Climate & Community 11/6/25: Global Impacts and Local Solutions with Gianluca Nehuén Yornet (Part 1)

Host: Wilson Haims Description: Today, Climate and Community discusses the importance of local action to global challenges with former Maine Service Fellow Gianluca Nehuén Yornet. We learn about what motivates Gianluca to participate in community-based action and about his host organization Center for Ecology Based Economy in Norway, Maine. About the Host: Wilson Haims is from Portland, Maine and earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Wellesley College in 2023. Upon graduating, Wilson contributed to climate and conservation-related field work, policy and community engagement work in New England and the Pacific Northwest. Now, Wilson is the Manager of Community Engagement and Resilience at A Climate to Thrive and spends her time hiking, running, making art and cooking on Mount Desert Island.   Johannah, Beth, Wilson, Gus, Alison and Angie are the team at A Climate to Thrive, a nonprofit working to build a model of community-driven, solutions-focused climate action. Since its origins around a potluck table as concerned neighbors gathered to take action on climate change, A Climate to Thrive, or ACTT, has been supporting solutions on Mount Desert Island and beyond since 2016. Learn more at www.aclimatetothrive.org. The post Climate & Community 11/6/25: Global Impacts and Local Solutions with Gianluca Nehuén Yornet (Part 1) first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.