China's Polar Frontiers Ep2: The Arctic
Last year, China published its Arctic Policy white paper, positioning itself as a stakeholder in Arctic governance and making waves internat...
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Eight Million
Learn how eight million metric tonnes of plastic are entering our ocean every year and the potential solutions coming out of China. A five-part audio documentary that takes you through the i...
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China's Polar Frontiers Ep1: Antarctica
The Antarctic landscape has been changing drastically with warming temperatures, and with the changing geopolitical tensions in the world, C...
Mining the Deep Ep4: Is the International Seabed Authority up to the task?
Not just anyone can dig up the ocean floor, you would first have to make an agreement with the International Seabed Authority. As it turns o...
Mining the Deep Ep3: The world of nodule treasures
Why are companies so eager to start harvesting metal rich nodules from the ocean floor? In Episode 3 we are following DeepGreen, a company f...
Mining the Deep Ep2: Papua New Guinea Intrigue
In Papua New Guinea, mining company Nautilus Minerals was hoping to start deep seabed mining by 2018. Things were looking good, but the comp...
Mining the Deep Ep1: Is it worth sacrificing the ocean floor?
The concept of deep seabed mining has been around for decades, but our growing demand for renewable energy is making this far fetched idea.....
Sustainable Asia Update
We've been nominated for Asia's best podcast by the Asia podcast awards. So it's time to get out the vote. If you like what you hear, please...
Three Billion Ep4: Can Asia's Illegal Marine Trade be Stopped?
Why is the protected totoaba fish maw still on sale in Hong Kong dried seafood markets? Picking out an endangered shark fin from a non-endan...
Three Billion Ep3: Are Asia's Marine Species Protected?
Marine species are often regarded as food first, and wildlife second. For conservationists seeking to protect these creatures, controlling i...
Three Billion Ep2: Can sustainability and Chinese traditions co-exist?
Sustainability is now part of the seafood conversation in Hong Kong and China thanks to local NGO seafood guides that help shoppers make the...
Three Billion Ep1: China's trade in exotic marine species
In Hong Kong, seafood is an integral part of both cuisine and culture. The region's trade in fish products was worth US$3 billion last year...
1986 Ep4: Marine Ranching off China's Coast
There is a new type of mari-culture called "marine ranching" off the coasts of China. In fact, China's 13th Five Year Plan calls for billion...
1986 Ep3: Domestic Aquaculture in China
China's domestic aquaculture has struggled with the pressures of China's economic growth - and its demands for fish feed are making China's...
1986 Ep2: History of China and Overfishing
Since the Han Dynasty, fishing was the main source of livelihood on the Yangtze River basin - now the Yangtze is closed to all fishing for t...
1986 Ep1: China, Fish, and Oceans
In 1986, China passed its Fisheries Law, privatising fishing vessels and unleashing a massive expansion in the fleet. Today one in four fish...
PLASTICITY Ep.4: As Good As New
THE PLASTICITY PODCAST looks at how we can increase the amount of reused and recycled plastic to help stem the tide of ocean plastic in Asia...
PLASTICITY Ep.3: Define Recycling?
THE PLASTICITY PODCAST looks at how we can increase the amount of reused and recycled plastic to help stem the tide of ocean plastic in Asia...
PLASTICITY Ep.2: It's All About Infrastructure
THE PLASTICITY PODCAST looks at how we can increase the amount of reused and recycled plastic to help stem the tide of ocean plastic in Asia...
PLASTICITY Ep.1: Ocean Plastics Charter
THE PLASTICITY PODCAST looks at how we can increase the amount of reused and recycled plastic to help stem the tide of ocean plastic in Asia...
EIGHT MILLION Ep.5: Is burning waste China's quick solution to ocean plastics?
China is trying to find the solutions to its immense waste crisis. According to World Bank numbers, the country is currently dealing with 20...