We Are Carbon
We Are Carbon

We Are Carbon

Helen Fisher

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We Are Carbon is the interview show that helps us to recognise that the future of both our planet and our societies can be incredibly beautiful - and that we all play a role in getting there! Hosted by Helen Fisher with guests joining from across the globe. There's a new episode every other Tuesday, and they'll average 1 hr long. We see endless headlines warning us of the horrific impact that we're having on the climate and how dire the outlook is, but we're going to re-frame this crisis and start putting the solutions into our own hands. I'm inviting in voices from science, agriculture, business and more, to help us gain an understanding of how we might live in greater harmony with the world around us. How we can build a society where our everyday choices have a positive impact on regenerating and stabilising the planet that we depend upon. Because when the planet and nature are thriving; that's when we can thrive! That's when we can live in a world less focused on fear and restrictions. I don't think that real solutions are ever found until we zoom out, see the full picture and recognise how it all connects together. We can't view climate change as an isolated issue. Our health, our food security, stability of economies and the way we interact with one another, they're are all tied in. The topics can seem expansive, so we're using carbon as a focus. We're exploring some important, and at times complex subjects here. But the whole point is to make this info accessible and transparent to us all. So let me know if there's ever anything that you'd like breaking down or exploring further. Or if there's related topics that you feel should be discussed. Reach out and let's keep this project expanding! And if you're a visual learner, look out for the animations! I'm creating short digestible videos to illustrate some of the key concepts that we're exploring. Find them at https://www.wearecarbon.earth/animations Follow on Instagram @wearecarbon.earth Let's keep figuring this all out together!

Recent Episodes

Nature Based Solutions - In Conversation with Diana Denke [Co-Founder Fair Carbon]
SEP 10, 2024
Nature Based Solutions - In Conversation with Diana Denke [Co-Founder Fair Carbon]

I'm delighted to be joined by Diana Denke who has generously offered to bring us an overview of what can be done to bring more financing towards nature.

For generations wealth and financial markets have benefited from the extraction and depletion of the natural world to the extent that we're globally facing a crisis of biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse.

There is a firm recognition of the need to protect, support and regenerate nature for the multi-faceted benefits that it brings to our economy, health, communities & climate.

But companies are facing a barrier when it comes to moving significant finance into projects for nature so there's a need for new approaches and further learning. 

Diana is passionate about nature regeneration and has a wealth of experience exploring investment opportunities into nature based solutions. She is the perfect voice to help us all to get a better grasp of the barriers, the challenges and possible paths forward. 

(For a further breakdown of this discussion see the timestamps below)

You can learn from Diana and her work with Fair Carbon here: https://www.faircarbon.org/

Find a video version of this conversation over on the website: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/nature-based-solutions-diana-denke/

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

04:34 - What are nature based solutions?

07:42 - The need & benefits of investing in nature

17:20 - Barriers to bringing finance into nature at scale

29:28 - Investing in carbon removal technology vs investing in nature

43:20 - Financing solutions for nature projects

50:35 - Collaborating to scale up projects?

54:20 - Diana's work with Fair Carbon [restoring coastal and marine ecosystems]

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60 MIN
Nature Connection for Well-Being & Earth Healing - Wayapa Wuurrk Group Chat
AUG 27, 2024
Nature Connection for Well-Being & Earth Healing - Wayapa Wuurrk Group Chat

Join me for a group chat with four practitioners of Wayapa Wuurrk exploring the relevance of Indigenous wisdom & nature connection in our modern world.

There are many reasons that our lives today have caused disconnection between us and the people and environments around us. And it's too easy to over look the importance of this. 

I'm joined by three guests in Australia, Jem Stone, Rebecca Dunn and Sara Jones, along with Debbie Mace in the UK. They've all come together to share about the power of nature connection for our personal, collective and planetary well-being.

These four ladies are all practitioners of Wayapa Wuurrk which is an earth connection practice based on ancient Indigenous wisdom, originating in Australia.

This is a relaxing chat between like-minded woman and yet at its heart it's also a powerful conversation which demonstrates the place of talking in circle, sharing stories and reconnecting to the world around us.

You can learn more about Wayapa Wuurrk at the website: https://wayapa.com/

If you're in the UK and would like to connect with Debbie Mace directly you can find her here on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-mace-639a3b242/

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For a further breakdown of this episode see the timestamps below.

