Theme pack
Dear broadcasting partner,
In this month’s theme pack, we share several radio resources on how to protect your watershed, including protecting riverbanks and dams. Farmers and the local environment rely on water, although too much can be disastrous as well. Floods can wash away ecosystems and farmers’ crops. Trees can help protect riverbanks from flooding and erosion. Wetlands can also help ensure there’s just the right amount of water available – and good quality water too. Learn more in these resources.
This theme pack includes 5 scripts and 5 stories. Use these scripts and stories to produce an episode or two as part of our campaign on Nature-based Solutions. And tell us that you have participated in the campaign by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/J3rNSxChMA9i6d5cA
The campaign runs until March 30, 2025 and we are offering 20 prizes of up to $200 CA. Prizes will be determined by a random draw.
Scripts
Guardians of the green: Tackling invasive alien plants to address water scarcity in South Africa
Planted buffer zones protect watercourses
Community mobilization around water
Farmers sustainably grow vegetables and fruits while protecting wetlands
Barza Wire story
Burkina Faso: Farmers plant trees to protect watercourses from silting up
Ethiopia: Farmers plant trees to reduce impact of floods and boost yields
Togo: Planting acacias to mitigate Anié River floods
DRC: Understanding the power of trees after disastrous flooding and mudslides (Global Press Journal)
Uganda: Farmers grow vegetables and fruits while protecting wetlands
We hope this package helps you to address one of the themes of Nature-based Solutions. Let us know if you produced an episode using one of these resources by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/J3rNSxChMA9i6d5cA
Happy broadcasting!
The campaign and accompanying resources are produced through the “On Air for Gender-inclusive Nature-based Solutions” project.