116 Broken Hill - with Anika
Take a trip to the Australian outback.
This episode is about the unique birds that call Broken Hill home and the passion of a farmer who cares for wildlife and the planet.
Dr Anika Molesworth is an Agriculture and Environmental scientist who works on climate smart farming across Australia and the Asia Pacific. With a passion for rural communities and healthy ecosystems, she is committed to help create sustainable and vibrant rural landscapes now and for the future. Anika established Climate Wise Agriculture to focus on supercharging green initiatives, and is a founding Director of Farmers for Climate Action – a national network of nearly 8,000 Australian farmers undertaking climate change action. She has presented the TEDx talks Farmers are Key to a Better Future and Repairing the Broken Food System. Anika is the author of her book, Our Sunburnt Country, which won the Royal Societies of Australia and New Zealand Writer’s Award for Outstanding Writing on Social Change, and is currently working on an illustrated children’s picture book.
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Links
* Weekend Birder Meet-ups - weekendbirder.com/meet-ups
* Subscribe to the Monthly Letter - weekendbirder.com/monthly-letter
* Anika’s website - anikamolesworth.com
* Anika on Facebook - @anikamolesworthdr
* Anika on Instagram - @anikamolesworth
* Anika on X - @AnikaMolesworth
* Anika on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/anika-molesworth-phd-93519187/
* Curtin University Zebra Finch research - curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/zebra-finches-survive-australian-heatwaves-by-predicting-high-temperatures/
* Emu recording was by Marc Anderson and licensed from www.wildambience.com