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On this episode, Dr. Easley is joined by Mae Lin Plummer, Director of the IDEA Center for Public Gardens. The two discuss the importance of personal identity in shaping their environmental ethics and career paths.
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On this episode, Dr. Easley is joined by Marcelo Bonta, President of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion(J.E.D.I.) consultancy Marcelo Bonta LLC; as well as David Lamfrom, Vice President of the Regional Programs at the National Parks Conservation Association. The three discuss the importance of community and emotional support in helping address DEI issues in the conservation movement.
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On this episode, Dr. Easley is joined by world-renowned economist Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, who is an expert on sustainable development and poverty economics. The two discuss the parallels between Diversity, Equity and Inclusion issues in the US and historical inequities on a global scale.
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On the second part this conversation, Dr. Easley is joined by Liz Felker, Associate Director of the Forests Dialogue (TFD) based at the Yale School of the Environment. They discuss the importance of the TFD process and the importance of social safeguards as they relate to DEI.
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On the first part this conversation, Dr. Easley is joined by Gary Dunning, Executive Director of the Forests Dialogue (TFD) based at the Yale School of the Environment. They discuss the history of TFD and the importance of inclusive stakeholder engagement in the forestry sector globally.
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On this episode, Dr. Easley is joined by world-renowned rapper LilB, who has developed a strong fanbase thanks to his promotion of positivity and tolerance. The two discuss how LilB’s upbringing and career has taught importance of love and compassion in his relationship with people and the environment.
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On this episode, Dr. Easley is joined by Kaggie Orrick, a PhD Student at Yale as well as Lauren Sadowski, a recent master’s graduate of the school. They discuss their experience working on elephant conservation inBotswana. The episode also includes voice recordings of Dikatholo (Dix) Kedikilwe who works for Round River Conservation Studies inBotswana.
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This week, we have the pleasure of welcoming on to the show Omavi Minder, more widely known as “Mavi” — the 22 year old rap artist from Charlotte, North Carolina. Mavi, a Neuroscience major at Howard University, joins Dr. Easley in a deep discussion on what growing up in the United States south as a black youth has meant to him, and touches on issue of environmental justice and health. Mavi has collaborated with artists such as Earl Sweatshirt, Navy Blue, Pink Siifu, and others who inhabit the lyrically fluid and content dense depths of the rap-scene. You can access Mavi’s music on all streaming platforms, including his latest project “End of the Earth.”
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This week, we are joined by Andrés Jimenez, the executive director “Green 2.0.” Green 2.0 is an independent advocacy campaign aimed at increasing racial diversity among environmental organizations. In this conversation, Dr. Easley and Andrés discuss the power of racial diversity and how environmental leaders can learn from Green 2.0 to make their communities more inclusive and successful.
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On this episode, we sit down with Yale School of the Environment alumna Georgia Silver Seamans who tells us stories of connecting with nature in the concrete jungle of New York City. Georgia is a trained urban forester and proud co-founder of Washington Square Eco Projects, an initiative that monitors biodiversity, designs environmental education programs, and advocates for an ecologically healthier landscape in the heart of Manhattan.