Lenne Leaks
A ZK/U True Clime Podcast
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What if a tree could talk? In the Moabiter Stadtgarten, a small public park next to the ZK/U Berlin, there is a young maple tree called ‘Lenne’, which was equipped with Tree Aware technology as part of the ClimArt project: Using an AI in conjunction with sensors that provide real-time data about the weather and soil moisture on the tree, Lenne can communicate, provide information about its condition - and host a podcast!
In Lenne Leaks, the Norway maple ‘Lenne’ gives a voice to non-human creatures and, together with human co-host Anna, investigates the fate of trees in the urban jungle. What happens during heat, drought and heavy rain? What do these challenges mean for our neighbourhoods? Together with experts and activists, the unlikely pair uncover the consequences of climate change that are already being felt and present creative strategies for adapting to the effects of climate change.
#01 | Talking Trees
In the first episode of Lenne Leaks, Lenne, the talking Norway maple, meets Rainer Leidholdt, the forestry district manager for Moabit. Together they explore the question of how Berlin's urban trees deal with drought and water shortages, what they need to survive and how we humans can support them.
Stefan Koderisch, urban planner and project manager of the BMUV-funded ClimArt project, will reveal the secret behind the talking tree. How can artistic interventions help to sensitise us to the effects of the climate crisis and develop strategies for adaptation?
Listen in and find out what moves Lenne and what we can all do to make urban nature more resilient!
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#02 | Summer in the City
The second episode of Lenne Leaks deals with heat: How do people experience it in the city? And how can we protect ourselves and our environment from heat? Lenne, the talking maple, and co-host Anna tackle the topic and talk to numerous guests.
The Alt und Jung (Old and Young) group meets to sing together in Moabit and talks about how they perceive the increasingly hot summers in Berlin and how they find ways to cool down. Dalia Kellou from the climate research institute Climate Analytics presents her research on heat stress and adaptation measures in the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region. Speaking of adaptation measures: artists and architects Gloria Jurado and Paula Cano have developed a shade-providing prototype as part of the ZK/U project ClimArt, which they will introduce to you in the podcast!
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This podcast is part of the ClimArt real-world laboratory at ZK/U.
Funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) based on a resolution of the German Bundestag.
More information on BMUV and on our lead partner. Funding code: 67DAS274.