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How can we better combine efforts to protect nature and build peace?
Where should we put our energy, time and money if we really want to make a
difference? We speak to Hassan Mowlid Yasin, vice-chairperson of the youth-
led Somali Green Peace Association and Somali focal point for the African
Youth Initiative on Climate Change for a view from the field. And we are
joined by Ulrika Åkesson, Lead Policy Specialist Environment and Climate
Change and Anna Åkerlund, Lead Policy Specialist Peace and Security from
the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) for insights on how to
push forward this...

What are the links between conservation and security? Can conservation help maintain and bring peace? How do security actors view conservation and environmental issues? Together with environmental security expert Sherri Goodman, Senior Strategist and Advisory Board member at the Center for Climate and Security we look into these questions and the remarkable work she’s done in shaping the policy landscape on environmental security in the US and abroad.

What do women's roles as peace champions and problem-solvers look like? Together with Vicky Tuli-Corpuz and Beth Sua Carvajal Martinez we look into these questions and the fact that women are on the frontlines of conservation all around the world, yet often their leadership and contributions are not fully recognized.

Guerrilla Fighter to Environmental Peace Activist - Discover the story of Isabela, a young woman who fought with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) during the war and, after the peace agreement became an environmental activist. Also, learn about how WWF is contributing to peacebuilding through inclusive conservation.

2016 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Juan Manual Santos, former President of Colombia, describes his experiences and insights with conflict, natural resources and the Colombian aspirations for lasting peace.

This episode was recorded on the 14th of May 2021.

Giacomo Fedele and Lydia Cardona from Conservation International examine nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation as means for harnessing nature’s potential to capture greenhouse gases and protect forests to avoid further emissions. Success requires responding to conflicts underpinning these issues and responding to people’s vulnerability.

Poachers to Peace Advocates - How does the environment matter to peace? And how does peace matter to the environment? Explore the story of Josephine Ekiru, a Woman’s Peace Ambassador working in the Samburu region of Kenya with the Northern Rangelands Trust, who helped change her pastoralist community in Northern Kenya for the better.