00:00 - Introductions

06:50 - "Individual Journey to Collective Well-being"

13:55 - Empowering through relationships

23:07 - Observation, conversation & story

33:58 - Addressing eco-anxiety

41:14 - What is Wayapa Wuurrk?

46:33 - Bringing Wayapa to the UK

50:44 - Personal transformation & global connection

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59 MIN
The Weather Proof Farm - In Conversation with Niels Corfield [Soil Health & Regen Ag Trainer]
AUG 13, 2024
The Weather Proof Farm - In Conversation with Niels Corfield [Soil Health & Regen Ag Trainer]

It's a pleasure to be joined by Niels Corfield who shares insights from his concept of 'The Weatherproof Farm'.

It's hard to not have noticed the increase in standing water across farmlands in recent years; fields appearing to contain vast lakes during our wetter seasons.

Whilst we might consider ourselves to be at the mercy of changing weather this conversation helps to underline why the cause and solution to this standing water can be much more within our control.

Having monitored the soil and pasture health on over 200 farms in the UK Niels developed the concept of 'The Weatherproof Farm' which puts the focus on addressing compacted and unhealthy soils.

Making changes to a farm management system can be complex and so I really appreciate the way that Niels breaks down the barriers with his practical and accessible approach to understanding both the problems and solutions around soil health.

Niels works with producers and landowners to implement regenerative systems and has a  passion to help farmers to understand the root causes of the issues they work with day-to-day, enabling them to create low-input, profitable operations that are nature-friendly and productive.

Learn more with Niels:


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For a further breakdown of this discussion see the timestamps below:

00:00 - Intro

04:44 - The case for 'The Weatherproof Farm'

06:50 - Soil type doesn't have to be the limit

11:31 - What is aggregation in soil & why is it important?

18:31 - Dairy management - soil health, resilience & profitability

25:31 - Arable management - soil health, resilience & profitability

32:43 - The soil doesn't lie!

34:54 - An overview of the solutions

36:22 - Grazing management for supporting soil health

39:48 - Arable management to support soil health

45:49 - Complimentary support approaches

53:53 - Learn more with Niels

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55 MIN
A Quick Invite - Join Our Food Forest Learning Group [Climate Action From Our Gardens]
JUL 30, 2024
A Quick Invite - Join Our Food Forest Learning Group [Climate Action From Our Gardens]

From Our Food Forests

Discovering Climate Action in Our Gardens & Communities

Join us as we embark on a learning journey of regeneration from our growing spaces across the globe. 

From Our Food Forests is a new light touch network hosted by Helen Fisher for connection and co-learning


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Episode highlights for further listening from the podcast:


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3 MIN
A New Farm Begins - Exploring Profit and Regeneration for Smallholder Farmers. Jackson Buzingo
JUL 9, 2024
A New Farm Begins - Exploring Profit and Regeneration for Smallholder Farmers. Jackson Buzingo

Jackson Buzingo is a multi-generational small holder farmer who grew up facing the challenges of a changing landscape in Tanzania, East Africa.

As he witnessed rivers running dry and crops failing he set out to find a solution.

In Season 1 of the podcast Jackson shared his journey of learning about regenerative practices in agriculture. He brought his passion to the communities around him, educating hundreds of small holder farmers and establishing small demonstration farms and food forests that have since inspired with their ability to produce when surrounding lands are dry and struggling.

In this episode we catch up with Jackson over two years later. We speak at a turning point in his journey where he's taking the first steps to establish his own regenerative farm in Western Tanzania. This time to become an example of a profitable business model for small holder farmers rather than as purely a demonstration for regeneration. Jackson offers a wide range of insights into the steps that he plans to take with his farm along with exploring some of the barriers that are holding back a wider spread transition within the communities around him.

Find a video version of this episode on the website: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/jackson-buzingo-farming-transition-in-east-africa/

For a further breakdown of this discussion see the timestamps below:

00:00 - Intro

02:57 - First steps on the new farm

05:23 - Why this farm differs from the demo farms

07:52 - Trees and layers in the new farm

09:18 - Climate struggles & barriers to transition

14:03 - Conventional farming struggles - tobacco dominance and deforestation

16:39 - Hope & inspiration from food forests

23:51 - Plan and progression for the new farm

31:23 - Access to seeds

36:25 - Access to food for local communities

37:36 - Building awareness & momentum for regeneration

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44 MIN