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Nature Breaking
Nature Breaking
World Wildlife Fund

Join host Seth Larson as he interviews experts on some of the biggest environmental issues affecting people and our planet, including climate... more

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Plastic Pollution: UN treaty talks and corporate action

A major UN conference to negotiate a global treaty on plastic pollution just ended without an agreement. But efforts may... more

10 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Avoiding food waste on Thanksgiving (2022)

Ahead of this year's Thanksgiving holiday, today's episode revisits a conversation we originally recorded in 2022 about avoiding food waste... more

26 Nov 2024 · 21 minutes
COP29 and the state of climate finance

This week marks the start of the annual UN climate conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. COP29 is being... more

12 Nov 2024 · 30 minutes
Hurricanes, Nature Funding, & Pygmy Hippos

Today, rather than interviewing a WWF expert in-dept on a specific topic, we’re trying something new. Seth will be joined... more

29 Oct 2024 · 16 minutes
Could CBD COP16 be a turning point for nature?

Next week global leaders will convene in Cali, Colombia for an important meeting: the 16th meeting of the Conference of... more

15 Oct 2024 · 39 minutes
Living Planet Report reveals catastrophic wildlife decline

In today’s special bonus episode of Nature Breaking you’ll hear all about WWF’s 2024 Living Planet Report. This bi-annual report... more

10 Oct 2024 · 33 minutes
A plan for more sustainable food

Global food production is a key driver behind both climate change and the loss of species and ecosystems. In fact,... more

01 Oct 2024 · 41 minutes
Why We Should Care About The Amazon Rain Forest (2023)

Note: This interview was originally published on September 5, 2023. It's being re-released with a new intro for Amazon Day... more

10 Sep 2024 · 29 minutes
Pakistan's 2022 Floods Were a Climate Catastrophe

Today’s episode revisits the climate catastrophe that hit Pakistan two years ago this month in the form of historic floods.... more

20 Aug 2024 · 30 minutes
Breaking Waves Ep. 6: The government's role in oceans

In this episode of WWF's Breaking Waves podcast, Johan speaks with US Representative Jimmy Panetta of California's 19th Congressional... more

13 Aug 2024 · 24 minutes
Asian Elephants Need Our Help

Ahead of World Elephant Day on August 12, today’s episode is all about Asian elephants. Did you know that there... more

06 Aug 2024 · 36 minutes
Breaking Waves Ep. 5: Diplomacy, development, and the economy of oceans

Diplomacy and business have a big impact on our environment, particularly our oceans. On this episode of Breaking Waves, Johan... more

30 Jul 2024 · 23 minutes
A climate scientist explains recent heat records

This has been a year of record temperatures across the globe. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration... more

23 Jul 2024 · 26 minutes
Breaking Waves Ep. 4: Corporate sustainability and the oceans

What responsibility do global businesses have in conserving our oceans? In this episode, Johan is joined by Marika McCauley-Sine, Chief... more

16 Jul 2024 · 25 minutes
Behind the scenes with a seaweed farmer

Today’s episode features two people who recently teamed up to tell an important story. The topic? Seaweed farming. Seaweed has... more

09 Jul 2024 · 26 minutes
Breaking Waves Ep. 3: The Geopolitics of Oceans

In this episode of Breaking Waves, Johan interviews Admiral Tim Gallaudet to discuss the complex intersections of ocean health, maritime... more

02 Jul 2024 · 29 minutes
Saving the black-footed ferrets of North America (and prairie dogs too!)

Black-footed ferrets are among the most endangered mammals in North America. These animals live in the prairies of the Great... more

25 Jun 2024 · 30 minutes
Breaking Waves Ep. 2: How Marine Protected Areas can help communities and ecosystems

Welcome to Breaking Waves, a 6-episode limited series from WWF's Nature Breaking podcast. In this episode Johan Bergenas talks with... more

18 Jun 2024 · 31 minutes
Environmental Justice and Climate Action Are Bound Together

As we approach the upcoming Juneteenth holiday, today’s episode is about environmental justice. You’ve probably heard that term before, but... more

11 Jun 2024 · 28 minutes
Breaking Waves Ep. 1: AI for Oceans

Welcome to Breaking Waves, a 6-episode limited series from WWF's Nature Breaking podcast. In this episode of Breaking Waves, WWF's... more

04 Jun 2024 · 27 minutes
Wild Tigers: Decline, restoration, & how to sustain their comeback

Today’s episode focuses on the latest efforts to conserve wild tigers. After a century of decline, tiger populations began to... more

28 May 2024 · 30 minutes
Introducing Breaking Waves

Breaking Waves is a new 6-episode limited series that will run on the Nature Breaking feed throughout the summer of... more

