In this episode of Forest Builders, we are listening to Rhett Ayers Butler, the founder of Mongabay.

Mongabay is an independent non profit media reporting on conservation, and is basically the top of mind conservation news media. It’s been named by the Time magazine as one of the best "green websites".

Rhett founded Mongabay back in 1999 when he was still a student, out of passion for the tropical rainforests. 25 years on, Rhett still operates today as Mongabay’s CEO, and received several awards recognizing his work as an environmental journalist.

In today’s episode, I wanted to explore the crucial role that information plays in forest conservation with someone who spent the last two decades building a news outlet reporting on the state of nature conservation and a global network of environmental journalists.

Interested by Mongabay's impact? See the articles refered to in our conversation :

Full overview of 2024 by Rhett

Rhett's top of mind impactful article in Mongabay

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In this episode of Forest Builders, we are listening to Jim Thomas. Jim is a zoologist and a conservationist who is devoted to saving the Tree Kangaroos of the Torricelli Mountain Range.

From his first encounter with the tree kangaroo when he was working as a zookeeper to building his life in Papua New Guinea for more than 20 years with his wife Jean Thomas, Jim is a movie-like conservation hero and the couple received multiple accolades for their continuous work from the conservation community.

In our conversation he talks about all it took to make it happen in this remote areas of PNG, and all the details put together that shape the reality of his in-situ conservation journey.

And at the same time he shared the essence about what he feels makes conservation work work : empathy, patience, and presence.

Jim’s positive nature, his care towards other living beings and the simple way with which he talks about what he does makes his story deeply inspiring. In this end of year season when self-reflection is around the corner, it’s not a bad idea to listen to someone who lives his life with that abundance of meaning !

😉 You can still add a Tenkile plush toy to Santa’s list or in a more straight forward way, contribute directly to TCA here

Interested in Jim’s work? Dive deeper with the links below

Roger Martin’s reference book on tree kangaroos

Into the Jungle – the documentary covering TCA’s work

Forest Builders is a podcast hosted by Khanh-Linh bringing to you the stories of people who dedicate their work to the preservation of our forests. From guerilla activists to venture capitalists, from law makers to community volunteers, our guests come in all kind of shapes but they share one common thing – they found their way to action. Connect with the host and send your feedback & ideas here

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In today’s episode of Forest Builders, Bastien tells us why Earthworm Foundation choses to see large corporations not only as problems, but also as unmissable parts of the solutions

Bastien Sachet is the CEO of Earthworm - a non-profit organization for nature. Earthworm Foundation is on a mission to protect nature by supporting companies and industries to transition towards more sustainable supply chains, (good news is, in some cases, it worked!).

Is there still hope working with large corporations to fight against deforestation or will it forever remain greenwashing blah blah? Why would you chose the earthworm as your muse? If you are hitting your 30s and feel thoroughly misaligned between the nature of your work and your care for nature, is it too late ?

Listen to this episode with Bastien to find out

Forest Builders is a podcast bringing to you the stories of people who dedicate their work to the preservation of our forests, in their very own way. From guerilla activists to venture capitalists, from law makers to community volunteers, our guests come in all kind of shapes but they share one common thing – they found their way to action.

I am Khanh-Linh, and I am the host of this podcast. I hope that their stories inspire you as much as they inspired me!

Mentioned in this episode //

Greenpeace Kit Kat Campaign

Center of Social Excellence in Central Africa

Bastien's TedX Talk

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