{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Vegan Sniper Damien Mander - A New Way to Fight Poachers","description":"Damien is an Iraq war veteran who served as a Naval clearance diver and special operations sniper for the Australian Defense Force. \u2063 \u2063 He is an environmentalist and founder and CEO of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. \u2063 \u2063 In 2009 while traveling through Africa, he was inspired by the work of rangers and the plight of wildlife. Liquidating his life savings, the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) was established as the last line of defense for nature. \u2063 \u2063 Over the past decade, the IAPF has scaled to train and support rangers which now help protect over 4 million hectares of the African wilderness.\u2063 \u2063 In 2017 IAPF founded \u2018Akashinga \u2013 Nature Protected by Women\u2019, a program that has already grown to over 170 employees, becoming the only group of nature reserves in the world to be protected by women. \u2063 \u2063 The goal is to employ 1000 women by 2025, protecting a network of 20 nature reserves, all managed by the IAPF.\u2063 \u2063 Damien is the winner of the 2019 Winsome Constance Kindness Gold Medal, a prestigious international recognition for services to animals and humanity. Past recipients include Sir David Attenborough and Dr. Jane Goodall. He was featured in the newly released James Cameron documentary The Game Changers and is now releasing another documentary with James Cameron and National Geographic about his work with the women of Akashinga. &amp;nbsp; To support and give to the Gianna Simone Foundation: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1GU6few\u200b\u2063 \u2063  STAY CONNECTED WITH ME:\u2063 \u2063 Plant Love cookbook: \u2063 https:\/\/giannasimone.com\/checkouts\/pl...\u2063 Website: http:\/\/giannasimone.com\/\u200b\u2063 Facebook: http:\/\/facebook.com\/GiannaSimone\u200b\u2063 Instagram: gsimone - http:\/\/instagram.com\/gsimone\u200b\u2063 Twitter: http:\/\/twitter.com\/GiannaSimone1\u200b\u2063 IMDb: http:\/\/imdb.me\/GiannaSimone\u200b ","author_name":"Love, Gianna and Vegan Experts","author_url":"http:\/\/giannasimone.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23899443\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/23899443"}