Nature Conversations: Dr. Adam Forbes Interviews the Experts
Episodes
Understanding Erosion Dynamics – A Conversation with Dr Mike Marden
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Mike Marden. Mike brings more than 40 years of experience studying landscapes through the lens of geology and ge...
Saving NZ’s Rarest Plants: A Conversation with Marie Taylor
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Nature Conversations, I speak with Marie Taylor — a communicator, conservationist, and one of the most passionate advocates for n...
A Crisis of Imagination: Dr Mike Joy on Rethinking Water, Growth, and What Matters
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Mike Joy, one of New Zealand’s most respected and outspoken freshwater ecologists. A former dairy farm worker t...
Let Nature Lead: Dr Hugh Wilson on Restoring Hinewai Reserve
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Nature Conversations, I sit down in person with renowned botanist Dr Hugh Wilson, the driving force behind Hinewai Reserve, a groun...
Fire, Flora, and Flammability - A Conversation with Associate Professor Tim Curran
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Nature Conversations, I speak with Associate Professor Tim Curran, a plant ecologist specialising in plant flammability and extreme...
Restoring Waingake: Transforming Plantation Clearfells into Thriving Native Forests - A Conversation with Amy England
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I’m speaking with Amy England who is the Regional Biodiversity Transformation Manager at the Gisborne District Council. Amy has had ...
Walking the Length of New Zealand Counting Every Bird – A Conversation with Dr Colin Miskelly
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Colin Miskelly has been keen on natural history all of his life and has progressed through a long career with the NZ Department of Conservation. He...
Skyline Tier: Tasmania’s Largest Restoration Project Reviving 2,000ha of Native Forest – A Conversation with Todd Dudley
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am joined by Todd Dudley. Todd is the President of the North East Bioregional Network in Tasmania and he has been working as a Bush ...
Weeds and Weed Ecology in New Zealand - A Conversation with Dr Kate McAlpine
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am joined by Dr Kate McAlpine. Kate is a leading Weed Ecologist and is a Science Advisor at the New Zealand Department of Conservati...
What is Environmental DNA (eDNA) and How Can it Help? - A Conversation with Dr Shaun Wilkinson
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am joined by Dr Shaun Wilkinson. Shaun is a leading expert in eDNA monitoring and the CEO and founder of the DNA sequencing lab, Wil...
Forest Landscape Restoration and Assisted Natural Regeneration - A Conversation with Emeritus Prof. Robin Chazdon
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I was fortunate to have Emeritus Professor Robin Chazdon join me for a discussion about her work in Forest Landscape Restoration and A...
Oceanic Manta Ray in Aotearoa - Lydia Green and Manta Watch New Zealand
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Lydia Green, the Founder and Project Director of the Manta Watch New Zealand Charitable Trust, joins me to discuss her work with the O...
Long-term Restoration and Tree Growing – A Conversation with Prof. Karen Holl
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Professor Karen Holl about her experiences with long-term forest restoration research, global tree planting campaigns, ho...