Terra Verde – April 14, 2023
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Terra Verde
10:30 AM Pacific Time: Fridays
Terra Verde delivers news and views about the most critical environmental issues across California and globally. From agriculture and wildlife to energy and climate change, industrial pollution to design solutions, Terra Verde brings you stories of struggle and triumph that will determine the future of our planet.
Mapuche Territorial Awakening Reverberates Across Patagonia
This episode of Terra Verde features an interview with Denali DeGraf, a writer based in the Argentine Patagonia. Denali’s reporting has been featured in the Earth Island Journal and in Mongabay. Recently he has written about expanding monoculture exotic species tree plantations, increasing wildfire risk, and the efforts of indigenous Mapuche communities in the Southern … Continued
The Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest is the largest swath of temperate rainforest remaining on the planet. Stretching more than 2,000 miles from lands bordering Prince William Sound, Alaska to a little south of San Francisco Bay, California, this forest is a important habitat for the region’s distinctive biodiversity and has long been a source of sustenance and cultural significance for coastal Indigenous communities. But a long history of logging, road-building and poorly-conceived government policies has seriously impacted the rainforest.
After a train derailed near East Palestine, Ohio and spilled hundreds of thousands of pounds of hazardous chemicals recently, part of the “cleanup” response was to burn the chemicals that spilled — which further emits toxins into the air, soil, and water. Communities across the country are impacted by the environmental and health impacts caused … Continued
Last Friday, the Pajaro River breached an old levee and flooded the small agricultural town of Pajaro in Monterey County, which is home to a large population of migrant farmworker families. The rising waters displaced about 2,000 people and destroyed the area’s strawberry fields, the key source of income for these families. While news of … Continued
Terra Verde – February 24, 2023
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
30×30 is an international movement to conserve 30% of natural areas, lands, and waters by 2030, in an effort to protect and restore biodiversity and mitigate and build resilience to climate change. On this week’s episode, Terra Verde host Fiona McLeod is joined by Jennifer Norris, Deputy Secretary for Biodiversity and Habitat at the … Continued
In the foothills of the Santa Cruz mountains and just a few miles outside of Gilroy, California, sits land that is sacred to the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. Known as Juristac, the Amah Mutsun lived on this land for millennia until they were forcibly removed. Today, a private investor group wants to develop a massive … Continued