, you move and adapt and change as things present themselves.” Thandiwe Mweetwa, Project Manager, Zambian Carnivore Programme. It has been a long time, but the podcast is finally back and there are a lot of …

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Episode 11: Holistic Management with Allan Savory. 47:58

4+ y ago47:58

47:58

This week’s conversation is with Allan Savory. Allan is a Zimbabwean ecologist, livestock farmer, and president and co-founder of the Savory Institute. He originated holistic management, a systems approach to managing resources. Our discussion takes us through the topics of reductionist management, where is the resolve for climate change going to c…

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Episode 10: The Conservation Games with Luke and Robin Brown 37:08

4+ y ago37:08

37:08

This week my conversation explores new initiatives that surround the conservation sector in Africa. The complexities behind conservation are often misunderstood or completely ignored. How do we encourage an audience that otherwise would not have an interest in some of the issues facing conservation in Africa to start paying attention? By using “spo…

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Episode 9: "The Achilles Heel of Conservation" in Africa with Merlyn Nomusa Nkomo. 49:26

4+ y ago49:26

49:26

“The biggest problems about conservation right now is it is not nearly inclusive enough of local people. The same problems existed in Asia, and in India, where the local people feel alienated and excluded. From national parks, from problems that are supposedly needing solutions, they don't, they don't feel the ownership of it...conservation needs t…

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Episode 8: Tourism and Conservation with Beks Ndlovu and Katja Quasdorf 31:06

4+ y ago31:06

31:06

“...at the end of the day, we all really have a common cause, which is to save the wilderness landscape and alleviate poverty on the outskirts of these wilderness areas...and we're all very passionate people about the wildlife and our communities. We're passionate about tourism.” - Beks Ndlovu, CEO African Bush Camps. How do tourism operators contr…

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Episode 7: Walking 160km across the Kafue National Park in Zambia with Phil Jeffery. 34:40

4+ y ago34:40

34:40

The history of the Kafre National Park in Zambia goes back as far as the 1920’s, long before it was formally declared a National Park. To raise awareness for the park, Phil and his friend Jeff decided to walk 100 miles to commemorate 100 years of the declared park’s existence. Camping with simple bedrolls in the open and carrying all their supplies…

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Episode 6: Series Summary | COVID-19 & Conservation 36:26

4+ y ago36:26

36:26

For the first series of the Conservation Storytelling Podcast we focused on the impact that theCOVID-19 pandemic has had on the world of conservation in Africa by talking to a variety of project leaders in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.The pandemic has affected everyone in a different way, but there were many similar take-aways from each of the guest…

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Episode 5: COVID-19 & Conservation with Rachael Cooper-Bohannon | Bats Without Borders, Malawi. 25:43

4+ y ago25:43

25:43

"Its human behaviour that keeps causing these pandemics...and its our impact on the natural world that we must address...if we protect the natural world and our biodiversity, and we respect it, then we won't be having these issues." - Rachael Cooper-Bohannon, Founder, Bats Without Borders. My conversation this week is with Bats Without Borders foun…

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Episode 4: COVID-19 & Conservation with Simon Capon | Gonarezhou Conservation Trust, Zimbabwe. 26:32

4+ y ago26:32

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"How do we do tourism for conservation, and not the other way round? How do we ensure that we don't get to a point where the impact of tourism is greater than our purpose in conservation?" This week my guest is Simon Capon who is the Business Development Manager for the Gonarezhou Conservation Trust (GCT) in Zimbabwe. The GCT is a partnership betwe…

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Episode 3: COVID-19 & Conservation with Reilly Travers | Imire: Rhino & Wildlife Conservation, Zimbabwe. 24:03

4+ y ago24:03

24:03

"This is our opportunity, as human-beings, to make a difference." - Reilly Travers, Conservancy Manager. A sector of conservation that is often overlooked is voluntourism- essentially a blend of volunteering and tourism. The value behind voluntourism is to contribute in a selfless and meaningful way, and to give back to the project and the people o…

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Episode 2: COVID-19 & Conservation with Nikita Iyengar | Conservation Lower Zambezi, Zambia. 22:53

4+ y ago22:53

22:53

"The Lower Zambezi community is a very low income community...they are not going to be able to sustain their livelihoods anymore, and so we fear that this is going to lead to a rise in poaching." - Nikita Iyengar, General Manager. One of the most publicised topics that has been centred around COVID-19 is the effect it has had on the tourism industr…

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Episode 1: COVID-19 & Conservation with Ed Sayer and Claire Lewis | North Luangwa, Zambia. 33:10

4+ y ago33:10

33:10

Welcome to Conservation Storytelling, with me, Matthew Blair. In the face of COVID-19 the paradigm of conservation is changing. The world has changed. As funding is redirected, and tourism inflow is reduced, the priorities on the ground at a project level remain the same- to protect and conserve our wildlife and our wild places.The size of the task…

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Conservation Storytelling with Matt Blair

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Episode 13: Tourism and Conservation in the Luangwa Valley with John Coppinger. 19:09

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Episode 12: Inclusive Conservation Solutions with Thandiwe Mweetwa. 34:56

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Episode 11: Holistic Management with Allan Savory. 47:58

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Episode 10: The Conservation Games with Luke and Robin Brown 37:08

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Episode 9: "The Achilles Heel of Conservation" in Africa with Merlyn Nomusa Nkomo. 49:26

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Episode 8: Tourism and Conservation with Beks Ndlovu and Katja Quasdorf 31:06

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Episode 7: Walking 160km across the Kafue National Park in Zambia with Phil Jeffery. 34:40

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Episode 6: Series Summary | COVID-19 & Conservation 36:26

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Episode 5: COVID-19 & Conservation with Rachael Cooper-Bohannon | Bats Without Borders, Malawi. 25:43

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Episode 4: COVID-19 & Conservation with Simon Capon | Gonarezhou Conservation Trust, Zimbabwe. 26:32

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Episode 3: COVID-19 & Conservation with Reilly Travers | Imire: Rhino & Wildlife Conservation, Zimbabwe. 24:03

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Episode 2: COVID-19 & Conservation with Nikita Iyengar | Conservation Lower Zambezi, Zambia. 22:53

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Episode 1: COVID-19 & Conservation with Ed Sayer and Claire Lewis | North Luangwa, Zambia. 33:10

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