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What if the key to saving nature isn't just about science or policy, but love? Love for the land, for the people who depend on it, for the world we leave behind. Artist Elsaphan Njora has journeyed across Kenya witnessing ecosystems vanish, from Indigenous forests to sacred lakes. But he's also seen communities breathing life back into rivers, forests and coasts in creative, unexpected ways — showing that conservation can flourish alongside livelihoods, and that even the most threatened landscapes can be reborn.
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- Institution
- TED
- Department
- TED Countdown Summit 2025
- Speaker
- Elsaphan Njora
- Year
- 2025
- Level
- For everyone
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Earth and environment
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- TED
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