About this podcast
Rising temperatures and extreme weather have become the new normal - but all is not lost.
In this podcast series about finding hope on a changing planet, The Times's Environment Editor Adam Vaughan sets out to understand what exactly is happening to the world around us and meets the experts trying to hold back the tide.
Planet Hope is a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, which supports individuals and organisations who go above and beyond to safeguard and preserve our world for the next generation. The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative is rapidly expanding and now has a portfolio of over 20 partners.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 40 episodes
- Bertie Gregory: why wildlife filmmaking can help protect nature · 26 min · Season 3 Episode 11Bertie Gregory has spent much of his life bringing people closer to the natural world. From a childhood passion for photographing animals to filming some of the planet’s most…
- Rewilding Namibia – Andreia Pawel’s million-hectare conservation vision · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 10Andreia Pawel is co-founder of the Orange River-Karoo Conservation Area, one of the world’s most ambitious rewilding projects. Spanning more than a million hectares in Namibia…
- Steve Boyes on resilience, recovery, and Africa’s great rivers · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 9Explorer and Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative partner Steve Boyes has spent decades navigating Africa’s wild rivers. He tells Adam Vaughan how illness and resilience has…
- Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch on restoring movement after paralysis · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 8In Lausanne, Switzerland, neuroscientist and Rolex Awards Laureate Grégoire Courtine and neurosurgeon Jocelyne Bloch have pioneered a “digital bridge” that translates brain…
- Improving sight with a smartphone – Andrew Bastawrous on ending preventable blindness · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 7Over a billion people live with preventable vision loss. Eye surgeon and Rolex Awards Laureate Andrew Bastawrous has created a smartphone app that is transforming eyecare…
- Ben Fitzpatrick’s fight to protect Australia’s Ningaloo Coast · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 6Marine scientist Ben Fitzpatrick is fighting to protect the Ningaloo Coast and Exmouth Gulf – one of Earth’s last wild marine frontiers, home to whale sharks, dugongs, manta rays…
- The ocean’s voice - Sylvia Earle at 90 · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 5Legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle has spent decades exploring the blue heart of our planet. From leading the first all-female aquanaut team to founding Mission Blue, she has…
- Gina Moseley – unlocking climate secrets in the caves of Greenland · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 4High in the Arctic, beneath Greenland’s ancient ice, lie caves that hold clues to our planet’s past and its future. Climate researcher and Rolex Awards Laureate Gina Moseley…
- Rinzin Phunjok Lama – Protecting snow leopards and the sacred Himalayas · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 3In the remote Himalayan valley of Humla, Rinzin Phunjok Lama is protecting endangered species like the snow leopard and wild yak. Using Buddhist principles, local knowledge, and…
- Meet Fernando Trujillo – Omacha, ‘the dolphin who became a man’ · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 2Deep in the Amazon, the mysterious pink river dolphins are under threat from pollution, mining, and habitat loss. Marine biologist Fernando Trujillo, known locally as Omacha, has…
- Pablo García Borboroglu – The penguin guardian of Patagonia · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 1From oil spills to climate change, penguins are on the frontline of environmental change. Pablo García Borboroglu has spent more than three decades rescuing colonies, moving…
- Series 3 – Exploring the Frontlines of Science and Conservation · 2 min · Season 3Planet Hope returns for a third series – sharing stories of resilience, discovery and hope. Join Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor at The Times, as he meets extraordinary people…
- Earth Day with Planet Hope · 1 minThis Earth Day, discover the podcast about people protecting the planet and the hope that’s still possible. Planet Hope, in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet…
- Finding Hope for our Planet · 50 minIn this special episode of Planet Hope we reflect on the insights shared in the series about the future of our planet from the individuals finding solutions to the challenges we…
- Capturing nature’s urgent calls with Paul Nicklen · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 12In a world undergoing a rapid transformation due to climate change, a big question remains- is it possible to undo the damage to our planet? Environment Editor for The Times…
- Coral reef gardening with Titouan Bernicot · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 11Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and vibrant ecosystems on our planet. Occupying less than 0.1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs are home to a quarter of all marine life…
- Discovering the ocean's twilight zone with Luiz Rocha · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 10The ocean's twilight zone is one of the most important marine areas you’ve most likely never heard of. Home to marine life yet to be discovered and integral to carbon…
- Reconnecting to nature through sound with Michel André · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 9Just as humans depend on sound for survival and expression, animals too rely on auditory cues to navigate their environments. However, nature is increasingly disrupted by human…
- Strengthening the protection of oceans with Sylvia Earle · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 8The acclaimed ocean explorer, scientist, conservationist and Rolex Testimonee, Sylvia Earle shares how her global network of ‘Hope Spots’ are transforming ocean conservation…
- Rewilding the Earth with Kris Tompkins · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 7The Southern Cone of South America is home to some of the most beautiful and diverse ecosystems in the world. However, decades of exploitation have taken their toll. Expansive…
