Planet Hope: Respecting reptiles and rainforests with Romulus Whitaker
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, hosted by The Story as a bonus weekly series each Sunday.
The Agumbe, known as one of the rainiest places in India and a sanctuary to king cobras, holds one of the last surviving low-land rainforests. However, after years of logging and hunting native reptiles the rainforest, which plays a crucial role key to India’s rain patterns, is under threat. Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan is joined by one of India’s leading conservationists and renowned herpetologists, Romulus Whitaker, to learn more about the research centres that are bringing hope to the future of the Agumbe and beyond.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, it's Mannveen, and today we're bringing you an episode from the new series of Planet Hope, |
| 0:06.5 | from the Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. In this podcast series you'll hear Adam Vorm, the Environment |
| 0:16.2 | Editor for the Times, speaking to leading experts from around the world who are |
| 0:20.9 | committed to finding solutions to protect the planet. |
| 0:25.0 | Amid the global threats at our planet faces, |
| 0:28.0 | this podcast reminds us that hope remains boundless. |
| 0:33.0 | Planet Hope is brought to you by The Times in partnership with Rolex and its perpetual |
| 0:38.2 | planet initiative. Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex, used the world as a testing ground for his watches, sending |
| 0:45.1 | them to the most extreme locations supporting 20th century explorers in their quest for discovery. |
| 0:51.3 | As the 21st century unfolds, Rolex continues the legacy of its founder, supporting the explorers of today on their new mission to make the planet perpetual. |
| 1:00.0 | Each project is evaluated according to its history, results the potential to make a significant contribution to the preservation of the planet and our life on Earth. |
| 1:09.0 | Rolex's selection process includes peer review, internal assessment and interviews. |
| 1:14.5 | The Earth is dependent on the individuals and organizations committed to finding solutions to |
| 1:18.7 | preserve our home. |
| 1:20.4 | If not for us, then for future generations. |
| 1:23.0 | And with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, |
| 1:25.0 | we're one step closer to a planet with this hope. |
| 1:28.0 | Discover more about the Rolex perpetual planet initiative on Rolex.org. I'm Adam Vaughan, the environment editor for The Times, and this is Planet Hope in partnership |
| 1:44.6 | with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. |
| 1:49.0 | In this podcast, we meet the leading experts from around the world who are committed to finding solutions to protect the planet and to benefit humanity. |
| 1:58.3 | These individuals are supported through the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, |
| 2:05.2 | from the deepest oceans to the highest peaks, these explorers, scientists, entrepreneurs and citizens are committed to a common goal |
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