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Produced in a "popular" style, the documentary films and
accompanying publications are intended to appeal to a wide
general audience, and have been designed with an international
distribution in mind. The programs are also suitable for use
in schools, and a special education pack is available.
Three One-Hour 'Global' Documentaries
The Road to Ruin
An introductory film that shows how our long-term economic
future is dependent on a healthy environment: filmed in the
drylands of Senegal, the Mexican rain forest and the fisheries
of the North Sea.
The Sinking Ark
A natural history film that vividly portrays the importance
to mankind of a genetically diverse natural resource base:
filmed in Madagascar, Peru, Brazil, Kenya, Southeast Asia
and the Galapagos Islands.
The Fate of the Forests
The story of how shortsighted development is rapidly destroying
the world's forests: filmed in the acid rain damaged forest
of Europe and the rainforests of Panama.
Eight Half-Hour Case Studies
Eight stories about individuals who have come to realize
that there is indeed Only One Earth: subjects include a Buddhist
Monk in deforested Sri Lanka, a Rendille nomad in the deserts
of Kenya, a tuna fisherman in the South Pacific, and a Californian
housewife in polluted Silicon Valley; other films cover stories
in China, Zimbabwe, Britain and Peru.
Print Materials
The television series is accompanied by a full color BBC/Earthscan
book, and a 40-page color magazine published by North-South
Productions. There is also a World Wildlife Fund education
kit and an international schools' newspaper. For further information
contact North-South Productions, 1 Woburn Walk, London WC1
Tel: 01-388 0351
3 x 50/56 minutes, 8 x 28 minutes
A BBC/North-South Productions
Co-Production in conjunction with The International Institute
for Environment and Development and UNESCO, Government of Norway,
Government of the Netherlands, Better World Society, Nordic
Red Cross Societies, UNICEF, SIDA & Redd Barna.
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