Climate scientists agree that protecting and conserving 30-percent is the absolute minimum needed to slow down the alarming loss of biodiversity. Sounds like a movement everyone can get behind. And yet…nearly 50 foundations and indigenous right

Innovative Solutions to Financing African Conservation

Nov 2nd, 2022 40m 11s

In this episode, we’ll look at the economic aspects of conservation. How do we value nature, and how we should be valuing it? We’ll also look at financing conservation, and explore new and innovative ways that might free up more capital and cre

Africa's Natural Infrastructure & Green Development

Oct 26th, 2022 38m 53s

Africa has 30-percent of the world’s biodiversity, with much of it unique to the continent. It also has 1.3 billion people. And like people everywhere, they want social and economic well-being and hope to pass on a good life to their children.

How African-led Conservation Protects Both People and Wildlife

Oct 19th, 2022 37m 54s

In this episode host Carol Pineau discusses the need to rethink conservation in Africa from a Western model that walls off Africans, to one that puts people at the center of conservation and sees Africans driving their own conservation agenda.

Trailer: Africa Forward Season 2

Oct 6th, 2022 2m 50s

Introducing Season 2 of Africa Forward, a podcast supported by The African Wildlife Foundation and produced by FP Studios In this season, host Carol Pineau explores green infrastructure, Africa’s tremendous biodiversity, and how African-led con

Financing Africa's Future

Feb 17th, 2021 42m

Big infrastructure projects require big financing deals. But getting to that point often involves ingenuity and innovation. In this episode we explore new methods for financing infrastructure projects in Africa. Co-host Carol Pineau looks at ho

Africa's Digital Revolution

Feb 9th, 2021 40m 34s

Africa is not only building new roads and airports but also getting wired up for a vast expansion of digital services. Innovations in ICT are helping fill in the gaps when it comes to things like banking and education and is the engine behind c

Powering Change

Feb 2nd, 2021 27m 40s

This episode of Africa Forward highlights how Africans are finding new ways to fund energy projects and how this is creating transformational change on the continent. The episode begins with a story from the reporter Laura Rosbrow-Telem looking

Powering Change

Feb 2nd, 2021 28m 25s

Paving the Way

Jan 26th, 2021 33m 35s

This episode looks at the promise and potential of infrastructure projects to facilitate transportation and trade on the continent. In the first half, reporter Laura Rosbrow-Telem takes listeners to the Gambia for a ride over the Senegambia Bri

Paving the Way

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Trailer: Africa Forward

Jan 22nd, 2021 3m 24s

Introducing Africa Forward, a podcast from Africa50 produced by FP Studios,. Hosts Isha Sesay and Carol Pineau explore infrastructure challenges, successes, and opportunities in Africa. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Trailer: Africa Forward

Sep 5th, 2020 4m 9s

Introducing Africa Forward, a podcast from Africa50 produced by FP Studios,. Hosts Isha Sesay and Carol Pineau explore infrastructure challenges, successes, and opportunities in Africa.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho

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