Terra Verde host and producer Gary Hughes is joined by reporter and foreign correspondent Boris van der Spek, founder of Chile Today, the only independent English language news platform in Chile. Boris shares insights about the current situation in Chile on the third anniversary of the historic October 2019 social rebellion and recounts his ground breaking work reporting on the land conflicts between the forestry sector and autonomous indigenous Mapuche communities demanding accountability.

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Fifty five percent of humanity lives in cities. By 2050, that number will have gone up to to 70 percent. Our future is urban, yet urbanization in it’s current form is threatening the future of humanity and the natural world. Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal editor, Maureen Nandini Mitra, and Alison Sant, cofounder of the Studio for Urban Projects and author of the book, From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities, discuss this conundrum and the many pathways towards reinventing our cities to be regenerative and equitable.

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Napa Valley based film maker Brian Lilla joins Terra Verde to discuss his new feature length project. The movie Children Of The Vine peels back the curtain on the scary science and flawed regulatory framework perpetuating toxic farming practices, while highlighting readily available alternatives and solutions that will better protect public health and the environment.

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Terra Verde is joined by Dr. Catherine Garoupa White of the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ). In this episodes featured interview Dr. Garoupa White describes how CVAQ pursues legislative strategies and grassroots political organizing activities to protect public health and the environment in one of the most pollution burdened regions in the country.

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