https://simplecast.com The Ecosia Podcast Stories from Earth: with updates on Ecosia and our reforestation projects, conversations with remarkable environmentalists and climate change experts, fascinating facts about science and nature, and personal stories. Brought to you with love from Ecosia's HQ in Berlin and our reforestation projects around the world. Ecosia GmbH, Gerichtstr. 23 13347 Berlin, DE273999090 en Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:03:03 +0000 Wed, 6 Nov 2024 13:18:06 +0000 https://ecosia.org The Ecosia Podcast https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/fc15852d-78ab-41df-95f1-3cf789d17db0/eea193e4-d068-4248-973a-e22116051a8b/3000x3000/1532084980artwork.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://ecosia.org episodic Stories from Earth: with updates on Ecosia and our reforestation projects, conversations with remarkable environmentalists and climate change experts, fascinating facts about science and nature, and personal stories. Brought to you with love from Ecosia's HQ in Berlin and our reforestation projects around the world. Ecosia false https://feeds.simplecast.com/WV5c2ehh ecosia, trees, environment, reforestation, climate, change, climate change, nature, search, interview, climatechange, searchengine, socialbusiness, berlin, environmentalism, activism, green Ecosia joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org d5f97001-8a71-4dfb-b555-7face5dc826d The radio show that plants trees Growing trees in a nursery is just one way to bring forests back. In Brazil, for instance, we're paying firefighters to keep human-made fires at bay. In Burkina Faso, we dig half-moon-shaped seedbeds. In Malawi, we're using radio to grow trees – no nursery required! Listen to the Ecosia podcast to learn how – and how well – this innovative method works.

]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:03:03 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Ecosia) https://ecosia.org Growing trees in a nursery is just one way to bring forests back. In Brazil, for instance, we're paying firefighters to keep human-made fires at bay. In Burkina Faso, we dig half-moon-shaped seedbeds. In Malawi, we're using radio to grow trees – no nursery required! Listen to the Ecosia podcast to learn how – and how well – this innovative method works.

]]> The radio show that plants trees Ecosia 00:10:59 Ecosia is growing trees in Malawi – using radio! And without putting a single sapling in the ground. Ecosia is growing trees in Malawi – using radio! And without putting a single sapling in the ground. ecosia, fmnr, climate change solutions, radio, climate change, green living, environment, reforestation, ngo false full 12 2d61a8ba-a7f2-44a2-bc26-d2a1a90867bf Why online privacy matters and how to protect it This interview features Dominik, a developer and the tech lead for Ecosia’s search team. He talks about why privacy matters, and how Ecosia’s privacy policy compares with that of other search engines, such as Google or DuckDuckGo.

In short, at Ecosia we don't store your searches permanently, and don't create personal profiles of you based on your search history. We actually anonymize all searches within days. Nor do we sell your data to advertisers, or use any external tracking tools. Moreover, we protect your searches from potential eavesdroppers with a securely encrypted connection.

]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:05:28 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Ecosia) https://ecosia.org This interview features Dominik, a developer and the tech lead for Ecosia’s search team. He talks about why privacy matters, and how Ecosia’s privacy policy compares with that of other search engines, such as Google or DuckDuckGo.

In short, at Ecosia we don't store your searches permanently, and don't create personal profiles of you based on your search history. We actually anonymize all searches within days. Nor do we sell your data to advertisers, or use any external tracking tools. Moreover, we protect your searches from potential eavesdroppers with a securely encrypted connection.

]]> Why online privacy matters and how to protect it Ecosia 00:19:39 Welcome, stranger! This episode explores why privacy matters, what privacy has to do with the environment and your mental health, and how Ecosia is handling your data. Welcome, stranger! This episode explores why privacy matters, what privacy has to do with the environment and your mental health, and how Ecosia is handling your data. vpn, privacy, tracking, search engines, online privacy false full 11 2d08ac29-c4b8-4278-99a4-1e1116d573f5 A botanical adventure, with Jonathan Drori Like Ecosia, Jonathan Drori is passionate about telling stories about trees. His latest book Around the World in 80 Trees has just been re-released in paperback. In this episode of the Ecosia podcast, he talks about the origins of his ongoing fascination with trees, the role education and leadership can play when responding to crisis - whether it’s the coronavirus crisis or climate crisis - and about why, when it comes to trees, there is always much more than meets the eye.

