The Erosion of the Amucha Zoo

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Bugoche is a village in Nigeria ravaged by erosion. The community blame one man for the erosion, one man who killed a python. Local folklor says his actions were responsible for the erosion. In its quest to find and punish the offender, over two thousand families loster homes and famland. After decades of unending deliberations, developing countries like nigeria are already filling the impacts of the climate crisis.

Earth’s changing climate is already displacing millions of people, worsening tension and conflict, and sometimes violence – for example, between farmers and traditional nomadic herders in Nigeria. Part 6 of The Repair, our series on the climate emergency.

Reported by Ugochi Anyaka-Oluigbo, with reporting and production assistance from Nchetachi Chukwuaja and Tim Cuttings Agber. The series story editor is Cheryl Devall. Mix by John Biewen.

Music in this episode by Lili Haydn, Kim Carroll, Chris Westlake, Lesley Barber, Cora Miron, Alex Weston, Fabian Almazan, and Maetar. Music consulting by Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.