Climate change and sustainability:

This week and next we explore problems and answers. Helena Norberg-Hodge talks about the problems of globalisation and the answers within localisation in a series of interviews. The Transition Town movement gets underway in Byron Shire with film nights to bring like-minded people together to forge community projects. Dr Sally MacKinnon talks from a personal perspective about combating the fear of climate change and other global stressors with local involvement.

We bring you the case of Natasha Verco, an Australian activist arrested in Copenhagen during the climate change conference with an interview of her mother. How can you support her and prevent pre-emptive arrest in Australia.

In coming weeks 2nd April and beyond, Look forward to meeting Ben Pots a Byron man who has been protecting whales in Antarctica on the Sea Shepherd vessel Bob Barker, Brendan Taylor has news about discovery activities in the National Parks these holidays, hear from Council sustainability officer Graeme Williams on local projects, and Jane O'Sullivan research fellow at Queensland Uni talks about action needed on climate change in the wake of Copenhagen and in particular focuses on the problem of population growth.

And we have plans for more! Keep listening.

Judy and Andrew