Can the past teach us how to fight climate change?
Why farmers around the world are bringing back ancient crops - and ancient animals! We meet potato growers in the Andes and hear about a scheme to bring back bison to Britain.
Climate change is making weather more extreme and threatening crops and wildlife. But could old solutions help us tackle these challenges? Around the world, farmers and scientists are reviving ancient crops, and reintroducing ancient animals to build resilience against climate impacts.
In this episode, reporter Beth Timmins travels to the Peruvian Andes to meet the 鈥楶otato Guardians鈥�, while Jordan Dunbar visits London鈥檚 Natural History Museum. Curator Lottie Dodwell-Williams introduces the museum's first climate-focused exhibit, Fixing Our Broken Planet, which includes a plan to bring bison back to Britain.
Host Graihagh Jackson chats to Jordan and Beth about how traditional knowledge and techniques from the past are being used to combat the effects of climate change today.
Presenter: Graihagh Jackson
Reporters: Beth Timmins and Jordan Dunbar
Production Co-Ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: Tom Brignell
Editors: Sophie Eastaugh and Simon Watts
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