This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Pablo Venegas.

Pablo currently serves as the curator of the Herpetological Collection at the Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI) in Lima, Peru, which houses over 23,000 specimens and more than 12,000 DNA samples. His recent research has concentrated on the diversity and conservation of Peruvian amphibians and reptiles in the Tropical Andes biodiversity hotspot, one of the most ecologically important but under-researched regions in the world.

As the herpetologist at Rainforest Partnership, Pablo leads expeditions into remote regions to study and protect amphibians and reptiles. He has published over 60 scientific papers and discovered dozens of new species, playing a critical role in understanding and preserving these unique creatures.

In this episode, you will hear about herpetological work, facts on frogs, their value in our ecosystem, the Shushupe, and more.

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Maya Crowne and Price Latimer, the co-founders of Alkemis Paint, the world’s first wellness paint company.

Alkemis Paint combines nature and design to create healthier, more intentional spaces through their hand-crafted, all-natural mineral paints. These paints are free from the toxic chemicals and pollutants found in traditional brands, and they promote both human wellness and environmental sustainability. Maya, with a background in corporate finance and entrepreneurship, and Price, an expert in art and design, have come together to pioneer this innovative product that’s making waves in the interior design and wellness industries.

In this episode, you will hear about mineral paint, its health benefits, its sustainability, rocks vs. plastics, and more.

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Daniela Kandel.

Daniela is the founder and CEO of Evergreen Innovation Platform (EIP), which brings climate-smart technologies to address the needs of smallholder farmers in emerging markets and increase their productivity and resilience. Before this, Daniela was the Senior Director at Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), leading the organization’s ecosystem-to-ecosystem work, and developing bridges between innovation ecosystems around the globe by leveraging Israel’s unique assets and capabilities. Daniela and her team developed the Global Finder Network and Impact Bridges to increase the positive impact of Israeli technologies and knowledge on social and environmental challenges globally. In her early career, Daniela was a Milken Institute Fellow stationed at the Department of the Accountant General in Israel’s Ministry of Finance. Focusing on financial innovation, social entrepreneurship, and impact investing, she was involved in developing Israel’s first social impact bond for the prevention of Type 2 Diabetes. She holds an M.A. in financial economics and a B.A. in economics and statistics, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

In this episode, you will hear about how we can bring innovations to smallholder farmers, the challenges, the risks, risk mitigations, and more.

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Rebekah Braswell.

Rebekah is an innovative leader who pioneered the business case for nature-based solutions and persuaded early adopter corporations that approaching sustainability agendas through high-quality nature restoration is necessary and investible.

She is the CEO of Land Life. Before Land Life, Rebekah attended Oxford University and worked for a decade on economic development and food security. She brought her experience with the competing dynamics of land use and the environmental power/risk of business, building a model in which land ownership remained locally held and local communities were empowered custodians.

In this episode, you will hear about her work at Land Life, innovations in reforestation, forest fires, and more.

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Gina Bria.

Gina is an anthropologist and founder of the Hydration Foundation, recognized as a leading resource for hydration science and education. Named a Real World Scholar, she produced the first International Hydration Solution Summit and the TEDx talk: How to Grow Water: It’s not Only Blue: it’s Green. Bria is co-author of QUENCH: Your Five-Day Plan to Optimal Hydration, with Dr. Dana Cohen, MD, now in seven languages and recommended by the New York Times, Oprah’s O Magazine, NPR, and many other media sources. At the UN Conference on Water, she presented Emerging Water Science, and at COP28 Global Climate Conference spoke on the Role of Water in Soil for Climate Recovery. Her Rehydrate Our Thirsty Mother Earth Project was selected for the Buckminster Fuller Design Science Ten-Year Award to spread better water solutions. With her colleague and filmmaker, Maxi Cohen, she’s at work on a traveling Water Museum, called A Movement in Water, an immersive art and science exhibit, to raise reverence and understanding of our most precious material, and what all life is made from: water.

In this episode, you will hear about the new science of water (plasma), the role of water in climate mitigation, the secret of chia seeds, and more.

