Chesapeake Conversations

In this episode, Joel Dunn's conversation with Rich Batiuk, a Chesapeake Conservancy board member who recently as the associate director for science, analysis, and implementation at the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office, explores how to revolutionize the Chesapeake Bay cleanup by shifting it from effort-based to performance-based metrics.

We live in a brave new world where information is power. Think about what big data did for the banking and health care industries. Imagine if we cold do the same for conservation...We are. It's called precision conservation. 

A hero to many conservationists, E.O. Wilson from Harvard University, has called for the protection of half the earth to protect biodiversity. Using precision conservation, we can do this in the Chesapeake, conserving 30% by 2030 and 50% by 2050. Imagine the legacy we can leave behind. 

We need you, Wall Street. The government can't fund the Chesapeake's cleanup on its own. It's going to take private investment to get the job done. The future of our Chesapeake Bay, and indeed our plant, depends on it. 

Information and technology is democratizing conservation and empowering people everywhere to protect the environment where they live. It is literally up to us now--you and me. 

Cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay is one of the largest and longest running ecosystem restoration efforts in the world. Over the last 50 years, we’ve invested billions to restore the Bay, and the world is watching to see how the Chesapeake responds. Chesapeake Matters takes an in depth look at what’s working for the Chesapeake, and what’s not.