Palo Vivo Podcast

Have a listen to the revitalized Palo Vivo podcast! We start back up talking with the Admin team to have a conversation about what we’ve been up to, a bit about tree climbing and reforestation, our Palo Vivo original stories, what we hope to do, and things that inspire us to do this work!

What role does creativity play in conservation work? How can art help conservation organizations connect to their communities? How can each of us use our creativity to tackle issues of climate change and other environmental work? In this episode, we explore these questions with conservation artist Marco Molina - a graphic designer and naturalist illustrator who inspires communities throughout Costa Rica with his art that stretches across various creative disciplines. He shares with us how art is the key to effective conservation, and how he uses his creativity in the service of organizations that solve different ecological problems around the country. More of Marco's work: WWW.MARCOMOLINACREATIVE.COM INSTAGRAM:  @MARCO__MOLINA [https://www.instagram.com/marco__molina/] @ZORRO__PLATEADO [https://www.instagram.com/zorro__plateado/] El Sapo Dorado de Monteverde, Costa Rica - Tesoros perdidos, Nunca Olvidados [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20HonmII5pY] Learn more about the Mi Ocotea project, which works to protect the endemic Ocotea monteverdensis tree, on Instagram: @mi_ocotea [https://www.instagram.com/mi_ocotea/?hl=en]

What does it take to bring back a forest? In this episode, we speak with tree planting expert Debbie Hamilton and with reforestation researcher Megan Brown about role forests play in communities and what it takes to reforest. We talk about how reforestation can change a community, and the role that relationships play in the success of tree planting projects. We explore the question of 'How do people come to care for a forest?', and get to hear Debbie describe what it's like to walk in a forest she helped plant.  To learn more about the reforestation and environmental education work that Palo Vivo does, visit our website: palovivo.org Follow us on instagram! @palo.vivo We'd like to give a big thank you to our supporters on Patreon who make this podcast possible! To join this incredible community of forest care takers, consider becoming a Patron. Each month you receive bonus podcast content and special updates from the Palo Vivo team.  https://www.patreon.com/palovivo

In this episode, Grace talks about what goes into starting a reforestation project and the incredible changes that take place when a tree is planted. To learn more about Palo Vivo, visit our website: palovivo.org Follow us on Instagram: @palo.vivo

In this episode, hear Noah Kane speak about his experience creating the recently released film 'Climbing Giants'. Noah grew up in Monteverde, Costa Rica and now spends his time exploring and making films about the wonderful stories he finds along the way. In this interview we speak about where the inspiration for the film came from and what some of the challenges were, as well as the biggest lessons he has taken away from this experience. To watch Climbing Giants, go to climbing-giants.com To check out more of Noah's work, you can find him on Instagram at @noah_kane @solsunmedia You can learn more about Palo Vivo and the work we do at @palo.vivo palovivo.org