Planet Hope

The Southern Cone of South America is home to some of the most beautiful and diverse ecosystems in the world. However, decades of exploitation have taken their toll. Expansive lands left destroyed from ranching and species like the jaguar teetered on the brink of extinction. Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan is joined by one of the most successful conservation philanthropists in history, Kris Tompkins, to hear how she’s committed her life to making this corner of the world wilder.This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Series producer: Anya PearceThis podcast is advertiser funded.

Amidst a population of 8 billion, a staggering quarter silently live with hidden hunger every day. And with over a billion people living in Africa struggling to afford a healthy diet, a crucial question remains- how can hidden hunger be eliminated? Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan is joined by social entrepreneur and Rolex Awards for Enterprise Laureate Felix Brooks Church to hear how his ingenious system is on track to eliminating hidden hunger.This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Series producer: Anya PearceThis podcast is advertiser funded.

The Agumbe, known as one of the rainiest places in India and a sanctuary to King Cobras, holds one of the last surviving low-land rainforests. However, after years of logging and hunting native reptiles the rainforest, which plays a crucial role key to India’s rain patterns, is under threat. Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan is joined by one of India’s leading conservationists and renowned herpetologists, Romulus Whitaker, to learn more about the research centres that are bringing hope to the future of the Agumbe and beyond. This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Series producer: Anya Pearce This podcast is advertiser funded.

If the current trajectory continues, fast fashion emissions are set to surge by 50% by 2030. And with textile production becoming a greater contributor to climate change than international aviation and shipping combined, a crucial question remains - how can the textiles industry harness the power of the circular economy to make global change. Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan is joined by social entrepreneur and Rolex Awards for Enterprise Laureate Denica Riadini-Flesch, live at the Royal Geographical Society, to hear how she is rekindling our connection to the land and creating societal and environmental change, one stitch at a time. This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Series producer: Anya PearceThis podcast is advertiser funded.

The High Andes are one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in the world, but without urgent intervention, this landscape and its surrounding natural beauty will be lost. Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan is joined by conservationist and Rolex Awards for Enterprise Laureate Constantino Aucca Chutas to hear how he is working with local communities to restore ancient cloud forests on the Andean mountain range, which play a vital role in the fight against climate change.This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Series producer: Anya Pearce This podcast is advertiser funded.

Even for countries with adequate water resources, water scarcity is not uncommon. But for those who live in remote and poverty struck areas of the world, water scarcity can be the difference between life and death. With reports suggesting that by 2025 half of the world's population could be living in areas facing water scarcity, is there a way to turn the tide? Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan is joined by Kenyan entrepreneur and Laureate of the 2023 Rolex Awards for Enterprise Beth Koigi to learn more about her commitment to provide water access for those in need with her innovative solution, harvesting drinking water from the air. This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Series producer: Anya PearceThis podcast is advertiser funded.

Planet Hope from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Follow the podcast now to never miss an episode.Rising sea levels, increasingly extreme weather patterns, alarming extinction of species—these headlines surround us everyday and are intensifying far more rapidly than we had ever feared.Yet, amidst these global threats, hope remains boundless.In this podcast series Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor for The Times, meets the leading experts from around the world who are committed to finding solutions to protect the planet and to benefit humanity. From the deepest oceans to the highest peaks, these explorers, scientists, entrepreneurs and citizens are committed to a common goal - to protect our home, Earth.You can listen to new episodes of Planet Hope every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts.This podcast is advertiser funded.

The loss of forests across earth has increased at alarming levels. Five hundred years ago, the Atlantic Forest in Brazil spanned 330 million acres - more than three times the size of California- and by the 1970s, 80 percent of the woodland had been lost. Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan is joined by entrepreneur and Rolex Awards for Enterprise Laureate Laury Cullen Jr to hear how he is building corridors of trees to help revive the Atlantic Forests unique biosphere.This is Planet Hope, a new podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Clips: Al Jazeera, CGTN America, Carbon BriefSeries producer: Anya PearceThis podcast is advertiser funded.