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Nature Answers: Rural Stories from a Changing PlanetAuthor: Farm Radio Carleton University
How can nature itself help us tackle the challenges of a changing world? Each episode, we dive into an inspiring story of how a community in rural Africa is harnessing the power of nature-based solutions to adapt, thrive, and heal the planet. In Season Two, our new host Ivy Prosper takes us to her home country, Ghana, plus Uganda, Cote dIvoire, and Zambia, where we meet a woman growing her community, one tree at a time; young people banding together to save a swamp and the birds living in it; farmers using their ancestors' knowledge to keep their farms from flooding; and even communities using nature to help recover from addiction. Stay tuned to learn about things that you can do in your own backyard. Produced by Farm Radio International, a Canadian not-for-profit that provides resources and training to help rural broadcasters in Africa; in partnership with Carleton University Journalism students who travelled to Africa to produce this series. Language: en Genres: Education, Nature, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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How people recovering from addiction are healing nature—and themselves
Episode 12
Wednesday, 25 June, 2025
On a sunny day in Choma, Zambia, Cornwell Hademu shares a traditional drink—and a powerful idea. In this season finale of Nature Answers, we meet Kelvin Siafweba and the team from Happy Planet, a cooperative of people recovering from addiction who are turning agricultural waste into sustainable charcoal and soil-enhancing biochar.But this episode is about more than just climate solutions. It’s about second chances.Learn how biochar—an ancient soil amendment with roots in the Amazon—is helping Zambian farmers restore their land and helping people recovering from substance use reclaim their lives. Together with Cornwell, this group is proving that nature-based solutions can support climate resilience, community health, and economic opportunity—all at once.This episode is hosted by Ivy Prosper, produced by Sarah St-Pierre and edited by Tara Sprickerhoff More about Nature Answers: Rural Stories from a Changing Planet at farmradio.org/natureanswersThis is a Farm Radio International podcast produced thanks to funding from the Government of Canada.
