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Earth Matters;

Broadcast nationally since 1996, Earth Matters presents local, national and international grassroots perspectives on environmental concerns. Hear a wide variety of voices and stories on nature conservation, environmental justice, mining, water, pollution and government policy. Be updated on campaigns and the movement for a more sustainable future.

12/10/2025 Earth Matters Episode

Israel’s miltary annihilation of Gaza and the Palestinian population has been described as the world’s first live-streamed genocide. While the horrific loss of human life and catastrophic humanitarian conditions imposed on Palestinian people have dominated mainstream media output, other crises are also unfolding. 

This week’s episode of Earth Matters explores the ongoing destruction of Palestinian land and waters through war, colonisation and climate change, and the role of the Palestinian environmental movement in the worldwide struggle for justice for colonised peoples.


Guest: Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh is the Founder, and (volunteer) Director of the Palestine Museum of Natural History and Palestine Institute of Biodiversity and Sustainability at Bethlehem University in Occupied Palestine. He is a 2025 Nobel Peace Prize nominee.

You can connect with Professor Qumsiyeh and the Palestine Institute of Biodiversity and Sustainability(link is external) by:

Information on how to volunteer at the Palestine Institute of Biodiversity and Sustainability can be found here.(link is external)

This week’s show was produced and presented by Claudia Craig.

Tune into the episode via the link below;

https://www.3cr.org.au/earthmatters/episode/hope-and-resistance-ecocide-palestine

Below is a pic of Mazin Qumsiyeh at 3CR Melbourne, 2024

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Earth Matters #1452,

Sunday, 12 May 2024 – 11:00am to 11:30am

Land rights and the fight for enviromental justice in Palestine

Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh is a scientist, author, activist and academic at Bethlehem University and Director of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability.(link is external) He’s in Australia on a speaking tour on land rights and environmental justice in Palestine. Mazin tells us about the work of protecting biodiversity in the context of ongoing colonisation and conflict, the importance of hope in the midst of struggle and the devastating impact of Israel’s attacks on Gaza over the past six months on the people and the  environment.

Produced by Judith Peppard

Music: Anouar Brahem For No Apparent Reason and Al Birwa, from the album The Astounding Eyes of Rita dedicated to the memory of the great Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish

Image Below – Bethlehem University

Listen to Episode here;

https://www.3cr.org.au/earthmatters/episode/land-rights-and-fight-enviromental-justice-palestine