News and Topical issue. On Wednesday, three laureates were presented with White Crow awards as a way of distinguishing them as people who have shown courage and defended the public good. Listen to the interviews with these three special women in the first story of today followed by a rerun of an interview with Jan Cernecky from the State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic with whom we discussed what ecosystem services are and what is their value and role in our society.