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Episode 18: Reviving the Sahel with Dr Ousmane Pame
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Dr Ousmane Pame is the founder and director of a network of eco-villages in the Sahel (the area stretching from Senegal on the west coast of Africa to Eritrea on the east, and bordered to the north by the Sahara Desert and to the south by rich savanna land). The previously verdant land of parts of the Sahel has suffered desertification through decades of poor agricultural practices, and Dr Pame is one of many people now working to revive the region to the lush and abundant habitat it once was. In this interview, Dr Pame explains:
- what factors led to the ecological and socio-economic disaster in the region
- how to reach young people with the important message of caring for nature
- the need to balance African cultures and traditions with modern Western practices
- how the eco-village project came about and what an eco-village looks like
- the importance of local women as leaders in education and wealth-creation
Find out more about the REDES Ecovillages at redes-ecovillages.org
This is the Teachers for Schools website mentioned in this episode.
The book mentioned is 'Oneness vs the 1%' by Vandana Shiva. It’s available from many sources (simply do an online search). This interview and write-up gives a good summary of the book’s contents.
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
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