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Maxi Cohen.

Maxi is an award-winning artist and filmmaker based in New York City. Her films have played in movie theaters, in film festivals, and on television internationally. Her films, photographs, and multimedia installations have been exhibited internationally and are in the

permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.

Currently, she is making Ayahuasca Diaries, a feature documentary for the curious and well-seasoned. From what’s mind-boggling humanly possible, to how ayahuasca is changing world culture, it includes spiritual leaders from Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, and Colombia. Previously, she executive produced From Shock to Awe (about suicidal veterans recovering with ayahuasca and MDMA) and directed The Holy Give Me, about the Santo Daime.

For twenty-five years she has been filming and photographing bodies of water around the world from Argentina to Zambia, Antarctica to Iceland, Bali, Bosnia, Brazil, and onwards, resulting in video, video furniture, photographs, paintings, multimedia works, and mixed reality. In 2024, her exhibition, “The Poetry of Water” was featured at the Leila Heller Gallery in Dubai, the largest gallery in the UAE.

In this episode, you will hear about her multimedia art, Poetry of Water, Four Bodies of Water, the Amazon, her work on social justice, and more.

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This butterfly is excited to speak with Jeff DeQuattro, Director of Restoration, Gulf of Mexico.

“I love the Gulf of Mexico, from alligators in the wetlands and sunsets over the marshes to its salty air and the sight of blue crabs scampering over tidal oyster reefs. I love this place.”

TNC hired Jeff to manage a $3 million Recovery Act project to restore 1.5 miles of oyster reef in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Soon thereafter, he found himself leading TNC’s oil spill recovery efforts along Alabama’s coast. His role at TNC was then expanded to encompass other conservation and restoration activities along Alabama’s coast.

Before TNC, Jeff worked as an environmental consultant and stormwater professional for large industrial clients and developers throughout Alabama. He has also worked as a hazardous and non-hazardous waste broker, which included cleaning contaminated sites and oil spills.

Jeff, who earned a degree in environmental studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, says life on the Gulf has a “priceless quality that is unmatched in bounty and possibility. It’s not appreciated for the natural resources that sustain the livelihoods of not only Gulf Coast residents but much of the entire country as well. Who would have thought that it would take the largest environmental disaster in the United States; history for the Gulf to be recognized for its contributions? But hopefully, this disaster made us realize that by working together with a sustainable frame of mind, we can achieve a more resilient and more bountiful Gulf of Mexico that will continue to support the quality of life that is our home.”

In this episode, you will hear about his work at the Gulf of Mexico, oil spills, the value of oyster reefs, community involvement, youth, and more.

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Shubber Ali.

Shubber Ali is the CEO of Garden for Wildlife, a program that began within the National Wildlife Federation. Shubber has spent the last three decades helping companies in the consulting and software industries solve problems through innovation. It was while Shubber was one of Accenture’s Global Leads for Digital Innovation that he worked with the NWF to launch Garden for Wildlife as its own for-profit e-commerce company.

Garden for Wildlife allows people to make a difference for the environment by shipping plants native to their zip code that support local wildlife. Their team of experts has thoughtfully utilized 50 years of experience, science, and data to curate plant collections that support wildlife and benefit local ecosystems in every season. And for every plant GFW sells, they reserve one plant for donation to a community garden or public space.

Shubber is incredibly passionate about innovation, nature, and wildlife, and is on a mission to get as many people as possible to help save the planet, yard by yard. In 2023, GFW shipped over 62,000 plants across 38 states and 2,900+ cities in America.

In this episode, you will hear about his journey, rain-friendly gardens, what’s the value of buying native species, our lawns, pollinators, and more.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

Books:

Nature's Best Hope - Doug Tallamy

The Nature Fix - Florence Williams

Last Child in the Woods - Richard Louv

Links:

Buying Native Plants for your own yard - https://gardenforwildlife.com/

Fundraising platform signup - https://content.gardenforwildlife.com/fundraising

Native Plant Finder (NWF) - https://nativeplantfinder.nwf.org/

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