The Waimiri-Atroari people fought with their lives to protect their land when Brazil’s military dictatorship forced the BR-174 highway through the Amazon rainforest in the 1970s, cutting the habitat of wildlife in two. The Waimiri subsequently recorded more than 20,000 road fatalities of wildlife. In this episode, Kate Humble and Edward Whitley hear from Fernanda Abra, a road ecologist and pioneer of low-cost canopy bridges in Brazil. Together with the Waimiri, Fernanda and her team have built the first 32 bridges to reconnect habitat for tree-dwelling mammals such as Capuchin and spider monkeys. Her Reconecta Project is the start of an ambitious plan to scale across the world's most biodiverse country which has the fourth-largest road network.

See Fernanda’s short film narrated by Sir David Attenborough here: bit.ly/AmazonCrossings

Edited and produced by Sarah Treanor

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He is the mastermind of one of Nepal's biggest conservation festivals. But it's not in honour of the solitary snow leopard, the majestic Bengal tiger or red panda - it's for the humble owl. In this episode, Kate Humble and Edward Whitley hear from Raju Acharya, who is known as "owl, sir" in Nepal. The Himalayan country is home to 23 species of owls which are simultaneously regarded as good and bad omens by the country's 125 distinct ethnic groups. Raju has recruited "owl envoys," spearheaded a 10-year government action plan and gone door to door to shift perceptions around the nocturnal species. Now districts are lining up to celebrate them.

See Raju’s short film narrated by Sir David Attenborough here: bit.ly/SafeguardNepalOwls

Edited and produced by Sarah Treanor

How to Save It highlights ingenious solutions from the world’s leading conservationists. Applications for the Whitley Awards are open! If you are leading a grassroots conservation project in the Global South that we should know about, please apply here: bit.ly/WhitleyAward_ApplyNow

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The "Amazon of the Seas" is a vast marine area in the western Pacific Ocean that is home to 76 percent of the world's coral reef species. In the Papua New Guinea corner of the Coral Triangle, a local biologist is accelerating protection for them. In this episode, Kate Humble and Edward Whitley hear from Naomi Longa who leads an all-female team of Indigenous divers who monitor and manage the reefs of Kimbe Bay, an area of staggering marine biodiversity which includes pygmy seahorses, whale sharks and orcas. The Sea Women of Melanesia are working with AI to map coral reefs in a country where technology is scarcely accessible. They are only getting started....

See Naomi’s short film narrated by Sir David Attenborough here: bit.ly/ConserveCoralReefs_PNG

Edited and produced by Sarah Treanor

How to Save It highlights ingenious solutions from the world’s leading conservationists. Applications for the Whitley Awards are open! If you are leading a grassroots conservation project in the Global South that we should know about, please apply here: bit.ly/WhitleyAward_ApplyNow

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The Greater Adjutant Stork is a misunderstood bird that Dr Purnima Devi Barman in Assam, India, has devoted her life to protecting. In this episode, join Kate Humble and Edward Whitley to hear how Purnima built a 10,000 strong army of local female fans of the reviled scavenger. Saving it, not only dramatically transformed the outlook for the bird, known as "Hargila," but also the lives of the local "stork sister" protectors. The "Hargila Army" is now so popular that even men want to join.

See Purnima’s short film narrated by Sir David Attenborough here: bit.ly/GreaterAdjutantStorks

Edited and produced by Sarah Treanor

How to Save It highlights ingenious solutions from the world’s leading conservationists. Applications for the Whitley Awards are open! If you are leading a grassroots conservation project in the Global South that we should know about, please apply here: bit.ly/WhitleyAward_ApplyNow

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Prepare to be inspired on a trip round the globe with Kate Humble and Edward Whitley as they hear from extraordinary people who are standing up for the rarest of species from the Greater Adjutant Stork to the tiny Red Siskin and African manatee. Nature is under threat like never before but what if we flip the doom script and focus on how to save it? From the remote shores of Papua New Guinea all the way to the rainforest nation of Guyana via Cameroon's Lake Ossa, conservationists are rallying local people to join forces with them to protect the natural world.

How to Save It is a podcast by the Whitley Fund for Nature: bit.ly/WhitleyFundForNature

Edited and produced by Sarah Treanor

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