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BALI: REJUVENATING THE REEFS
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SAVING LAKE CHAD
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMAZON (7' 00 ")
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Indonesia is home to 50,000 square kilometres of coral reef -- almost one fifth of the world's total. Known as the "tropical forests of the ocean", these reefs are home to a rich diversity of animals and plants. It's an abundant and beautiful ecosystem, but one that is also under threat.
21st CENTURY, 2007, Programme 17 |
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What happens when an entire lake you depend on almost disappears? Some 20 million people around Lake Chad in Central Africa are facing this bleak future and are already feeling the strain.
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Described as the "lungs of the Earth", the Amazon rainforest is seen as one the world’s most important ecological treasures. Despite its significance, the Amazon faces destruction at the hands of man. To save the rainforest, Brazil’s national government and local communities have teamed up to experiment with new techniques and strategies … one of which actually includes cutting down trees.
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PYGMIES USE GPS SYSTEM TO SAVE TREES (1'59")
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NIGER DROUGHT
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RAIN WATER HARVEST IN INDONESIA (2'53")
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A programme sponsored by the World Bank is encouraging sustainable forest management in Africa’s Congo River basin. Native Mbendjele Pygmies are using global positioning system devices to protect from logging areas that are vital to their survival.
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Farmers in Niger are suffering from longer drought periods due to climate change. The World Bank warns that new farming methods are crucial. Governments and farmers must be able to adapt in order to ensure survival in this arid region.
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A project sponsored by UNICEF is helping coastal communities in Indonesia that have long suffered with poor access to freshwater. A simple rainwater harvesting setup can provide for a family’s water needs for most of the year.
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UN IN ACTION, No. 1114 |
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WOMEN’S WATER COOPERATIVE IN TANZANIA (2'56")
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WATER SHORTAGE IN JORDAN
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GREEN POWER FROM PIGS
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A neighbourhood project in Dar es Salaam is giving financial independence to women while improving their community. The World Bank-funded co-operative provides freshwater at low cost to the impoverished district, and allows the entrepreneurial women a new outlook on life.
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Farmers in Jordan are receiving support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, as the country faces continuing water shortages due to inadequate rainfall and arid climate. Collecting rainwater by using cisterns and building dams to control the flow of water are some of the initiatives encouraged by IFAD to keep farmers on the land.
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The technology of converting animal wastes into power, while around for many decades, is only now being implemented at the local level. Rural communities in Thailand are slowly accepting this environmentally friendly and convenient form of energy.
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UN IN ACTION, No. 1100
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BRAZIL: THE ETHANOL REVOLUTION FROM A CANE CUTTER'S PERSPECTIVE (7'45")
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DRC: SAVING THE GORILLAS
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SOUTH KOREA’S GREENER FUTURE (5'07")
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The bio-fuel, ethanol, is generating a revolution in renewable energy that could help reduce the world's thirst for oil. In Brazil, the production of ethanol from sugarcane is booming...but what is not clear is the impact it is having on the industry's sugarcane cutters.
21st CENTURY, 2007, Programme 12 |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is recovering from a period of conflict which claimed the lives of millions of people. While many focus on the human tragedy, the country's wealth of flora and fauna has also suffered.
21st CENTURY, 2007, Programme 12
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Four decades of modernization have transformed Seoul into one of the largest cities in the world. South Korea is now tackling the challenge of urbanization by committing to building greener cities and restoring harmony between development and environment.
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UN IN ACTION, No. 1095 |
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GALAPAGOS EVOLVING (7'24")
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THE MIDDLE EAST’S FRUITFUL VALLEY (3'32")
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Known to some as "nature's lab", Galapagos is a unique ecological haven. In the 1830s its pristine, isolated ecosystem allowed Charles Darwin to make his discoveries about the origin-- and evolution --of species. But in today's globalized world, Galapagos is in danger.
21st CENTURY, 2007, Programme 10
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The population numbers of this extremely popular and intelligent animal continue to dwindle in spite of commercial hunting bans. Many get accidentally caught every year in fishing nets all over the globe. A Program funded through the UN Development Programme is distributing acoustic devices to fishermen in the Black Sea to help keep dolphins at bay.
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UN IN ACTION, No. 1083
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BIOFUEL IN HAITI (2'53"), UN IN ACTION, No. 1076
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LAUNCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR 2007-2008 (2'29"), UN IN ACTION, No. 1071 |
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'PLAYPUMPS' MAKE FETCHING WATER FUN IN MOZAMBIQUE (3'37"),UN IN ACTION, No. 1067 |
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KAZAKHSTAN'S FORESTS IN TRANSITION
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CLEANING UP RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN SERBIA
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IT CAN BE DONE: THE ARAL SEA LIVES AGAIN (5'03"), UN IN ACTION No.1040 |
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WATER MANAGEMENT IN ZANZIBAR (3'27"), UN IN ACTION No.1035 |
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MALAWI - BETWEEN FAILED HARVESTS AND BUMPER CROPS
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