EPISODE · Nov 17, 2024
Forest destruction from mining & Centring Pacific climate priorities
from Earth Matters · host Sonia Randhawa interviews Radost Stanimirov, Priya Kunjan interviews Suluafi Brianna Fruean
Sonia Randhawa (Wednesday Breakfast) interviews geospatial analyst with the World Resources Institute Radost Stanimirova about the loss of forest cover related to mining. Read more here: https://www.wri.org/insights/how-mining-impacts-forestsSamoan climate justice activist Suluafi Brianna Fruean interviewed by Priya Kunjan (Thursday Breakfast) speaks with us about centring Pacific climate priorities during this year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which was held in Apia, Samoa, the first time that the gathering has been hosted by a Pacific Island Nation. Brianna also talks about presenting The Coconet's documentary series 'The Forgotten Pacific', which travels across five Pacific Islands to discover how communities are weaving Indigenous knowledges into their ongoing fight to save their homes from climate change impacts.Brianna launched a report for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative, hosted by government leaders leading the initiative from Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Fiji.
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Sonia Randhawa (Wednesday Breakfast) interviews geospatial analyst with the World Resources Institute Radost Stanimirova about the loss of forest cover related to mining. Read more here: https://www.wri.org/insights/how-mining-impacts-forestsSamoan climate justice activist Suluafi Brianna Fruean interviewed by Priya Kunjan (Thursday Breakfast) speaks with us about centring Pacific climate priorities during this year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which was held in Apia, Samoa, the first time that the gathering has been hosted by a Pacific Island Nation. Brianna also talks about presenting The Coconet's documentary series 'The Forgotten Pacific', which travels across five Pacific Islands to discover how communities are weaving Indigenous knowledges into their ongoing fight to save their homes from climate change impacts.Brianna launched a report for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative, hosted by government leaders leading the initiative from Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Fiji.
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