Two women restoring forest in Brazil and Nepal tell Kim Chakanetsa about working with local communities to plant thousands of trees and restore the natural environment.
Francy Forero Sánchez is a Colombian primate researcher who volunteers with the environmental organisation Copaiba. It works with the community to restore parts of the Atlantic Forest in so ... Show More
Aug 2021
Chipko: India’s tree-hugging women
The 1970s were a time of rapid development in the Indian Himalayas. New roads had recently been built, allowing logging companies greater access to the region’s vast, remote forests. Local people made a subsistence livelihood from these woods, and when the trees were cut down the ... Show More
8m 58s
Nov 2020
The city planting a million trees in two years | Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, is on a mission to plant a million trees over the next two years, increasing vegetation in her city by fifty percent while shoring up eroding riverbanks and increasing biodiversity. "This isn't just about planting trees; it's a ... Show More
5m 26s
Dec 2019
Ecoféminisme, 2ème volet : Retrouver la terre
Ni mari, ni patron, ni destruction
Elles ont construit des cabanes et réparé des tracteurs seules, entre femmes. Elles ont appris à reconnaitre les plantes, à cultiver des légumes, à élever des chèvres. Elles ont vécu en pleine nature, sans eau ni électricité, pendant des années ... Show More
1h 6m
Nov 2021
Rachel Wood & Dr Penny Coombes Monicah Kamandau, Brianna Fruean & Farhana Yamin , Dani Larkin, Dr Asma Khalil
Following last week’s astounding discovery of a set of Roman sculptures on the HS2 rail link route in Stoke Mandeville, we hear from the lead archaeologist for HS2 contractor Fusion Rachel Wood and also from Dr Penny Coombes, a Teaching Associate in Roman Archaeology at the Unive ... Show More
53m 56s
Nov 2021
The forest is our teacher. It's time to respect it | Nemonte Nenquimo
For thousands of years, the Amazon rainforest has provided food, water and spiritual connection for its Indigenous inhabitants and the world. But the endless extraction of its natural resources by oil companies and others is destroying the lives of those who live there, says Waor ... Show More
8m 18s