Business of Biodiversity

Business of Biodiversity

Author: NSW Saving Our Species Language: English Episodes: 22
There's a quiet revolution happening where boardrooms meet the bush. Business of Biodiversity digs into the unexpected and essential partnerships forming between conservationists and the private sector. This isn't about charity; it's about a fundamental shift in how we value our natural world. Each episode, brought to you by NSW Saving Our Species, introduces you to landholders managing their properties as thriving ecosystems, tech developers creating innovative monitoring tools, and business leaders who see a healthy environment as a cornerstone of a resilient economy. We get into the real stories of how these collaborations are pulling specific threatened species back from the brink. Tuning in, you'll hear concrete examples of why biodiversity isn't just an environmental concern-it's a critical component of long-term business planning and community prosperity. This podcast moves beyond theory to showcase the practical work being done on the ground, raising awareness for conservation programs that are yielding tangible results. It’s a series for anyone curious about the tangible intersections of ecology and enterprise, proving that the future of industry is inextricably linked to the health of our planet.
Episodes
Ep 11: Threatened Connections [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:22
September is biodiversity month, highlighting that we have more than 1,000 threatened species in NSW alone. Now is the perfect opportunity to learn about how we depend on biodiversity in everyday life, often in ways that…
Ep 10: Innovative ways to boost biodiversity in urban gardens [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:18
Did you know that over half the world’s population, that’s more than 4 billion people, now live in urban areas? As our population grows so does our urban development. This concrete sprawl negatively impacts biodiversity…
Ep 9: Taxonomy – the benefits of naming nature [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:16
How many species of flora and fauna do you think exist in Australia? Well there’s about a few hundred thousand that we’ve identified. But did you know there’s a bunch more out there that haven’t got a name yet? What’s am…
Ep 8: Twitcher Tales - The beautiful benefits of birds [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:51
Birds are an iconic species of our Australian environment. And whether you’re in the bush or the backyard, they play an important role with things like keeping pesky insects at bay, pollinating plants and they can even i…
Ep 7: How can we care for our coastal creatures [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:19
The beaches and our river systems are a popular place for recreation. But they're also home to some of our threatened and endangered native wildlife. So as we head into summer with people gathering along the NSW coastlin…
Ep 6: Taking to the sky with conservation drone technology [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:49
In this episode we take to the skies to see how drone technology is saving time and money for threatened species. We talk to 3 conservationists turned tech heads about a range of projects from monitoring remote threatene…
Ep 4: Bringing back the birds with Landcare [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:27
Standing around the kitchen table in rural communities, talking about Land management can be just as divisive as politics and religion. But biodiversity loss and threatened species is a problem for us all. So how do peop…
Ep 3: Biodiversity Entrepreneurs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:59
There are so many great ideas out there with the environment at their heart. But how do you take that idea for good and turn it into a business? Many conservationists struggle to put a dollar figure on their environmenta…