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Earth Sciences · Stanford Law Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program

The Bright Idea

by Stanford Law Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program

The Bright Idea is a Stanford Law School podcast that highlights some of the most promising and inspirational work around the world in sustainability and conservation. Professor Buzz Thompson begins this series by talking to some of the past winners of Stanford Law School's Bright Award. The Bright Award is an annual environmental award given to individuals who have dedicated their careers to improving sustainability and conservation. It is the only award like it in the world, and it is the highest environmental prize given by Stanford University. Stanford Law School Alumnus, Ray Bright, established the Bright Award with the goal of recognizing the winners' prior sustainability work and supporting and extending that work into the future.

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The Colonial Climate Crisis

In this episode of "The Bright Idea," 2021 Stanford Bright Award Winner India Logan-Riley details the impacts of the colonial climate crisis and outlines a path forward t

Oct 1 2021
37 min

Community-based Conservation in Kenya

For decades, local communities were often left out of conservation efforts in Africa. Community-based conservation by contrast recognizes that local communities are an in

Nov 18 2020
38 min

Harnessing Indigenous Approaches to Conservation

With over 80% of the world’s biodiversity occurring on Indigenous territory, respecting and reviving Indigenous conservation practices will be critical for protecting fut

Nov 15 2020
29 min

Building Climate Resilience in Pakistan’s High Mountain Regions

The high-altitude mountainous regions of Pakistan are experiencing unprecedented changes in snowpack and water delivery due to climate change. Stanford’s 2019 Bright Awar

Nov 14 2020
30 min

Ukraine’s Green Energy Revolution

With Ukraine’s energy scene dominated by monopolistic utilities that leave little room for innovation, green entrepreneurs Andrij and Roman Zinchenko decided to spearhead

Nov 13 2020
29 min

Building Corporate Leadership for a Sustainable Global Economy

Since founding the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in 1988, Polly Courtice has guided thousands of business leaders to more sustainable bu

Nov 12 2020
34 min

Saving the Amazon Rainforest

Preserving the Amazon rainforest is critical not only because of the incredible biodiversity there, but also the Amazon’s role in meeting global climate targets. Join Buz

Nov 11 2020
26 min

Can Environmental Cooperation Pave the Way Toward Peace in the Middle East?

Over 25 years ago, Gidon Bromberg and Munqeth Mehyar co-founded EcoPeace Middle East (ecopeaceme.org), a singularly unique organization that brings together Israelis, Pal

Nov 10 2020
36 min

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