21 May 2024 · 1 minute
The Amazon Rainforest: Celebrating 10 Years of ARPA for Life

Today’s episode celebrates an important milestone: the 10th anniversary of the largest tropical forest conservation program on Earth. It’s called... more

14 May 2024 · 22 minutes
How Congress Can Protect Forests

Today’s episode is about a piece of legislation currently pending in the US Congress that could make a big difference... more

30 Apr 2024 · 29 minutes
Plastic pollution is a problem. A new UN treaty could help.

Ahead of Earth Day, today’s episode revisits a topic that we first covered in 2022 on this podcast: plastic pollution.... more

16 Apr 2024 · 38 minutes
RE-RUN: Ending the Flow of Plastic Into Nature (2022)

NOTE: This episode originally ran in September of 2022. In this episode, Erin Simon, WWF’s head of plastic waste and... more

02 Apr 2024 · 24 minutes
This US Law Has Been Protecting Tropical Forests for 25 Years

Today’s episode marks International Day of Forests (March 21) by celebrating the 25th anniversary of a little-known but important US... more

19 Mar 2024 · 22 minutes
How a Coalition of Tech Companies & NGOs are Working to Stop Online Wildlife Crime

This week we’re marking World Wildlife Day by exploring one of the key issues threatening global species: wildlife crime and... more

05 Mar 2024 · 44 minutes
Food Waste is a Climate Issue. Here’s How Congress Could Help.

Food waste is a major contributor to the climate and nature crises. And food date labels are fueling the problem.... more

20 Feb 2024 · 19 minutes
What is Green Hydrogen? An Important But Complex Climate Solution, Explained

What is green hydrogen? In short, it’s hydrogen produced using entirely renewable electricity, which can then be used for industrial... more

06 Feb 2024 · 28 minutes
How Local Communities are Saving Rhinos and Other Species in Namibia

Namibia is an incredibly diverse place in southwestern Africa. It encompasses everything from coastal ecosystems, to savannahs, to floodplains and... more

23 Jan 2024 · 27 minutes
Celebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act – How This US Law Has Helped Protect Bald Eagles, Giant Pandas, and More

Over the holidays we passed an important milestone: the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This bill was... more

09 Jan 2024 · 27 minutes
Decoding COP28: Taking Stock of the UN Climate Talks with Manuel Pulgar-Vidal

For the last 12 days world leaders have convened in Dubai for COP28, the critically important UN climate summit. Important... more

12 Dec 2023 · 24 minutes
COP28 Countdown: 5 Things to Watch at This Year’s Climate Summit, and How AI Might Help Save Mangroves

COP28 kicks off on November 30 in Dubai – that’s the annual UN summit where national governments come together to... more

28 Nov 2023 · 37 minutes
Can “Blue Foods” Help Feed the World?

The term “blue foods” refers to any food that comes from an aquatic source – whether that be the ocean,... more

14 Nov 2023 · 26 minutes
Why are Snow Leopards Called “Ghosts of the Mountain”?

Snow leopards are among the hardest animals to find in the wild, both because of how rare they are, and... more

31 Oct 2023 · 33 minutes
Restoring the Plains Bison with Native Nations (Plus a special message from Ken Burns about “The American Buffalo”)

Most of us know the bison as one of the iconic American species. In fact, it’s the official US National... more

18 Oct 2023 · 35 minutes
Young People are Fighting for a Safe Climate Future

Much of the climate progress we’ve secured in the last few years has been spurred by the urgent calls to... more

03 Oct 2023 · 20 minutes
How HP & WWF Are Working Toward a Forest-Positive Future – Live from Climate Week NYC

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the NEST Climate Campus in New York, where WWF... more

21 Sep 2023 · 35 minutes
Why We Should Care About The Amazon Rain Forest

September 5 is World Amazon Day, and we’re celebrating with an episode about the many things that make the Amazon... more

05 Sep 2023 · 28 minutes
Can AI Help Save the Planet?

The last 12 months or so have been marked, in part, by the emergence of Artificial Intelligence as a mainstream... more

22 Aug 2023 · 29 minutes
Can Seaweed Help Feed the Planet and Fight Climate Change at the Same Time?

Seaweed is an incredibly versatile product. It’s showing up more and more on our plates in restaurants and at grocery... more

25 Jul 2023 · 35 minutes
Climate Change is Fueling a Season of Extreme Heat, Wildfires, and Floods

BONUS EPISODE: The last few weeks have brought an unprecedented series of extreme weather events. At a global scale, July... more

20 Jul 2023 · 14 minutes
How Can The Post Office Prevent Food Waste?

What’s the best thing you ever received in the mail? Maybe a college admission letter or a card from a... more

