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Guardians of the green: Tackling invasive alien plants to address water scarcity in South Africa
SIGNATURE TUNE HOST: Good day listener, welcome again to our program on farming. In today’s segment, we focus on the significance of clearing invasive plants to restore water in its sources and grasslands. In today’s program, we will speak to some of the farmers and stakeholders in the Drakensberg who have taken…
Beekeeping protects forests and sweetens income for farmers in Mzimba, Malawi
HOST: Hello, our dear listeners. Welcome to your favorite program that covers issues pertaining to the environment and how we can help conserve it. As usual, you are with me, _______________. In this program, we are going to discuss how members of Malangazi Natural Resources Management Cooperative in Malawi’s northern district of Mzimba are…
Tree nurseries and carbon marketing project help restore degraded land
SFX: Signature tune THEN FADE UNDER HOST: Climate change, the risks from natural disasters, food and water security, biodiversity loss, and human health—these are some of humanity’s biggest challenges. Enter Nature-based Solutions, a toolbox of strategies that harness the power of nature to tackle them head-on. From restoring forests to protecting water supplies to…
Community forest management
Introduction Community forest management is initiated by communities living near forests, and/or by governments or development partners in response to destruction of forests. It can also be called participatory forest management, community-based forest management, or joint forest management. In community forest management, the community has the right to make significant decisions on how a forest…
Building resilience: Integrating trees into rangelands in Kamuli and Buyende, Uganda
HOST: Rangelands, which include grasslands, savannahs, and shrub lands, cover vast areas of the earth. Rangelands across Africa are critical for livestock, but overgrazing and deforestation in some areas have led to degradation. But by planting trees in rangelands, we can restore soil health, improve soil water retention, and provide shade and fodder for…
Reforestation and agroforestry
Dear broadcasting partner, Nature-based Solutions address a host of types of ecosystem degradation, as well as issues such as resilience to natural disasters. In this monthly theme pack, we highlight NbS for reforestation and agroforestry, including Farmer-managed natural regeneration. The theme pack includes four Resource Pack items and four Barza Wire stories. Restoring degraded land…
Farmer-managed natural regeneration in Ghana
SFX: Signature tune THEN FADE UNDER HOST: Hello listeners, welcome back to our farmer program, Farm right. Today, we have a special focus on an interesting practice called Farmer-managed natural regeneration, or FMNR. According to World Agroforestry, FMNR is an affordable and easy way of restoring and improving agricultural, forest, and pasture lands. It promotes…
Domesticating forest fruits to increase farmers’ income
HOST: Hello, dear listeners, and welcome to our program. Today with our guests, we will talk about how domestication has improved the food and nutritional aspects of the fruit called Gola or jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana), which can significantly improve the finances of farmers. We speak first with Mr. Diatta Marone, Director of the National Forestry…
Benefits of crop companion planting and mutualism
Introduction Why is this subject important to listeners? Because small-scale farmers should know: How growing certain crops together (mixed cropping) can increase their yields. Which crops that can be grown together without interfering with each other’s growth and maturity, for example maize and legume crops. There is also a mutualism between maize and legumes…
Deforestation in Mali: Dangerous practices obstruct reforestation
HOST: Hello, dear listeners, welcome to our program. Today with our guests, we will talk about the obstacles and the challenges to reforestation. We will also talk about the impact of climate change and the measures taken by the women and men who struggle every day to find solutions to the obstacles to reforestation in…