National Tree Day Special

National Tree Day Special

Scott "Sooty" Daines on the legal battle to save our gliders in Styxx River State Forest and across NSW Al Oshlack discusses the result of the case to protect Cherry Tree State Forest and a recent case in NSW Land & Environment Court which looks likely to remove barriers to community groups taking legaql action for our forests. He also discusses the latest news for the North Lismore Plateau mega development threatening ecological and cultural values left on Wijabul Wiabl country

Cabbage Tree Island Owners Dispossessed Again

Everyone in Bundjalung country has a story to tell of the devastating effects of the climate emergency and the incompetence and corruption of the official responses to the disatsers they have created. Very few are as poignant and powerful as the tale told by Susan Anderson of how her community has been excluded from their homes to make way for developers. Bec Horridge and Sean O'Shannessy went to visit the site and hear and see the story for themselves.

Rising Tide First Wave sweeps Australia

At the end of the hottest year in human history, a Rising Tide of everyday people shut down the world’s largest coal port for 32 hours. This is a report from the Lismore launch of the  film about how we did it. Revisit the epic People’s Blockade with footage from the beach, the water, and the sky - and hear from Rising Tide organisers and blockaders about how this historic event came together. https://www.risingtide.org.au/ [https://www.risingtide.org.au/]

Surya Sails for Gaza on the Freedom Flotilla

Northern Rivers man, Surya McEwen, is setting sail with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition to bring desperately needed food and medicine to Palestinians in Gaza. Spokesperson for the Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine, Subhi Awad, spoke to us on this dangerous humanitarian mission of hope.  https://www.suryasailsforgaza.org.au/ [https://www.suryasailsforgaza.org.au/] -------------------------------------------------------------------------> Please support community based independent media and make it possible for us to keep producing high quality environmental current affairs: * Share this episode on social media, subscribe to this podcast, Like us on Facebook and invite your friends to do the same https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything [https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything] * Support the Environmental as Anything show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything [https://www.patreon.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything] * Email story suggestions to us on: Environmental.As.Anythin@gmail.com [Environmental.As.Anythin@gmail.com] (Environmental As Anything is produced on the stolen lands of the Bundjalung Nation) ©COPYLEFT: Environmental as Anything may be reshared and or rebroadcast by any not for profit community media for the purpose of informing and inspiring effective action for peace, justice and ecological sustainability.

Prof David Lindenmayer - “The Forest Wars”

Professor david Lindenmayer is one of the worlds leading experts on forest ecology. He has spent the past 40 years researching and writing about the intricacies of how our forests function as sanctuaries for wildlife and plants as well as water, fire and cllimate. He has just written a myth busting tour de force of a book called "The Forest Wars - The ugly truth about what's happening in our tall forests" [https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/David-Lindenmayer-Forest-Wars-9781761470752] He talked Sean O'Shannessy through a few of those myths for Environemntal as Anything. Please share this informative interview as widely as possible -------------------------------------------------------------------------> Please support community based independent media and make it possible for us to keep producing high quality environmental current affairs: * Share this episode on social media, subscribe to this podcast, Like us on Facebook and invite your friends to do the same https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything [https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything] * Support the Environmental as Anything show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything [https://www.patreon.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything] * Email story suggestions to us on: Environmental.As.Anythin@gmail.com [Environmental.As.Anythin@gmail.com] (Environmental As Anything is produced on the stolen lands of the Bundjalung Nation) ©COPYLEFT: Environmental as Anything may be reshared and or rebroadcast by any not for profit community media for the purpose of informing and inspiring effective action for peace, justice and ecological sustainability.