Ep. 335 - A Global Effort to Help Magnolias
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In Defense of Plants
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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. |
| 0:05.8 | What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How's everyone doing this week? |
| 0:09.9 | Today we're talking about a really amazing family of trees that's been around for a very long time. |
| 0:16.5 | I'm, of course, talking about the family Magnolia.C. |
| 0:20.0 | Now, many of these trees will be very familiar to most of my listeners in one degree or another, |
| 0:25.4 | but Magnoliae is a surprisingly large family with a lot of diversity spread around the globe. |
| 0:31.7 | And they're not doing so well in many places. |
| 0:35.3 | In fact, it is estimated that nearly half, upwards of 48% of magnolia species |
| 0:40.4 | are threatened with extinction in the wild. So if we don't get our act together and start thinking |
| 0:44.8 | about ways to conserve these trees, we stand to lose nearly half of all magnolias still alive on this |
| 0:50.5 | 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, |
| 0:59.4 | they're working to assess the threats as well as understand what can be done to save these trees. |
| 1:05.4 | 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 |
| 1:12.0 | protect these wonderful, wonderful trees. Joining us from the Atlanta Botanical Garden is Dr. Emily |
| 1:18.3 | Coffey and Gene Linsky. As you'll hear, we'll talk about all of the effort that goes into |
| 1:23.3 | understanding the threats to an entire family of trees, as well as how we can make better efforts |
| 1:28.7 | to prioritize conservation efforts and so much more. This is a really, really inspiring conversation. |
| 1:35.0 | So I don't want to keep you from it any longer. Let's just jump right into it. Without further ado, |
| 1:39.0 | here's my conversation with Dr. Coffey and Gene Linsky. I hope you enjoy. |
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