OU on the BBC: Shared Planet

Shared Planet – What is sustainability?

This week's episode asks if it is possible for seven billion people to live with nature in a sustainable way.

Managing impacts on nature with economics

We've been freewheeling across the economic superhighway, says Sukhdev, but not accounting for the costs.

Oil and wildlife: understanding the issues

With a foot in the conservation and oil camps, David Paterson is the perfect person to discuss some of the issues that affect both groups.

OU on the BBC: Shared Planet – All the episodes

All the episodes so far from BBC Radio 4's Shared Planet.

OU on the BBC: Shared Planet – Extended interviews

Each week we publish an extended interview from the BBC Radio 4 series Shared Planet. Catch up here.

Coastal habitats

Explore our UK coastal habitats through three distinct habitats: mudflats, Bass Rock and sandy shorelines.

Woodland habitats

What are the intricate connections under the leaves of a British woodland? Explore the relationships between woodland organisms.

Meadow habitats

Stories from a floodplain meadow; a habitat once widespread in Britain, but now only surviving in isolated patches.

Urban habitats

How do wild animals adapt to survive in our cities? We take a look at the food chains in urban environments.

iSpot

Learn more about the species in your local area; enter your observations of UK wildlife at iSpot.

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