This weekend, Documentary on Newstalk airs the 'From the Amazon to the Emerald Isle' which sees producer Brian Kenny look at the connection between the Amazon and Ireland and the real impact of climate change.

From the Amazon to the Emerald Isle will be broadcast on Newstalk 106-108fm on Sunday 4^th October at 7am with a repeat broadcast on Saturday 10^th September at 9pm. Podcast goes live after first broadcast.

From the Amazon to the Emerald Isle looks at climate change through different eyes in various parts of the world yet all with an Irish link. We hear from Irishmen Peter Hughes and Liam Carey, who have spent a lifetime working in Latin America, about the devastation being caused to the Amazon and its indigenous peoples.