Defenders of the Earth
5 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDefenders of the Earth captures the gripping and inspiring stories of activists around the world who are taking on powerful interests to protect our planet. Our presenter is Vanessa Nakate, climate justice activist from Uganda.
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Defenders of the Earth: Honduras
October 20, 2021 07:00 - 19 minutes - 22.6 MBFollowing a coup in 2009, Honduras has consistently been one of the most dangerous places in the world to be an environmental defender. According to Global Witness research, 109 people have been killed since 2012 – for standing up to the exploitation of the country’s natural resources and protecting their land. Guapinol is a semi-rural community in the lush, mineral-rich Bajo Agua region in northern Honduras. People there depend on the natural environment for their livelihoods – especially...
Defenders of the Earth: The Philippines
October 13, 2021 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBDerek Cabe is an activist in the Philippines who is continuing the work of her murdered friend and fellow campaigner Gloria Capitan. Gloria, a 57-year-old grandmother, was shot dead in the Lucanin village in the Bataan province of the Philippines. In the weeks running up to her death, Gloria Capitan had been repeatedly threatened and intimidated. But she refused to be silenced. Derek Cabe continues the environmental campaign, organizing communities against coal plants and speaking out agai...
Defenders of the Earth: Liberia
October 06, 2021 07:00 - 22 minutes - 24 MBA 2006 recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize, Silas Siakor has dedicated his life to fighting for the disempowered in Liberia, a country where corruption and land grabs have led to a massive gap between the haves and have-nots. Liberia is known for its lush rolling forests covering around 45% of the country. But between 1990 and 2010, Liberia lost over 12% of its forest cover. This has left the country even more vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather events, while at the sa...
Defenders of the Earth: Russia
September 29, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes - 25.8 MBDefenders of the Earth captures the gripping and inspiring stories of activists around the world who are taking on powerful interests to protect our planet. Our presenter is Vanessa Nakate, climate justice activist from Uganda. Our episodes profile activists in Russia, Liberia, Honduras, and the Philippines. In this episode, we meet 17-year-old Rita Naumenko, one of just a handful of Fridays for Future activists in Russia. As climate activist and journalist Bill McKibben wrote in Last Line...
Introducing Defenders of the Earth
September 21, 2021 18:45 - 1 minute - 4.69 MBFrom Liberia, to Honduras, to the Philippines, to Russia, land and environmental defenders put their lives on the line to protect the world’s forests from destruction, block water pollution, and halt mining on ancestral lands, and advocate for climate action. Each episode draws upon hours of interviews with defenders and high-profile activists and campaigners like Bill Browder, Gretchen Malalad and many more. Episode 1 — Defenders of the Earth: Russia 17-year-old Rita Naumenko is one of j...