Community conservation, Indigenous rights, and phasing out fossil fuels inspire conversations at...

The Mongabay Newscast presents an array of top voices we interviewed or heard at Climate Week in New York, a global gathering of leaders and experts working in the climate and environmental sectors on proactive policies and practical initiatives.

The team spoke with several individuals on topics ranging from a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty that’s gaining steam currently, to ways to improve financing for Indigenous communities and conservation organizations working in Africa, and many others. Here’s who appears on the show:

Allison Begalman, co-founder of the Hollywood Climate Summit

Amitabh Behar, executive director of Oxfam International

Tzeporah Berman, chair of the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Luisa Castaneda, deputy director of Land Is Life

Paul Chet Greene, member of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda

Susana Muhamad, minister of environment and sustainable development of Colombia

Mohamed Nasheed, former president of the Maldives

Maria Neira, director of the Department of Public Health and Environment at the World Health Organization

Sam Shaba, CEO of Honeyguide

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Image Credit: Indigenous activists, journalists, and climate researchers gathered at the New School Starr Foundation in New York City for the 6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal, 1st session: The End of the Fossil Fuel Era panel during Climate Week 2024.

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Time Codes

(00:00) Mongabay at Climate Week NYC

(01:34) Mohamed Nasheed

(04:35) Paul Chet Greene

(05:52) Amitabh Behar

(07:23) PLANETWALKER with Allison Begalman

(12:15) Funding justice with Luisa Castaneda

(18:19) Community-led conservation with Sam Shaba

(24:44) The fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

(29:19) Juan Bay and the Waorani Nation endorsement

(36:49) Maria Neira from the World Health Organization

(38:39) Susana Muhamad on Colombia’s endorsement

(44:07) Tzeporah Berman talks treaty

(53:32) Rainforest reception and a song