On an island at the edge of the Earth – lutruwita/Tasmania – Tiahni sits down with legendary environmentalist Bob Brown. Among flowering blackwoods, they explore tree conservation and community, courage and staying optimistic. She speaks with pakana Elder Hank Horton on deep cultural ties to trees, and with arboriculturist Dr Gregory Moore about a sobering truth: without trees, humans can’t exist.

These biodiversity magnets store carbon, support life and help us breathe – so why are we still clearing trees? What would the world look like if we protected them instead? Find out more about the vital role of trees in fighting climate change.

Topics Covered:

• Why tree conservation is critical to our survival
• The emotional and ecological power of trees
• The importance of Indigenous ties to Country

Guests: Dr Bob Brown, Gregory Moore, Uncle Hank Horton

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Prepare for Big Sky Country Season 3, our most expansive season yet. In six captivating new episodes, we take you down the backroads of this diverse country to investigate how biodiversity quietly – and powerfully – offers solutions to the climate crisis.

Hosted by wildlife conservation biologist and proud descendant of the Kaurareg nations Tiahni Adamson – the 2024 Young South Australian of the Year – this series introduces you to people with moving, personal stories who are restoring and protecting ecosystems one block, one banksia, one oyster at a time. If you’re familiar with our first two seasons, you’ll notice one big change - we’ve ventured into the broader conservation space, offering up big ideas, big voices and big solutions.

You'll meet die-hard conservationists safeguarding tree species that dinosaurs once ate. Scientists measuring the body temperatures of desert animals to help them survive climate change. Traditional Custodians who are reading the signals from plants, animals, landscapes and Country – physically, spiritually, emotionally – and lending their knowledge to show us all how to live in balance, so that we don’t simply survive, but thrive.

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Bush Heritage Australia is a leading not-for-profit conservation organisation that works to protect and regenerate millions of hectares of ecologically important land across the continent. This podcast's focus on trees and Country is especially vital to understanding and advancing Australia's conservation future.

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It’s a two-day drive from Darwin to Robinson River, on Garawa Country in the NT, just south of the Gulf of Carpentaria. While the road there can be long, the destination is worth it. The annual Waanyi Garawa Biodiversity and Culture Camp brings together Elders, rangers and kids together to keep their culture and language strong.

While remote communities face many challenges without easy access to country, these camps create an opportunity for dance, storytelling and play, and for community leaders to pass down important ecological and cultural knowledge to the next generation.

Featuring Aunty Nancy McDinny, Uncle Jack Green, Karen Noble, Donald Shadforth, Dr Terry Mahney, and Kelly Retief.

Produced by Will Sacre and Eliza Herbert.

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Bush Heritage Australia is a leading not-for-profit conservation organisation that works to protect and regenerate millions of hectares of ecologically important land across the continent. This podcast's focus on trees and Country is especially vital to understanding and advancing Australia's conservation future.

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Learn more about the show and our work at www.bushheritage.org.au or follow us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, or X