]]> Thu, 7 May 2020 16:59:48 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Ecosia) https://ecosia.org Like Ecosia, Jonathan Drori is passionate about telling stories about trees. His latest book Around the World in 80 Trees has just been re-released in paperback. In this episode of the Ecosia podcast, he talks about the origins of his ongoing fascination with trees, the role education and leadership can play when responding to crisis - whether it’s the coronavirus crisis or climate crisis - and about why, when it comes to trees, there is always much more than meets the eye.

]]> A botanical adventure, with Jonathan Drori Ecosia 00:33:54 Jonathan Drori has written a book – or love letter – about trees. In this episode, we talk to him about his ongoing fascination. Jonathan Drori has written a book – or love letter – about trees. In this episode, we talk to him about his ongoing fascination. covid-19, environment, jonathan drori, reforestation, trees, coronavirus false full 10 590976c3-636d-44d3-9216-18342c942cae An Ecosia developer goes to Brazil Jéssica Lins is a software developer at Ecosia. We have company policy that every employee gets the chance to visit one of Ecosia’s reforestation projects. Jessica decided to visit our project in her home country, Brazil, where we are restoring the Atlantic rainforest, a magnificent biodiversity hotspot. In this episode of the Ecosia podcast, she tells her story — of her work as a developer, of her changing relationship to her home, of finding meaning in work, and of how her climate anxiety has started to turn into hope. 

]]> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:18:18 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Ecosia) https://ecosia.org Jéssica Lins is a software developer at Ecosia. We have company policy that every employee gets the chance to visit one of Ecosia’s reforestation projects. Jessica decided to visit our project in her home country, Brazil, where we are restoring the Atlantic rainforest, a magnificent biodiversity hotspot. In this episode of the Ecosia podcast, she tells her story — of her work as a developer, of her changing relationship to her home, of finding meaning in work, and of how her climate anxiety has started to turn into hope. 

]]> An Ecosia developer goes to Brazil Ecosia 00:06:30 Jéssica, a Brazilian software developer at Ecosia, visits our reforestation project in her home country. Her climate anxiety is transformed. Jéssica, a Brazilian software developer at Ecosia, visits our reforestation project in her home country. Her climate anxiety is transformed. ecosia, brazil, climate anxiety, reforestation false full 9 f632b0a3-5898-4d97-8d5a-33ce2029e728 Trees for Australia On Thursday, January 23, all Ecosia searches will plant trees in Australia. We will use 100% of our profits to help regenerate the country’s ecosystem by planting native, subtropical trees in the Byron Bay area, which is a biodiversity hotspot that has been affected by the fires. With your help, we can plant trees that clean the air, bring down temperatures, support biodiversity, and attract rain in Australia. In this episode of the Ecosia podcast, Maximo Bottaro talks about the situation in Australia, why rainforests should never burn, and how we're going to fix this together. He is the co-founder and president of Ecosia's local partner, ReForest Now. Go to Ecosia.org to get started!

]]> Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:34:22 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Ecosia) https://ecosia.org On Thursday, January 23, all Ecosia searches will plant trees in Australia. We will use 100% of our profits to help regenerate the country’s ecosystem by planting native, subtropical trees in the Byron Bay area, which is a biodiversity hotspot that has been affected by the fires. With your help, we can plant trees that clean the air, bring down temperatures, support biodiversity, and attract rain in Australia. In this episode of the Ecosia podcast, Maximo Bottaro talks about the situation in Australia, why rainforests should never burn, and how we're going to fix this together. He is the co-founder and president of Ecosia's local partner, ReForest Now. Go to Ecosia.org to get started!

]]> Trees for Australia Ecosia 00:07:53 All profits made from our searches on Thursday will plant trees in Australia! The Byron Bay area needs its rainforests back for protection against future fires. All profits made from our searches on Thursday will plant trees in Australia! The Byron Bay area needs its rainforests back for protection against future fires. byron bay, environmentalism, reforestation, australia, bushfires false full 8 70abff60-5f20-4bc7-b007-2074b66c57cf How to cope with climate anxiety In the age of the climate crisis, bad news is no longer news. We are constantly confronted with the reality of climate change – with all of its consequences, and with the fact that greenhouse gas emissions are still rising, despite everything.

