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Transforming Communities Through Urban Nature Conservation with Gerry Tissier

1 year ago40 min- plays

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<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">In this episode, Gerry Tissier, a community ecologist and founder of the HACKNEY BUZZLINE; delves into his urban community conservation work by highlighting a 4 kilometre pollinator corridor that connects 4 green parks established in London, United Kingdom to enhance nature and community co-existence. </span>

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">Gerry recently launched the KAMPALA BUZZLINE in Kawempe as a part of the Greening Kampala Initiative of Marafiki Green Youths Foundation; an initiative similar to the Hackney Buzzline.</span>

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">Tune in for an in depth conversation as Gerry delves into: </span>

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">🔹 His experience in launching the Kampala buzzline. </span>

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">🔹 Why it is important for urban communities to understand the need to co-exist with nature. </span>

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">🔹The practicalities of converging different community players on one table to champion urban nature conservation initiatives. </span>

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">🔹 What it takes to establish a Buzzline</span>

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">🔹 Urban nature conservation initiatives in practice in London and</span>

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">🔹Striking a balance between human development and nature conservation</span>

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);"> . </span>

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);"> To learn more about the Buzzlines and Gerry's work, you can find out more about it on the following pages; </span>

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">🔹Website:</span>https://www.ecoactive.org.uk/

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">🔹LinkedIn: </span> <img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/social_media/linkedin_1x.png"> / gerrytissier  <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);"> </span>

<span style="color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">🔹X (Formerly Twitter): </span>https://x.com/daubeneyfields

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">🔹Instagram: </span>https://www.instagram.com/daubeneyfie...

<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: rgb(19, 19, 19);">🔹Kampala Buzzline: </span> <img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/social_media/linkedin_1x.png"> / kampala-buzzline-newsletter-marafiki-unite...  

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