
About this episode
September is biodiversity month, highlighting that we have more than 1,000 threatened species in NSW alone. Now is the perfect opportunity to learn about how we depend on biodiversity in everyday life, often in ways that are not always apparent or appreciated. Did you ever realise that much of our food, energy, medicine, economic opportunities, cultural identity and overall well-being depends on the biodiversity of plants, animals and insects? In this episode, you'll hear from an ecologist and an astrophysicist who shed some light on some of the unexpected ways we rely on threatened species.
‘Dr. Matt Agnew is working with the Saving our Species program on the Threatened Connections awareness campaign mentioned in this episode.’
Thank you to our guests:
Heidi Kolkert - Impact Ecology
Matt Agnew - https://www.drmattagnew.com/
This podcast has been produced by the Grow Love Project with support from the NSW Government’s Saving our Species Program.
For more info visit savingourspecies.online/helpsos
Edgars Greste, Host and Executive Producer
Katie Meyer, Producer
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