It doesn't come as a surprise that this situation is having an effect on our mental health. More and more people are suffering from "climate anxiety" (sometimes called "eco anxiety" or "eco anxiety disorder"). In this episode of the Ecosia podcast, we talk to Rosemary Randall, a psychotherapist and author who's been working on people's psychological response to climate change for the past 15 years.

Climate anxiety denotes distressing feelings that people experience when they let themselves understand what climate change is. It is, according to Randall, a life-changing experience, as well as an appropriate response. Fortunately, there are things we can do to manage climate anxiety.

This podcast episode addresses some of the following questions: How does climate change lead to climate anxiety? How do we know if we have climate anxiety? How can we cope with climate change anxiety in creative ways?

]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2019 12:08:48 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Rosemary Randall, Joshua Gottlieb) https://ecosia.org In the age of the climate crisis, bad news is no longer news. We are constantly confronted with the reality of climate change – with all of its consequences, and with the fact that greenhouse gas emissions are still rising, despite everything.

It doesn't come as a surprise that this situation is having an effect on our mental health. More and more people are suffering from "climate anxiety" (sometimes called "eco anxiety" or "eco anxiety disorder"). In this episode of the Ecosia podcast, we talk to Rosemary Randall, a psychotherapist and author who's been working on people's psychological response to climate change for the past 15 years.

Climate anxiety denotes distressing feelings that people experience when they let themselves understand what climate change is. It is, according to Randall, a life-changing experience, as well as an appropriate response. Fortunately, there are things we can do to manage climate anxiety.

This podcast episode addresses some of the following questions: How does climate change lead to climate anxiety? How do we know if we have climate anxiety? How can we cope with climate change anxiety in creative ways?

]]> How to cope with climate anxiety Rosemary Randall, Joshua Gottlieb 00:15:24 We are constantly confronted with the reality of climate change, and this has an effect on our mental health. We talk to psychotherapist Rosemary Randall about what climate anxiety is and how we might cope with it. We are constantly confronted with the reality of climate change, and this has an effect on our mental health. We talk to psychotherapist Rosemary Randall about what climate anxiety is and how we might cope with it. climate depression, psychology, climate distress, climate crisis, psychoanalysis, climate change, climate anxiety, mental health, global warming, eco anxiety false full 7 324e5ec4-3653-467c-908c-3caf80d63a89 Why forest restoration is the top climate change solution Despite international efforts to restore forests, we still lack a basic understanding of how much trees could potentially be supported by the land. In their latest paper, the Crowther Lab maps the global potential tree coverage to show that, under current climate conditions, our planet could support 4.4 billion hectares of continuous tree cover. That is 1.6 billion more than existing coverage.

]]> Fri, 5 Jul 2019 04:00:03 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Jean-François Bastin, Thomas Crowther, Ecosia) https://ecosia.org Despite international efforts to restore forests, we still lack a basic understanding of how much trees could potentially be supported by the land. In their latest paper, the Crowther Lab maps the global potential tree coverage to show that, under current climate conditions, our planet could support 4.4 billion hectares of continuous tree cover. That is 1.6 billion more than existing coverage.

]]> Why forest restoration is the top climate change solution Jean-François Bastin, Thomas Crowther, Ecosia 00:08:18 We used to lack a basic understanding of how many trees our planet could potentially support. No more: the Crowther Lab's research shows that we could plant 1.6 billion additional hectares of tree cover, making reforestation the top climate change solution – by far. This episode explores this ground-breaking discovery with the scientists who made it. We used to lack a basic understanding of how many trees our planet could potentially support. No more: the Crowther Lab's research shows that we could plant 1.6 billion additional hectares of tree cover, making reforestation the top climate change solution – by far. This episode explores this ground-breaking discovery with the scientists who made it. false full 6 673ae97d-422d-449a-9396-9e107cafde1b Food and the desert: sounds from our project in Andalusia, Spain Spain produces 12% of the EU’s fruit and vegetables. It is home to over half of Europe’s animal and plant species. Yet 75% of the country’s soil is degraded. Large parts of Spain are on the brink of becoming a desert.

We had to do something. So we partnered with Alvelal, a farmer-led association. Together we’re planting trees and help farmers switch to agricultural practices that regenerate their soil instead of depleting it.

This episode of the Ecosia podcast explores this tree-planting project through interviews, a personal story about going home, and a polyphony of sounds and instruments recorded at our reforestation site by our friends at Sound Matters.

