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How people recovering from addiction are healing nature—and themselves
On a sunny day in Choma, Zambia, Cornwell Hademu shares a traditional drink—and a powerful idea. In this season finale of Nature Answers, we meet Kelvin Siafweba and the team from Happy Planet, a cooperative of people recovering from addiction who are turning agricultural waste into sustainable charcoal and soil-enhancing biochar.
But this episode is about more than just climate solutions. It’s about second chances.
Learn how biochar—an ancient soil amendment with roots in the Amazon—is helping Zambian farmers restore their land and helping people recovering from substance use reclaim their…
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