How Indigenous Peoples Transformed the Amazon into a Vast Garden.

How Indigenous Peoples Transformed the Amazon into a Vast Garden.

For centuries, many people in the Western world believed the Amazon to be an unpopulated and untouched forest. This has never been true. The Amazon has been managed by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.  We explore how, through the creation of fertile soils and the selection and cultivation of plant and tree species over millennia, Indigenous peoples have transformed the Amazon rainforest into the most biodiverse ecosystem on Earth. We hear from Adriana Meirelles, who lives in Bristol but is Brazilian.  You can follow her Instagram here: meirelles7269

A cultural tipping point for climate and nature.

The UK faces a growing climate and nature emergency. Yet most people have never been fully briefed on what it means for our lives, our economy and our future. This new film – The People’s Emergency Briefing - sets out the risks facing the nation - and the credible, positive responses available - in a clear and accessible account designed for screenings in communities across the UK.   As it is screened across the UK, audiences are invited to discuss the impact of the scientist's messages on them personally and what we should do to address climate change.   Map of where you can see the film in the UK: https://www.nebriefing.org/screening-map [https://www.nebriefing.org/screening-map] See the film Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tLUnWHkGG4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tLUnWHkGG4]

Planet Earth’s life support system is threatened by climate change.

Science is moving fast, and every year the risks become clearer.  The climate and nature emergency threatens all aspects of British life, from national security to the food supply - but solutions exist. In this podcast, we hear from two of the UK’s top climate scientists and from climate activists calling for politicians and businesses to take the rapid action we need to protect our people, our prosperity and our children’s future.

One Love One Planet: the importance of the 'commons' and why they are under threat...

BCFM's One Love One Planet show explores the importance of the 'commons'; what it means, the thriving commons group in Bristol, why you might be involved in a common's project without even knowing it and a beautiful piece of common land near Bristol under dire threat from a giant corporation.   Listen and learn about this increasingly important concept in our divided, transactional world...

Climate Change Is a National Security Threat.

British military leaders and security services, MI5 & MI6, tell us: Climate change is now a core national security threat.  This is not a future problem or a trade-off. Addressing climate change is central to national security today, not something to postpone. It’s time to meet your MP and ask what they will do to protect us.  Join the campaign at  https://www.zerohour.uk/ [https://www.zerohour.uk/]