]]> Tue, 5 Mar 2019 14:33:00 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Ecosia) https://ecosia.org Spain produces 12% of the EU’s fruit and vegetables. It is home to over half of Europe’s animal and plant species. Yet 75% of the country’s soil is degraded. Large parts of Spain are on the brink of becoming a desert.

We had to do something. So we partnered with Alvelal, a farmer-led association. Together we’re planting trees and help farmers switch to agricultural practices that regenerate their soil instead of depleting it.

This episode of the Ecosia podcast explores this tree-planting project through interviews, a personal story about going home, and a polyphony of sounds and instruments recorded at our reforestation site by our friends at Sound Matters.

]]> Food and the desert: sounds from our project in Andalusia, Spain Ecosia 00:09:50 This episode of the Ecosia podcast explores our Spanish tree-planting project through interviews, a personal story about going home, and a polyphony of sounds and instruments recorded at our reforestation site by our friends at Sound Matters. This episode of the Ecosia podcast explores our Spanish tree-planting project through interviews, a personal story about going home, and a polyphony of sounds and instruments recorded at our reforestation site by our friends at Sound Matters. farming, aleval, restoration, reforestation, desertification, regenerative agriculture, organic, trees, spain, sound matters false full 5 60a540f1-85c4-4d95-8c38-a785c857b23a How to bring forests back without planting trees Alternative Nobel Prize laureate Tony Rinaudo explains how to bring forests back through Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration -- an innovative reforestation technique that is changing landscapes and lives. Ecosia has been applying Tony Rinaudo's technique in Ghana, in combination with traditional tree-planting. Our aim is to restore the banks of the Daka river, a vital source of water for the region.

]]> Thu, 3 Jan 2019 09:11:00 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Ecosia) https://ecosia.org Alternative Nobel Prize laureate Tony Rinaudo explains how to bring forests back through Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration -- an innovative reforestation technique that is changing landscapes and lives. Ecosia has been applying Tony Rinaudo's technique in Ghana, in combination with traditional tree-planting. Our aim is to restore the banks of the Daka river, a vital source of water for the region.

]]> How to bring forests back without planting trees Ecosia 00:12:58 Alternative Nobel Prize laureate Tony Rinaudo explains how to bring forests back through Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration -- an innovative reforestation technique that is changing landscapes and lives around the world. Alternative Nobel Prize laureate Tony Rinaudo explains how to bring forests back through Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration -- an innovative reforestation technique that is changing landscapes and lives around the world. ecosia, fmnr, land restoration, farmer managed natural regeneration, tony rinaudo, reforestation, trees false full 4 42ea1d78-b817-4f97-b5af-01439530389e Trees not profits Our profits go towards trees, not shareholders – and we’ve just made that commitment legally binding. For most traditional entrepreneurs, this sounds like a terrible idea. But Ecosia isn’t a traditional business. Instead of maximizing shareholder value, we’re interested in maximizing the amount of trees we plant. To learn more about how we’re working with a third party to make sure Ecosia will always be not-for-profit and never pay dividends to anyone, we talk to Ecosia's founder and CEO, Christian Kroll.

]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2018 07:45:00 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Ecosia) https://ecosia.org Our profits go towards trees, not shareholders – and we’ve just made that commitment legally binding. For most traditional entrepreneurs, this sounds like a terrible idea. But Ecosia isn’t a traditional business. Instead of maximizing shareholder value, we’re interested in maximizing the amount of trees we plant. To learn more about how we’re working with a third party to make sure Ecosia will always be not-for-profit and never pay dividends to anyone, we talk to Ecosia's founder and CEO, Christian Kroll.

]]> Trees not profits Ecosia 00:10:12 Our profits go towards trees, not shareholders – and we’ve just made that commitment legally binding. Our profits go towards trees, not shareholders – and we’ve just made that commitment legally binding. ecosia, tree, climate, reforestation, trees, purpose foundation false full 3 33567b70-da72-449f-a1a5-f08b39096855 Bonus episode: Telling the story of the people we meet In this bonus episode of the Ecosia podcast, we chat to Shane McMillan, the journalist, photographer and videographer who has been helping us document our reforestation projects for many years. We talk about the half moon-shaped seedbeds that villagers are digging in Burkina Faso; we talk about how to build a future by reaching back into the past; and we talk about our favourite person, a coffee farmer from Ethiopia called Almaz.

