Elders from Tharaka. Above, Sabella, an Elder from Tharaka.

Guardians of Planet Earth | Protecting Biodiversity in Africa

To find out how Indigenous knowledge plays a key role in regeneration, I travel to Kenya to meet African Biodiversity Network (ABN). I meet some of the Indigenous communities helping ABN find solutions to problems across Africa, and see a Sacred Natural Site under threat. Listen to the audio documentary on the player below.

There's more! Alongside the documentary, I wrote up a story about ABN protecting biodiversity in Tharaka.

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Freh, an Oromo woman from Ethiopia

Behind the Headlines | Seeking Asylum from the Spare Room

I go to Birmingham to meet a volunteer host, who has given her spare room to an asylum seeker, and to find out what it's like to be a guest in a stranger's house. 

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Kanahus Manuel, founder of Tiny House Warriors.

Indigenous Climate Action

I travelled to Canada to co-produce a film about Indigenous women taking climate action.

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Katie Meets...

Katie Meets Mary-Ellen

Mary-Ellen from Disabled People Against Cuts 
tells me about her campaign.

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Katie Meets Alice

Just how important is technology for refugees? I sit down with Alice Piterova from social enterprise Techfugees to find out more.

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Ending Animal Testing

Is an end in sight for animal testing? I host a Think Tank with past winners from the Lush Prize to talk science, training, public awareness-raising, lobbying, and the importance of young researchers.

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Tech & Reconnecting With Nature

How does our addiction to mobile technology impact the natural world? I host a panel with Reinhardt Smit, Nikki Maksimovic and Danielle Connor as they talk about why the environment needs tech for good.

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Investigatory Powers Act

Hear what campaigners for human and digital rights have to say about the government's Investigatory Powers Act also known as the Snooper's Charter, as I host a panel at the Lush Summit.

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Catherine Reda | Becoming an Activist

How do you go from bystander to activist? Catherine Reda did just that, and set up an e-petition to ban the sale of fur in the UK. Just before the deadline, the petition reached the 100,000 signatures it needed to be considered for a debate in parliament. With the debate just around the corner, I talk with Catherine about her experience of setting up and running a campaign.