People Fixing the World
Making peace with nature
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May 9, 2023
24 minutes
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Many of the world’s most violent conflicts happen in the midst of some of its most valuable natural wildernesses. But protecting these areas’ biodiversity cannot happen until the fighting stops.
We look at how nature itself can be used to help build that peace, with a project in Colombia training former guerrilla fighters to create their own ecotourism initiatives.
They are protecting nature while integrating the former fighters back into society, following the end of Colombia’s civil war in 2016.
Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter: Zoe Gelber
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Gareth Jones
Editor: Penny Murphy
Email: [email protected]
Image: Former FARC member Cesar