The Jordan Harbinger Show

827: Paul Rosolie | Perusing and Protecting the Pristine Amazon

Apr 25, 2023

Paul Rosolie is a conservationist and filmmaker dedicated to protecting the Amazon rainforest. In the conversation, he shares how his JungleKeepers team offers sustainable alternatives to illegal logging. Paul discusses the violent reactions of uncontacted tribes to outsiders, the devastating impact of gold mining, and the need to preserve unique medicinal knowledge. He also humorously recounts his survival experiences in the unforgiving jungle, reminding us of the delicate balance between human activity and nature's gift.

01:35:44

Episode guests

Paul Rosolie

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Difficulties of convincing locals not to cut down rainforest

01:13

Indigenous Medicine for Healing Wounds

01:25

Building Rafts and Battling Unpredictable Rapids

01:51

Intro

2min

Living Between Two Worlds

13min

Adventures in the Untamed Amazon

15min

Innovations in Food Waste Reduction and Amazon Encounters

5min

Amazon's Dark Side: Health, Exploitation, and Nature's Remedies

18min

Exploring the Untamed Wilds of the Amazon

5min

Biodiversity and Discovery in the Amazon Rainforest

2min

Care, Commerce, and Creatures: A Jungle Journey

7min

Jungle Escapes and Airport Comforts

15min

10.

Encounters in the Amazon: Anteaters and Conservation

17min

11.

The Amazon's Hidden Perils and Isolated Tribes

3min

Paul Rosolie (@PaulRosolie) is a conservationist, a filmmaker, the director of JungleKeepers and Tamandua Expeditions, and the author of Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon.

What We Discuss with Paul Rosolie:

How Paul Rosolie and his JungleKeepers team showcase sustainable and profitable alternatives to illegal logging and mining for locals — and their descendants — to prosper.
Why many uncontacted tribes in the Amazon react to intrusion by outsiders with extreme violence — even when the outsiders demonstrate the best of intentions.
How invasive and inefficient gold mining by armed, organized criminals from places as far away as Russia is turning once lush rainforests into mercury-poisoned wastelands.
Efforts being made to harness medicinal compounds unique to the Amazon — and the knowledge to use them — and prevent them from disappearing for good.
Even if you need to slim down for beach season, Paul doesn't recommend getting lost in the unforgiving Amazon — where he shed a pound a day simply trying to survive before finding his way back to civilization.
And much more...

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