4Nature
Join David Meyers and Kim Bonine as they speak with some of the world’s most innovative thinkers about how to transform economic incentive systems to work for the natural world and the people in it. The incentive systems that drive our behavior – from those that we've created through laws, commerce, and culture to those that evolved over our history on the planet – have led us to take Nature for granted. 4Nature guests are committed to restructuring financial, economic, and social incentives to be more nature positive, and transforming the role humanity plays within Nature.
Episodes
19 episodes
S2 Episode 6: BIOFUND - Revolutionizing Conservation Finance in Mozambique
Today we dive into the remarkable story of Mozambique's BIOFUND, a trailblazing conservation trust fund that has revolutionized biodiversity protection in the country. Join our conversation with BIOFUND's visionary leaders, Dr. Narciso Matos an...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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42:09
S2 Episode 5: Quantifying Nature - The Quest for Standardized Biodiversity Credits
Sinclair Vincent currently serves as the Senior Director of Sustainable Development, Program Development, and Innovation at Verra, a leading organization driving global investment in biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. In her...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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33:07
S2 Episode 4: Bringing Biodiversity to Silicon Valley with Superorganism
In this episode, we explore the cutting-edge of conservation finance with Kevin Webb and Tom Quigley, co-founders of
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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39:36
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S2 Episode 3: Nature's New Equity: Douglas Eger on Revolutionizing Conservation with Finance
Today we explore the groundbreaking intersection of finance and conservation with Douglas Eger, Chairman and CEO of the Intrinsic Exchange Group...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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36:36
S2 Episode 2: Navigating Blue Infrastructure: A Win-Win for Oceans, Cities, and Wallets with Torsten Thiele
This week, we're joined by Torsten Thiele, the trailblazer in blue infrastructure financing. From the depths of the ocean to the frontlines of urban development, we dive deep into how investing in the sea could be a game-changer. Learn how natu...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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19:25
S2 Episode 1: Financing the Future: Transforming Debt into Conservation Success
Today we talk with Slav Gatchev from The Nature Conservancy to unravel the complexities and triumphs of sustainable debt and conservation finance. Gatchev, leading the sustainable debt team, brings a unique perspective shaped by his background ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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33:08
Episode 12: The Significance of Area-Based Conservation in Supporting People and Nature with Sue Stolton and Nigel Dudley
In our first episode of the year, David speaks with Sue Stolton and Nigel Dudley, proponents of the protected area movement for more than 20 years and the partners behind Equilibrium Research, a conservation consultancy offering practi...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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51:33
Episode 11: Sustainable Commodities and the Importance of Trust with UNDP’s Andrew Bovarnick
In this episode, Kim and David sit down with Andrew Bovarnick, the United Nations Development Programme Global Head, Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems (FACS). In this engaging discussion, Andrew shares highlights of his professional journ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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36:39
Episode 10: Building Partnerships for Wildlife Protection with Edwin Wayonyi
Episode 10 of 4Nature Podcast, features Edwin Wayonyi, Director of Partnership and Enterprise at the Kenya Wildlife ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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37:57
Inspiring Locally-Led Marine Conservation with Des Bowden
In this episode, 4Nature travels to Kuruwitu, Kenya for a conversation with Des Bowden of Oceans Alive about their work to preserve the coastal and marine ecosystems in Kenya.After a morni...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:03
Seascapes and Community-driven Solutions with Laure Katz
A new episode of 4Nature featuring Laure Katz, Vice President of Blue Nature & Co-Lead Implementation Blue Nature Alliance at Conservation International, is now available on all streaming pl...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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54:33
Episode 7: The Possibilities of Financing Nature with Mariana Bellot
In this episode of 4Nature, Kim speaks with Mariana Bellot, Technical Advisor at The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) providing support to Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Peru and Mexico. Mariana and Kim discuss the...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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46:49
Episode 6: The Power of Policy Coherence with Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
In this episode, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), connects with 4Nature Co-host David Meyers, on the importance of including agriculture and conservation in conversations together, the power of public and p...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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49:48
Episode 5: From Ridge to Reef and Beyond with Stacy Jupiter
In this week's episode, David and Kim chat with Stacy Jupiter, WCS Wildlife Conservation Society’s Melanesia Regional Director and MacArthur Fellow on how she works directly with indigenous and local communities to facilitate better land...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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50:31
Episode 4: Kaddu Sebunya: Africa's Leadership in Conservation
Kim and Kaddu Sebunya, CEO of African Wildlife Foundation, connect about Africa's position on the world stage of conservation and the need to better represent wildlife in for-profit spaces. Kaddu discusses the opportunities for an expanded ro...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:07:48
Episode 3: Jen Morris: The Interconnectedness of Nature and Wellbeing
In a conversation recorded before COP26 in Glasgow 2021, David and Jen Morris, the CEO of The Nature Conservancy, discuss the interconnectedness of nature in public health, economics, and wellbeing, and aligning incentives to bring nature to th...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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44:32
Episode 2: Nik Sekhran: Getting the Financial Incentives Right
David and Nik Sekhran, Chief Conservation Officer at WWF, speak about what's working in nature finance right now, the importance of including infrastructure into ecosystem services conversations, and the inherent risk mitigation in financ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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52:35
Episode 1: David Johnson: Confronting COVID-19 and the Climate Crisis
David and Kim talk to David Johnson, Senior Lecturer in the Economics Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about the management of public goods in the global economy and how we find a balance between individual needs and group...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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