RFCx Podcast.
A conservation podcast dedicated to protecting fragile ecosystems and their species.
March 30, 2026 · 42 MINS
Episode 1: The Future of Real
In this conversation with Jon Bruno, CEO of Rainforest Connection, President of Arbimon, and Executive Director of the International Ecotourism Society (TIES), we explore the new era of citizen agency, what it actually means to measure sustainable impact, how artificial intelligence is reshaping conservation on the ground, and why ecotourism may be one of the most powerful levers we have for sustainable development.
COMING UP
Episode 2: The People Behind Conservation
In this upcoming episode, Shruti Suresh, Biz Dev Co-lead at Rainforest Connection explores the human side of conservation. She shares her learnings from human wildlife conflicts and the need for nuance in understanding who the humans in conflict are. She shares links between psychology, ecology, and shared spaces, what makes projects successful, overlooked areas like grasslands, policy challenges, traditional ecological knowledge, influential species, and her vision for the future of the field.
About the Host.
Bay Mitchell is a Biology and Marine Biology student at the University of Southampton, England, pursuing a career in conservation.
