In this episode, I spoke with Rex Molapo, the co-founder of Conservation Music Lesotho, an organisation using the media of music to raise awareness about the climate crisis and as an educational tool to share knowledge with communities on environmental issues.    Rex also shares wonderful advice on raising awareness and sharing information in a way that inspires action as opposed to apathy, and why the arts has such power in awareness raising, education and cultivating meaningful action. We also discuss her experiences attending the Youth Pre-cop back in September, and analysing in m ..read more

  In today's episode with Eirini Sakellari, we discuss the inseparable nature of biodiversity from the climate crisis, and how this connection is not being communicated strongly enough and reflecting the complexity within it. Eirini talks about the need to centre a rights-based approach in conservation and restoration. There is an incredible need to connect biodiversity, conservation and human rights which historically has not been the case with the roots of conservation very much tied within colonialism.   We delve into conversations around whether there can be any such thing as ‘et ..read more

In today’s episode, I had a wonderful conversation with Gigi, an Indigenous Earth Defender, self-proclaimed eco-punk/eco-goth, and she also runs the online platform Gente del Maiz – an educational platform focusing on environmental education in bitesize pieces, fostering collective unlearning and relearning with her community.  In this conversation, we delve into subjects of identity, the power embedded in the language we use, the ways in which the environmental movement needs to become a more inclusive space, and the current prominent narratives of environmentalism that are in many ..read more

In this episode, I talk with Nele Vanhoyweghen who is a former Belgian UN youth delegate for sustainable development, and currently studies sociology at Gent University where she is a student representative trying to focus on sustainability, climate and inclusivity. We discuss many things from the importance of generational equity, critiquing party politics, the need for inclusivity and a prioritisation of wellbeing, along with the hopeful possibilities of a just transition. Nele also shares her own personal experiences with mental health, and how she made the decision to be more open about th ..read more

If you are enjoying the podcast and would like to support it, this would be appreciated so much: https://ko-fi.com/alittlebitoflagom    In this episode, I'm sharing with you a conversation with ocean advocate Jolyon from Counting Coral, a non-profit organisation "founded by ocean lovers with the goal to restore coral reefs and protect them from further damage through education, engineering, art, and fundraising". A lot is covered in this conversation, including why protecting coral reefs is so crucial and how and why we are losing coral reefs at such an alarming rate. We gain in ..read more

https://ko-fi.com/alittlebitoflagom  - Your support is so important and greatly appreciated for the continuation and sustainability of the podcast, thank you   In this episode, I had such a lovely and informative conversation with Renata Koch Alvarenga, a youth gender and climate justice advocate from Porto Alegre, Brazil. She is the Founder and Director of EmpoderaClima, an educational initiative about gender equality and climate action focused on youth in the Global South. EmpoderaClima produces informative content on climate justice in Portuguese, Spanish, English and French, and ..read more

If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to support its continuation, please check out the Ko-fi account: https://ko-fi.com/alittlebitoflagom  In this episode, I talk with Boris and Viktor from Etika Mondo, an eco-village located in France. In this conversation, there were many ideas and visions that really stuck with me and I hope you connect with these beautiful moments too. They share such interesting perspectives on how we have come to define low tech and high tech, individualism and community, the idea of luxury and also the incredibly complex nature of collective intelligence ..read more

This podcast relies on support from the wonderful community of listeners. If you are finding the content valuable, and are in a financial position to support the podcast, please check out the Ko-Fi account where you can make a one off donation for as little as £3 - https://ko-fi.com/alittlebitoflagom  Thank you for your support!    In today’s episode, I had such a wonderful conversation with Heizal Nagginda. Heizal is the founder of Climate Operation, a youth led organisation based in Uganda, which focuses on educating young people and the community about climate change and its ..read more

https://ko-fi.com/alittlebitoflagom    Valentina Prada Flórez (she/her) is a Literature student at the University of Los Andes in Colombia. She is interested in gender issues and human rights regarding the climate crisis, which she aspires to relate with her career once she graduates. She is part of Fridays for Future Bogotá, Viernes por el Futuro Colombia (FFF Colombia), her university's climate committee (MAUA Uniandes) and co-founded Latinas for Climate. She's currently coordinating the Escazú Agreement campaign for FFF Bogotá and starting her way through photojournalism. &nb ..read more

https://ko-fi.com/alittlebitoflagom    In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Farah Ahmed, who works for Julie’s Bicycle - a London based charity that supports the creative community to act on climate change and environmental sustainability. Farah’s interests lie in exploring connections between environmental, racial and social justice, creative activism and how art can reshape climate narratives. Farah is a co-founder and facilitator of Diaspora Dialogues for Our Futures, a reflective space for people of colour to centre collective care in the face of the climate cr ..read more