"Sound can also echo a disappearing world, a sonic landscape undergoing an extinction event of its own – one that is, with painful irony, happening silently. It's a silence Stewart is hoping to challenge by releasing 55 years of recordings – a collection amounting to some 97,000 sounds to the world".
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Our Mission
To amplify the voices of Earth's ecosystems and wildlife by capturing and sharing their soundscapes, fostering a deeper connection to the natural world, and driving meaningful action to preserve biodiversity and restore balance to our planet.
Amplify the
Voices of the Natural World
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Mission: To record, preserve, and share the sounds of Earth's ecosystems, giving voice to the biodiversity that sustains our planet and highlighting the impacts of human activity on these fragile environments.
Impact:
Creating immersive soundscapes and experiences that evoke empathy and understanding for threatened ecosystems.
Educating global audiences about the beauty and urgency of conserving natural soundscapes.
Building emotional and scientific connections between people and the ecosystems they depend on.
Advocating for the protection of critical habitats through sound-driven storytelling and data.
Inspire Action Through Education and Collaboration
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Mission: To inspire individuals, communities, and policymakers to take meaningful environmental action by fostering a deep connection to the natural world through sound, education, and collaboration.
Impact:
Collaborative Partnerships: Partnering with educators, artists, cultural institutions, and policymakers to integrate nature’s voice into their work, making environmental awareness both accessible and impactful.
Educational Initiatives: Developing workshops, curriculum, and training programs to educate the next generation of conservationists, sound recordists, and environmental advocates.
Transformative Campaigns: Mobilizing global campaigns and collaborations that translate listening into actionable conservation efforts and inspire collective change.
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Protect and
Restore Natural Soundscapes
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Mission: To advocate for the preservation and restoration of Earth's natural soundscapes as a vital component of biodiversity and ecosystem health.
Impact:
Collaborating with conservation organizations, scientists, and communities to identify and protect endangered soundscapes.
Using sound as a tool to monitor ecological health and biodiversity, providing critical data for conservation efforts.
Promoting the recognition of natural soundscapes as an essential part of our global heritage, deserving of protection alongside land and species.
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INSPIRATION. EDUCATION. CONSERVATION
The Listening Planet Foundation is a 501c3 charity in the USA. 87-667-1596
The urgency of our planetary crisis has never been more apparent. The natural world, in its breathtaking complexity and fragility, is sending us messages that grow louder and more desperate with each passing day. Rising temperatures, mass extinctions, and the degradation of ecosystems speak to a world in imbalance. And yet, amid this chaos, there exists a quiet power—a symphony of life that continues to persist, adapt, and call out for connection.
At The Listening Planet, we believe that nature’s voice is not just important—it is vital. In a time when the human footprint threatens the delicate rhythms of the Earth, listening becomes a revolutionary act. Every bird’s call, every whisper of the forest, every ocean wave carries the stories of ecosystems that sustain us and the warning signs of what is at stake.
Through our work, we amplify these voices of nature—sounds that remind us not only of what we stand to lose but of what we must fight to protect. Every day, we strive to elevate nature’s song and inspire action across the globe.
The time to listen is now. The time to act is now. Together, we can transform awareness into meaningful change and ensure that the harmony of the natural world continues to resonate for generations to come.
What are we working for?
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IMPACT REPORTS
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COMING JAN 2025
Photograph by Archie Brooksbank @bladesman_
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We’re Martyn Stewart and Amanda Hill—a passionate uncle-and-niece duo united by our love for the natural world and a shared mission to protect it. In 2021, we founded The Listening Planet to amplify nature’s voice, bringing its beauty and fragility to the forefront of human consciousness through sound.
Martyn has spent over six decades capturing the sounds of the Earth—its whispers, roars, and silences—building one of the world’s most comprehensive nature sound archives. Amanda brought her storytelling expertise and vision to help expand this legacy, ensuring these sounds inspire change on a global scale.
Together, we created The Listening Planet as a platform to celebrate biodiversity, advocate for conservation, and remind the world why nature’s voice is worth listening to—and saving. From lush rainforests to remote Arctic tundras, every sound tells a story. It’s our mission to ensure those stories are heard by generations to come.
We’re more than family; we’re a team committed to making a difference, one soundscape at a time.
Our Founders
