SUGi Talks
Episodes
Biodiversity is Health with Zach Bush MD
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SUGi Talks, we hosted an in-depth conversation with leading voice in regenerative health and ecology, Zach Bush, on the topic of hu...
LIVE - Biodiversity & Belonging
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In September 2025, we hosted an in-depth conversation with leading experts in ecology, urban greening, and community development on the topic of Biodi...
How re-learning nature can transform our lives?
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our SUGi Forest Maker Brett Krause grew up on a sawmill in Northern Queensland. Witnessing deforestation and the destruction of habitats, he was inspi...
Red Tape and Roadblocks: Reclaiming Urban Land for Nature in Beirut, Lebanon.
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since the Enlightenment public space has served a pivotal role in the exchange of ideas, the cultivation of national identity, and the integration of ...
What is the cost of rapid urbanisation in Amman, Jordan?
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amman, Jordan is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, and the ongoing desertification of the region continues to threaten its resources. Ou...
Restoring an ancient desert forest in Rajasthan.
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this excerpt of SUGi Talks we speak to Gaurav Gurjar. Gaurav is a jungle tree expert at Afforestt and the Director of the Maruvan Foundation ...
Why we feel better after a walk in a forest? Well — there’s a science to it!
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SUGi Talks we meet the writer and journalist Lucy Jones. Her book Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need The Wild explores the powerful wa...
How Nature-based Solutions & urban trees can tackle our cities' growing issues.
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our cities are in trouble and it’s not just the climate crisis. Urban areas are facing multiple interconnected challenges, including the ecological ...
Moment EP06: Do Trees Really Speak to Each Other?
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that underneath the forest floor resources can be transferred from one tree to another in need? The Mycorrhizal Network is a fungal web t...
Losing Eden: Why our minds need the wild with Lucy Jones
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would happen our minds if one day we woke up to a world with no trees, forests, or even grass? If birds and butterflies were a thing of the past,...
Wildlife Corridors: How one Forest Maker is creating habitat for endangered species in Queensland, Australia.
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Roaming the lush rainforests of Northern Queensland and Papua New Guinea, the Cassowary bird is a striking sight to behold. Resembling something like ...
Moment EP03: Pocket Forests are a proven way to help cities combat the urban heat island effect.
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our cities are heating up, and fast. Rising global temperatures means the urban heat island effect in our cities will be amplified. Trees are a proven...
Reclaiming Beirut: Using Miyawaki Forests to green Beirut and restore hope in the city
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, after decades of corruption, intense pollution and a severe economic collapse, protestors flooded the streets of Beirut demanding change. Amo...
Moment EP05: Healing the Earth; it's like we’re all dancing to the same music.
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“I can remember walking out and there being rocks here and there. The dirt was just powder; there wasn’t even weeds growing. After Ethan did all o...
Cities in Crisis: How Nature-based Solutions can tackle our cities’ growing issues.
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SUGi Talks 🌿 EP.09 — Cities in Crisis: How Nature-based Solutions & urban trees can tackle our cities' growing issues. You might have hea...
Moment EP01: Urban Biodiversity: Bringing it back into our cities.
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our cities are expanding. Green spaces are being gobbled up by concrete and asphalt. And what is the cost of this rapid urbanisation? Why do we need N...
The Cloud Gardener: Taking on the UK’s urban developers
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SUGi Talks 🌿 EP.08: The Cloud Gardener: Taking on the UK’s urban developers. Like many of us, during the pandemic Jason Williams, aka The Clo...
The Impact: What does science say about our Miyawaki Forests?
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SUGi Talks 🌿 EP03: The Impact: What does science say about our Miyawaki Forests? Did you know that there is a biodiversity crisis in our cities? ...
Jordan’s Changing Landscapes: The ecological price tag of urbanisation.
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SUGi Talks 🌿 EP07: Jordan’s Changing Landscapes: The ecological price tag of urbanisation. In the not-too-distant past, Deema was working as an a...
The Mycorrhizal Network: Do trees really speak to each other?
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SUGi Talks 🌿 EP06: The Mycorrhizal Network: Do trees really speak to each other? Did you know that underneath the forest floor a sophisticated netw...
Community: How a Miyawaki Forest at Yakama Nation is healing generations.
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SUGi Talks 🌿 EP05: Community: How a Miyawaki Forest at Yakama Nation is healing generations. Since time immemorial the traditional lifeways of ...
The Miyawaki Method: A brief history of life-saving forests with Professor (Dr) Kazue Fujiwara
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SUGi Talks 🌿 EP04: The Miyawaki Method: A brief history of life-saving forests with Professor (Dr) Kazue Fujiwara. In the 1970s, Japan was undergoi...
India’s Lost Desert Forests: Can life thrive in the desert?
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SUGi Talks 🌿 EP02: India’s Lost Desert Forests: Can life thrive in the desert? Rajasthan, the Desert State of India, has always been considered b...
Urban Biodiversity: Can Pocket Forests save our cities?
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SUGi Talks 🌿 EP01: Urban Biodiversity: Can Pocket Forests save our cities? Our cities are expanding. Green spaces are being gobbled up by concrete ...