Bringing you diverse voices on transitioning to a more sustainable world - 'Prophets' raising important warnings and 'Wizards' highlighting technological solutions...
S1:Foodlands funded by H2020 FRAMEwork - this project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 862731.
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How is global policy valuing life in our food system? Alexandra is joined by Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau & Alberta Guerra, food policy experts at the international NGO ActionAid, to discuss COP26’s legacy, nature based solutions, the value of local knowledge, policymakers’ faith in technological wizardry and more!
7 Mar 2022
Roundtable: Creating Dynamic Conservation
Where does agricultural meet conservation? What tools, approaches and relationships can lead to dynamic change? Alexandra is joined by four experts for a roundtable discussion hosted by The Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy. Hear from Dr Camilla Moonen - from the Agroecology Group at Sant'Anna, Diego Guidotti - CEO of the agritech company Aedit, Andrea Gennai -from the Foreste Casentinesi National Park + University of Pisa and Lorenzo Costa - Permaculture systems designer, farmer and communicator.
28 Feb 2022
Roundtable: Technology, Big Data & Agrobiodiversity
How is tech changing how we manage life in our food system? In this special Alexandra is joined by three experts for a roundtable discussion hosted by IIASA. Steffen Fritz and Juan Carlos Laso Bayas - from the Novel Data Ecosystems Research Group of IIASA and Tamme van der Wal, an Information Management expert specialising in the data revolution from Wageningen University and a Commercial Manager at Akkerweb.
21 Feb 2022
If A Tree Falls In A Forest...
What does fast developing technology mean for life in our food system? We talk to Prof Mark Maslin, Agritech and Anthropocene expert, Prof Derek Stewart, Dir. of The Advanced Plant Growth Center, Dr Youri Martin, Biodiversity Engineer and conservation writer Michelle Nijhuis to find out!
14 Feb 2022
Viewpoints In The Landscape
What does it mean to value nature in our food system hands-on? We catch up with Dr Lee-Ann Sutherland, Dir. of the International Land Use Study Center, Cristóbal Reina, olive farmer and hunter, plus Farmers Union Rep Bertrand Frézel.
7 Feb 2022
What Is Nature Anyway?
How do we culturally value nature? We talk things over and hear from Patrick Holden, farmer
and founder of The Sustainable Food Trust, Prof Ian Bradley, cultural historian and legal expert
Isabelle Doussan.
31 Jan 2022
Accounting For Nature
How can we better value nature in our food system financially? We continue our quest with
Prof Stefanie Engel, sustainable incentives expert, Dr Timothée Parrique, ecological economist, Siim Sellis, conservationist farmer as well as farm advisor Clare Buckerfield....
24 Jan 2022
Farming Everything All The Time
We explore agriculture's relationship to the biosphere and catch up with award winning science communicator Charles Mann, creator of the Prophet-Wizard continuum, to discuss why it's such a useful way to look at life and land use in our food system.
17 Jan 2022
Foodlands Series Trailer
Introducing Foodlands - join expert guests from across the global north on a quest to better value nature in our food system.
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