People Fixing The World Episodes Episode guide
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Restoring nature for all
We visit a major project in the north of England that is restoring a damaged landscape
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Our favourite solutions
Myra Anubi and the team chat about their favourite projects of the last 12 months.
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The cows fighting wildfires
How animals and space tech are helping tackle a growing problem. (R)
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Reducing gun violence
We look at projects trying to cut down deaths and injuries from firearms
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Cleaning up India's streets
We look at two projects that turn plastic and cigarette butt waste into everyday products
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Sorting extreme waste
Removing waste from Everest and defunct satellites from space.
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A wheelchair that learns
The wheelchair that uses AI and how clothes can help communicate feelings
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The race to save Madagascar's biodiversity
How communities are fighting to protect forests and marine life
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The jails where they do things differently
The prison in Philadelphia that's adopted a Scandinavian model of custody
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Fixing elections - for the better
2024 has been a big year for elections. But how can we make sure people can vote safely?
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The pioneering TV news service
Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place
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Keeping men healthy
The barbers providing mental health support and the truckers getting help at the roadside
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Saving Britain's sea life
We look at efforts being made to tackle the challenges of overfishing and climate change
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The power of native knowledge
How communities in Peru and Niger are tapping local knowledge for sustainable solutions
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Hopping aboard the hospital train
How trains - and trucks - are taking healthcare into the communities that need it most
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The medicines dropping from the sky
The HIV drugs being delivered by drones.
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Switching off our smartphones
How can we all spend less time on our phones?
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Greener ways to keep cool
As the planet warms, how can we keep cool in a climate friendly way?
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Olympic-sized solutions
We look at how sport has a unique ability to change people鈥檚 lives for the better.
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Protecting wildlife from human activity
We look at projects to reduce the harm caused to wildlife by human behaviour
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Rethinking mental health
We look at innovative ways to improve mental health care in the US and Denmark
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Africa's best new innovators
Myra Anubi is in Nairobi at the final of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
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Making tourism work for everyone
We look at a model of tourism designed to benefit local communities more fairly
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Saving water at a time of scarcity
We look at solutions for conserving and reusing water
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Fashion without barriers
Exploring style and beauty for people with disabilities
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Solving Mexico City's water crisis
We meet the scientists, activists and urban planners tackling the megacity's water woes.
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Living with climate change
We go to El Salvador to look at projects tackling the effects of rising temperatures.
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The school run by kids
The Thai school that鈥檚 proving a model for Thailand and beyond.
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Fighting sexism in society
We look at how entrenched sexist attitudes towards women are being tackled
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Restoring California's underwater forests
We look at projects helping protect and restore kelp along the coastline of California