In Our Nature: Trailer

When it comes to climate change, we’ve really started to feel the heat.

HN: The stakes are higher than we know, and the situation is far scarier than I think any of us anticipate.

The ten hottest years recorded on planet Earth have all been in the last decade. We are already at risk of crossing five of the world’s major tipping points. We are nearing the point of no return.

Now I’m not here to make you feel gloomy, because the truth is, we’ve got a lot to be grateful for. Ecosystems are the reason we are alive; they are full of light and life and wonder. And they are our best ally in restabilising our planet and keeping us safe. We’ve got proof.

HN: A lot of the parts of the city where lakes were restored are now much more resilient to flooding.

CB: Even when there is less rain, tankers never come to our village.

RP: So this is adaptation. This is making nature your ally.

This is our moment to start thinking differently, and it’s going to be our last chance. But the good news is that we know what we’ve got to do.

Welcome to In Our Nature, a podcast by the ECOBARI Collaborative that uncovers what we need to do to protect ecosystems so that they can protect us. I’m your host. Isha, and in this series, we explore the ways in which our lives are intimately connected with the natural world, and how restoring nature can help us adapt to climate change.

New episodes coming every month. Stay tuned!

ECOBARI is a shared initiative of nine founding partners, and is convened by the Watershed Organisation Trust or WOTR.

Speakers

In order of appearance

Harini Nagendra, Director, Research Centre, and Lead, Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, Azim Premji University
Chhaya Rajaram Bodke, member of Mahila Sangathan, Mhaswandi village, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra
Ravi Prabhu, Senior Adviser, The Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)

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