Down to Earth: Extraordinary ideas for a better world

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.

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?

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 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.

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.

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

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

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).