Down to Earth: Extraordinary ideas for a better world

International Institute for Sustainable Development
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Can we face climate change without getting depressed? How are experimental lakes helping with oil spills? Can fast fashion be fixed? This podcast asks questions about sustainability then find experts with answers. From the International Institute for Sustainable Development.

Episodes

  1. 07/15/2021

    How To Protect Africa's Great Lakes

    We want to introduce you to the African Great Lakes, and explain why they matter to so many people—and why they may be more familiar than you think.

    How To Protect Africa's Great Lakes

  2. 06/09/2021

    How to Achieve a Fossil-Free Recovery

    This episode is about one of the biggest challenges of our times: recovering from the pandemic in a way that will keep us on track to meet climate goals, getting out of the crisis strategically, and building a resilient and fossil-free economy for future generations. Are we on the right track to achieve it? What will it take to align COVID-19 recovery with climate goals?

    How to Achieve a Fossil-Free Recovery

  3. 08/04/2020

    How A Great Green Wall Is Bringing Life Back To The Desert

    This episode is about an initiative covering 780 million hectares in Africa to combat climate change, desertification, poverty and food insecurity.

    How A Great Green Wall Is Bringing Life Back To The Desert

  4. 08/04/2020

    How Farmers In Zanzibar Are Tackling Climate Change From The Ground Up

    How are farmers on a small island off the coast of Tanzania adapting to climate change, restoring the local ecosystem, and protecting their livelihoods? It all starts with a spice forest.

    How Farmers In Zanzibar Are Tackling Climate Change From The Ground Up

  5. 08/04/2020

    How To Deal With Climate Change Without Getting Depressed

    This episode of the podcast explores the impacts of climate change on mental health, and what we can do about it.

    How To Deal With Climate Change Without Getting Depressed

  6. 08/04/2020

    How To Protect Fresh Water From Oil Spills

    This episode looks at what freshwater scientists are trying to accomplish by spilling oil into a remote lake, and the unusual solution they've found to help clean up future oil spills.

    How To Protect Fresh Water From Oil Spills

  7. 08/04/2020

    How To Turn Fast Fashion Into Sustainable Fashion

    This podcast is about sustainability in the clothing industry and how years of over-consumption and unsafe manufacturing has led to a counter-industry striving to do better.

    How To Turn Fast Fashion Into Sustainable Fashion

  8. 07/30/2020

    Down To Earth Podcast Trailer

    This podcast asks questions about the sustainability challenges facing our planet today and then tracks down experts to help answer them. From the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

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Can we face climate change without getting depressed? How are experimental lakes helping with oil spills? Can fast fashion be fixed? This podcast asks questions about sustainability then find experts with answers. From the International Institute for Sustainable Development.

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