11 Jul 2023 · 23 minutes
Why Does Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter for Conservation?

In recognition of Pride Month and Juneteenth, Charles Sumpter and Jessica Leung join the show to talk about what WWF... more

27 Jun 2023 · 42 minutes
Charting a Future for our Oceans

In the wake of World Ocean Day on June 8, this episode examines worsening global conflict around fisheries, and what... more

13 Jun 2023 · 27 minutes
Conservation and Tourism: How Your Vacation Can Help Protect Nature

The link between travel and conservation goes back at least to the 1860s, when President Lincoln signed the Yosemite Act,... more

30 May 2023 · 25 minutes
Polar Bears and Environmental DNA

Perhaps no species on Earth has been more directly associated with climate change than polar bears. As Arctic sea ice... more

16 May 2023 · 38 minutes
Bees and the Magic of Pollination

Pollination underpins the web of life, helping crops produce food and helping flowers produce seeds. Perhaps no species is more... more

02 May 2023 · 33 minutes
Saving the Monarch Butterfly

At WWF, we’re mobilizing around Earth Day this year to raise awareness about the plight of the migratory monarch... more

18 Apr 2023 · 39 minutes
Extrapolations: Apple TV+ Tackles Climate Change

Last month Apple TV+ launched a new show called Extrapolations, which portrays a variety of scenarios that could play out... more

11 Apr 2023 · 43 minutes
Bringing the Nature Agenda to Congress

This time of year marks the beginning of the annual appropriations process in Congress. That’s the months-long process through which... more

04 Apr 2023 · 35 minutes
Explaining the New UN Climate Report (IPCC AR6)

We’re releasing this episode a day early because today, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a major... more

20 Mar 2023 · 19 minutes
Supporting Women-Led Climate Solutions

To mark International Women’s Day, this week’s episode focuses on an exciting new initiative that WWF is involved with to... more

07 Mar 2023 · 26 minutes
How the Farm Bill Advances Conservation Priorities

This year the U.S. Congress is due to reauthorize the Farm Bill. This bill is the primary vehicle for setting... more

21 Feb 2023 · 22 minutes
Infrastructure & Nature: A Sustainable Approach

Three-quarters of the infrastructure expected to exist by 2050 hasn’t even been built yet. That means that the way we... more

07 Feb 2023 · 35 minutes
Alaska Updates: Snow Crabs, Pebble Mine, and More

Last October, Alaskan officials canceled the snow crab harvest for the first time in history, after the population dropped nearly... more

24 Jan 2023 · 24 minutes
Managing Human-Wildlife Conflict

Whether it’s wild elephants consuming a village’s crops, or a racoon getting into a household’s trash, human-wildlife conflict is present... more

10 Jan 2023 · 27 minutes
2022 in Review: The Year in Environmental News

As 2022 draws to a close, this episode features four voices from WWF’s Media & External Affairs team sharing some... more

06 Dec 2022 · 26 minutes
Thanksgiving and Food Waste

Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, this episode features a conversation with Alex Nichols-Vinueza, WWF’s program manager for food loss and... more

22 Nov 2022 · 20 minutes
Election Day and Environmental Policy

In this wake of this week’s US election, this episode features a conversation with Will Gartshore, WWF’s senior director for... more

10 Nov 2022 · 30 minutes
COP27 Primer

COP27, the UN’s annual climate summit, begins on November 6 in Egypt. This two-part episode explains everything you need to... more

25 Oct 2022 · 41 minutes
The Living Planet Report

BONUS EPISODE: Every two years WWF releases its flagship Living Planet Report, which monitors populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians,... more

17 Oct 2022 · 24 minutes
Protecting Wild Tigers

This year marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Lunar calendar. To mark this occasion, Ginette Hemley, WWF’s... more

11 Oct 2022 · 21 minutes
Managing Flood Risk in a Warming World

This year has brought another set of reminders about the risks of flooding in a warming world. Communities from Wyoming... more

27 Sep 2022 · 22 minutes
Plastic Waste: Ending the Flow of Plastic into Nature

This week, Erin Simon, WWF’s head of plastic waste and business, explains the scale of the plastic pollution crisis and... more

13 Sep 2022 · 23 minutes
Hurricanes and Community Risk Reduction

This week, Anita van Breda, WWF’s senior director of environment and disaster management, joins the podcast to talk about how... more

30 Aug 2022 · 22 minutes
Forests and Health

In this episode, Craig Beatty, WWF’s manager of forest strategy and research, talks about how forests can help deliver health... more

16 Aug 2022 · 20 minutes
Introducing "Nature Breaking"

Hear a preview of what's to come in this new bi-weekly podcast focused on the news and trends affecting our... more

26 Jul 2022 · 1 minute
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BONUS EPISODE: Every two years WWF releases its flagship Living Planet Report, which monitors populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish... more