A Better Normal

Now sitting as the episode guest, Aya de Leon of Forest Foundation Philippines shares the story of the Foundation's partnership with the Government of Canada in support of NbS, some of the notable NbS that they have seen, and the things we need to consider to make NbS more sustainable.This six-episode series is made possible with the support of Forest Foundation Philippines. Visit https://www.pcp4nbs.forestfoundation.ph/ for more information on the work of the Foundation on nature-based solutions in partnership with the Government of Canada.

In the last episode of this three-part series, we look at an academic community's approach to combat the plastic waste problem and at the challenges to and opportunities for the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Law.We talked to Joey Rosal, director of Sustainability Hub-Manila and Miguel Santos, EPR program manager of WWF-Philippines.This series was produced with the support of World Wide Fund for Nature - Philippines. Listen to the second episode of this series here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GK9PmAXJXL72Fz68wgy2J?si=l0M_a9QqRWa91GzZXDsHVQ

The climate crisis compels us to take further action to protect the environment, but how do we know we're doing it right? Trin Custodio of WWF-Philippines tells us what makes interventions effective, sustainable, and beneficial for both humans and nature. This six-episode series is made possible with the support of Forest Foundation Philippines. Aya De Leon of the Foundation joins Carl Javier of PumaPodcast as host. Visit https://www.pcp4nbs.forestfoundation.ph/ for more information on the work of the Foundation on nature-based solutions in partnership with the Government of Canada.

Aella Potestades of Bayi, Inc. talks about the impact of extreme weather events on women, and how they have taken up action to find solutions in nature. This six-episode series is made possible with the support of Forest Foundation Philippines. Aya De Leon of the Foundation joins Roby Alampay of PumaPodcast as host.Visit https://www.pcp4nbs.forestfoundation.ph/ for more information on the work of the Foundation on nature-based solutions in partnership with the Government of Canada.

In this guest episode from Kasama sa Pagbabago, we meet PJ Hernandez, the founder of an inspiring project that’s redefining learning by bringing education out of classrooms and into communities.

Jessica de Mesa-lim, CEO and co-founder of startup Kindred, talks about creating an inclusive and stigma-free space for women, the persisting challenges to the delivery of female health services, and the gradual but promising movement of building a community to support and invest in women’s health.

Anxious about the changing climate? Conservation biologist Kisha Muaña talks about looking to nature for solutions and what young people can do in this special episode of A Better Normal.This six-episode series is made possible with the support of Forest Foundation Philippines. Aya De Leon of the Foundation joins Carl Javier of PumaPodcast as host.For more information about Forest Foundation's grants program for nature-based solutions, visit https://www.forestfoundation.ph/careers/special-fund-for-nature-based-solutions-thematic-grants/

Revisit the conversation of PumaPodcast's Carl Javier and Thinking Machines' Stef Sy on how to deal with advances in AI.This episode originally published on October 5, 2023.