

According to Global Forest Watch, from 2002 to 2021, Ghana lost 20% of its forest cover. On this episode, we head to Ghana, a place which is fast losing one of the world’s most vital weapons against the climate crisis, trees. These more disruptive tactics have drawn anger, leading some to ask whether these disruptions help or hurt the fight against climate change.

They have also blocked traffic in London, leading to major commuter delays. They've thrown soup and mashed potatoes at paintings by renowned artists such as Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet, and glued themselves to a dinosaur display at Berlin's Natural History Museum. This episode explores how activists in Europe have been using a variety of more disruptive and brazen tactics to call attention to the climate crisis. Immersive, immediate, real-host Tamara Khandaker invites listeners to take a trip each week to hear about the world from a different perspective. Nothing is Foreign is world news for people craving stories from elsewhere, and for people who want the view from on the ground, not from above. Hey there, Heat of the Moment listeners! We wanted to share an episode from our friends at Nothing is Foreign, a weekly podcast from CBC Podcasts that knows there’s no such thing as foreign-it just depends on your point of view.
