Ep. 335 - A Global Effort to Help Magnolias

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In Defense of Plants

Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 19 September 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Magnolias are among the most iconic trees in the world. This family (Magnoliaceae) has also been around for a very long time. But, for all their history, intrigue, and interest, the magnolia family is not faring well in our modern world. Recent estimates indicate that nearly half of all magnolia species are threatened with extinction and that is why the Global Conservation Consortium for Magnolias was formed. This wonderfully collaborative effort brings people from all over the world together to engage in magnolia conservation projects. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Emily Coffey and Jean Linsky of the Atlanta Botanical Garden to discuss some of the inspirational efforts undertaken by the Global Conservation Consortium for Magnolia and learn why there is still a lot of hope for this wonderfully ancient family of trees. This episode was produced in part by Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of
0:04.4	indefensiveplants.com. What's up? This is your host Matt, welcome to the show. How's everyone
0:08.6	doing this week? Today we're talking about a really amazing family of trees that's been around
0:14.4	for a very long time. I'm of course talking about the family Magnolia Sea. Now many of these
0:20.8	trees will be very familiar to most of my listeners in one degree or another, but Magnolia Sea
0:26.5	is a surprisingly large family with a lot of diversity spread around the globe. And they're not
0:32.8	doing so well in many places. In fact, it is estimated that nearly half upwards of 48 percent of
0:39.4	Magnolia species are threatened with extinction in the wild. So if we don't get our act together
0:44.3	and start thinking about ways to conserve these trees, we stand to lose nearly half of all Magnolia's
0:49.6	still alive on this planet. And that's where organizations like Botanical Gardens Conservation
0:54.6	International come in because through a team of colleagues and dedicated conservationists,
0:59.5	they're working to assess the threats as well as understand what can be done to save these trees.
1:05.2	And joining us to talk about this is an incredible team of scientists that are doing the work
1:10.0	necessary to understand and help protect these wonderful, wonderful trees. Joining us from the
1:16.0	Atlanta Botanical Garden is Dr. Emily Coffey and Jean Linsky. As you'll hear, we'll talk about all
1:22.0	of the effort that goes into understanding the threats to an entire family of trees as well as how
1:27.4	we can make better efforts to prioritize conservation efforts and so much more. This is a really,
1:33.2	really inspiring conversation. So I don't want to keep you from it any longer. Let's just jump
1:37.5	into it without further ado. Here's my conversation with Dr. Coffey and Jean Linsky. I hope you enjoy.
1:57.0	All right, Dr. Emily Coffey and Jean Linsky, it is great to have you on the podcast
2:01.4	to Dr. Coffey. Welcome back to Jean. Welcome for the first time. I'm really excited to talk to you
2:06.0	about magnolias today, but let's start off by introducing yourselves. Who are you and what is it
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