Meet Tony Rinaudo, an agronomist who has helped local communities in Niger reforest six million hectares of desert, without planting a single tree. It's one of the greatest environmental transformations on the planet that has led to the restoration of land, livelihoods and dignity.

In this conversation Tony shares his incredible journey from growing up in the Australian countryside to working in Niger during the famine of the 1980s, the moment of "divine intervention" that seeded the technique of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration that has reshaped restoration efforts around the world. Tony will restore your hope, especially in the power of science, faith and nature to mend the world.

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https://fmnrhub.com.au/

FMNR | World Vision Australia

You can read Tony's autobiography "The Forest Underground" - all proceeds go towards supporting FMNR efforts globally.

We are proud to have featured Tony as one of our 100 Humankind Heroes and would like to thank our paying subscribers for making projects like this possible. If you're interested in supporting the work we do at Future Crunch, you can find out more at www.futurecrunch.com

This episode of "Hope Is A Verb" was hosted by Angus Hervey, cofounder of Future Crunch and Amy Davoren-Rose, the creative director. 

The soundtrack for this podcast is "Rain," composed and performed by El Rey Miel from their upcoming album "Sea the Sky." 

Audio sweetening by Anthony Badolato- Ai3 Audio and Voice. 

We would like to acknowledge that Hope Is A Verb is recorded on the lands of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung People. These conversations are inspired by our charity partners and our Humankind Project that celebrates the people who are stitching our world back together.

You can contact us directly at [email protected]

Transcripts will be available on our website soon.