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100 | The Untold Story of the Voluntary Carbon Market
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95 | "Co" Benefits vs "Core Benefits:" Geoff Mwangi and His Theory of Change Steve Zwick
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94 | Zimbabwe's Cannabis Queen, Zorodzai Maroveke, AKA "Dr Zoey" Steve Zwick
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93| Digitizing Zimbabwe's Farms, with Chiyedza Heri Steve Zwick
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92 | COP 28 Article 6: Expectations for Final Day Steve Zwick
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91 | Article 6 Update from Dubai with Kelley Hamrick Malvar of The Nature Conservancy Steve Zwick
93| Digitizing Zimbabwe’s Farms, with Chiyedza Heri
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Zimbabwean entrepreneur Chiyedza Heri runs the Ubuntu Alliance, a company that’s helping farmers leverage carbon finance to shift to more sustainable forms of agriculture.
She’s one of more than a dozen young Africans I met at year-end climate talks in Dubai (COP 28) — a new breed of entrepreneur that the late Ghanian economist George Ayittey calls “cheetahs” because they’re nimble, quick, and hungry.
Green Cheetahs pursue activities that are pro-nature as well as pro-growth, and today’s guest certainly fits that bill.
