Diamonds to Rice

Living on Earth

A non-governmental organization teams up with Sierra Leonians to rebuild their war torn country – planting rice fields where once lay the raw earth remnants of conflict diamond mining. Host Bruce Gellerman speaks with Darci Glass-Royale, executive director of FESS, the Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability, and Daniel Gbondo, a Sierra Leonian who works for FESS in his home country.

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