6 films Found
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The palm oil industry has papered over vast swathes of the planet, much of it valuable and ecologically diverse. Forty million tonnes are produced annually, and it can be found in 50% of all packaged foods. This shocking doc investigates what has catalysed this new industry and the social and environmental impact of its exponential growth. Is palm oil quite the godsend that many initially thought…
Small-scale farmers in Africa and Asia are being forced off their land by an unprecedented corporate land grab. If they hold their ground they are subjected to horrific threats and violence. Exploring the personal stories of those affected, this documentary gives a voice to threatened subsistence farmers throughout the developing world. If your livelihood was ripped away from you, how would you c…
From Somalia's painful struggles, to Liberia's apocalyptic civil war. In fact before he was killed Martin Adler recorded pretty much every war going. His blood-stained but very human dispatches helped define the way we saw foreign conflicts for over a decade. His quiet sensitivity while in the heart of darkness bought him awards and acclaim. For the first time his photographs and thousands of ho…
Biofuel was the buzzword of the millennium's Green Revolution- an eco-friendly blend of plant oil with regular oil, which could run your car and produce electricity. Now the global demand for Biofuel is threatening the lives of the 45 million people who depend on the rainforest for food. A riveting look at the food vs. fuel debate.
Will plants teach us to replace gasoline with hydrogen? Could the anatomy of a grasshopper be a model for the ultimate off-road vehicle? Exciting new developments in computer technology, chemistry and physics are now enabling us to understand Nature's designs better than ever before. Scientists are not simply trying to copy nature - they are taking hints, extracting principles and applying winnin…
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"Raboul" tells the story of an island devastated by the power of a volcano. Before the volcano erupted, Raboul was a bustling island where market traders lived comfortably alongside the families and residents they sold to. All this changed when the volcano that they had lived in the shadow of for so many years, erupted. This documentary looks at how that eruption changed the island and features …
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