“I have been fascinated by nature and wildlife since I can remember. I think we are all born with an innate love of the non-human world (‘biophilia’ E.O. Wilson called it) and while in some of us this love falls somewhat dormant as we grow older, in my case it remained front and centre.”
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"If you look at restoring the whole Andes, the entire Andean mountain range, you can't just go at it by planting trees. There are so many other things that you need to do to holistically permit nature to actually come back." In this episode Ben Goldsmith talks with inspirational Earthshot Prizewinner, Florent Kaiser. Florent is leading an effort to restore the high altitude forests of the Andes, stretching all the way from Venezuela down to Patagonia. Accion Andina is a truly earth-changing initiative. Ben Goldsmith is a British financier and rewilding enthusiast. Join him as he speaks to people from all over the world who champion nature and are helping to restore habitats and wildlife to some of the most nature depleted parts of our planet.
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