]]> Fri, 28 Sep 2018 10:42:00 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Ecosia) https://ecosia.org In this bonus episode of the Ecosia podcast, we chat to Shane McMillan, the journalist, photographer and videographer who has been helping us document our reforestation projects for many years. We talk about the half moon-shaped seedbeds that villagers are digging in Burkina Faso; we talk about how to build a future by reaching back into the past; and we talk about our favourite person, a coffee farmer from Ethiopia called Almaz.

]]> Bonus episode: Telling the story of the people we meet Ecosia 00:07:28 In this bonus episode, we take you behind the scenes of our reforestation projects in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. In this bonus episode, we take you behind the scenes of our reforestation projects in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. ecosia, leadership, tree, climate, filmmaking, reforestation, videography, trees false bonus b3ae8d87-86d7-42ce-8b0a-62af7ccb0cbf The activists who risk their lives to defend our planet On this episode of the Ecosia podcast, we talk to Jonathan Watts, the Global Environment editor at the Guardian. For years, he has travelled from the Coral Triangle to the Ugandan savanna to report on activists who are risking their lives to defend forests, rivers, coastlines and wildlife.

]]> Mon, 27 Aug 2018 04:30:00 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Ecosia) https://ecosia.org On this episode of the Ecosia podcast, we talk to Jonathan Watts, the Global Environment editor at the Guardian. For years, he has travelled from the Coral Triangle to the Ugandan savanna to report on activists who are risking their lives to defend forests, rivers, coastlines and wildlife.

]]> The activists who risk their lives to defend our planet Ecosia 00:25:21 Meet the activists who are risking their lives to protect our planet. Meet the activists who are risking their lives to protect our planet. ecosia, tree, climate, reforestation, trees false full 2 a1dfe2ed-c364-4a13-84ad-a176712a2b48 Sounds from Ghana, new villages in Madagascar & Florida real estate What do our planting projects sound like? How many tree updates can our Tree Planting Officer Pieter squeeze into one phone call? And what are the strangest ‘Climate Change is a hoax’ theories on the internet?

We want to try and answer all of these questions. And what’s the best format for that? A podcast! From now on, you can get in-depth updates from our projects, the Ecosia team’s views on climate related news and expert opinions from interesting people in sustainability. All in our new Ecosia Podcast.

]]> Fri, 6 Jul 2018 13:22:00 +0000 joshua.gottlieb@ecosia.org (Ecosia) https://ecosia.org What do our planting projects sound like? How many tree updates can our Tree Planting Officer Pieter squeeze into one phone call? And what are the strangest ‘Climate Change is a hoax’ theories on the internet?

We want to try and answer all of these questions. And what’s the best format for that? A podcast! From now on, you can get in-depth updates from our projects, the Ecosia team’s views on climate related news and expert opinions from interesting people in sustainability. All in our new Ecosia Podcast.

]]> Sounds from Ghana, new villages in Madagascar & Florida real estate Ecosia 00:23:36 In this episode, Joshi and Pieter talk about how rain is currently affecting many of our projects (we found a cool interactive map that shows you where it’s currently rainy season in the world), about how we almost lost track of the many forest goods that are being harvested in our projects in Indonesia, the incredibly cool fact that there’s a new village forming around one of our planting sites in Madagascar, and the critical political situation in Nicaragua. Jacey and Lasse decided to look for the strangest ‘Climate change is a hoax’ theories on the internet and try to debunk them. For this episode, they chose Dan Peña’s claim that climate change must be a fraud because ‘otherwise banks wouldn’t give out loans for coastal property’. Strong language included (courtesy of Mr. Peña, Jacey and Lasse were rather well-behaved). In this episode, Joshi and Pieter talk about how rain is currently affecting many of our projects (we found a cool interactive map that shows you where it’s currently rainy season in the world), about how we almost lost track of the many forest goods that are being harvested in our projects in Indonesia, the incredibly cool fact that there’s a new village forming around one of our planting sites in Madagascar, and the critical political situation in Nicaragua. Jacey and Lasse decided to look for the strangest ‘Climate change is a hoax’ theories on the internet and try to debunk them. For this episode, they chose Dan Peña’s claim that climate change must be a fraud because ‘otherwise banks wouldn’t give out loans for coastal property’. Strong language included (courtesy of Mr. Peña, Jacey and Lasse were rather well-behaved). ecosia, tree, climate, reforestation, trees false full 1