Green Up to Cool Down
We sit down with ordinary people who have achieved extraordinary things. As the world calls for action on climate change and land degradation, there are already action takers and change makers leading the way to restore our planet. Join us as we bring you their incredible stories.
Episodes
Jess De Boer, a Kenyan beekeeper-turned-farmer has spent a decade-long journey in regenerative agriculture! She’s the author of Sister Nature where readers are taken through the southern Ethiopian rainforest and into the depths of Kenya’s largest slum. In this episode, filled with laughter and a "not luke warm" approach, Jess takes us on the journey of her life.
Dale Lewis is the CEO and Founder of COMACO, an organisation based in Zambia doing extraordinary things. COMACO’s story is one for the history books, it began with an idea to turn poachers into farmers and this outlandish idea worked, sparking a movement that’s seeing extraordinary results. Dale’s work has seen the lives of thousands transformed and the return of wildlife into areas they hadn’t been seen in for decades, but the sto...
Dale Lewis is the CEO and Founder of COMACO, an organisation based in Zambia doing extraordinary things. COMACO’s story is one for the history books, it began with an idea to turn poachers into farmers and this outlandish idea worked, sparking a movement that’s seeing extraordinary results. Dale’s work has seen the lives of thousands transformed and the return of wildlife into areas they hadn’t been seen in for decades, but the sto...
Eric Toensmeier is an award winning author, lecturer at Yale University and Fellow of Project Drawdown and the Global EverGreening Alliance. Eric is the author of Trees with Edible Leaves, a practical and remarkable book on how perennial plants are a solution that society can harness toward a more sustainable future. In this episode we delve deep into the world of edible leaves and the power they hold.
Martha Isabel Ruiz Corzo has dedicated her life to protecting the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve and its communities. She is the co-founder and director of Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda and through her work, 33 percent of the State of Queretaro is now protected as a Biosphere Reserve. This extraordinary woman is simply known to the world as Pati and she is an example of what can be achieved when one person decides they will defend n...
Tony Rinaudo is an Agronomist and a pioneer of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). Tony spent almost two decades working with communities to reforest millions of hectares across African deserts, using FMNR and without planting a single tree!
FMNR is a simple, scalable, sustainable land management approach that empowers farmers to stop and reverse land degradation through regrowing trees on farmlands, on grazing lands, and i...
Welcome to the Green Up to Cool Down Podcast!
Join us as we sit down with ordinary people who have achieved extraordinary things to restore our planet and improve the livelihoods of people around the world.
This podcast is brought to you by the Global EverGreening Alliance on a mission to EverGreen the Earth.
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