The eleven Programmes in this Series each feature
five or six reports from around the globe on a particular
environmental theme. Follow the links below to access
the reports in viewable, printable, listenable and
watchable formats.
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Volt
Face
Damage to the environment will stop only when people have alternative sources
of fuel and power with which to secure their livelihoods and quality of life.
Here we find several examples of sustainable sources of energy for water-lifting,
industry and transport that can improve the local economy without damaging the
environment. |
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A
Growing Trend
A Growing Trend highlights exactly that: how different methods of producing
food - small-scale, organic, natural farming and urban agriculture are on the
increase. While alternatives to large-scale agriculture are often born out
of necessity, these methods are proving to be highly effective at meeting nutritional
and economic needs and at the same time helping to build communities and protect
the environment. |
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Communicating
for Change Part 2
Further stories looking at the potential
impacts of the global communication technology
revolution in the developing world. |
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Communicating
for Change Part 1
We live in an age of information and communication technology (ICTs) which
is rapidly transforming the society and economies we live in. ICTs offer an
unprecedented chance to connect the poor to people and business all over the
world. Yet they remain on the whole excluded, which is opening up a digital
divide. |
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Woodn't
you know?
Earth's natural resources are an amazing 'store' of goods, providing all that
humans need to live. These are often over-exploited, taken at will and replaced
with artificial production methods. |
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Naturally
Yours
This collection of stories for Naturally Yours shows innovative techniques
that make the most of natural resources to produce goods ranging from food,
coffee, wine, oil and fertiliser to fashion accessories, in ways that are in
harmony with the land. |
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Cash
- No Questions
For centuries the power of the cash economy has been increasing, money is now
the dominant means of doing business but what do you do when traditional financial
systems do not work for you? Cash - No Questions tells the stories of people
who have created alternative schemes designed to support their local community
and local economy. |
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The
Equator Show
Strong economic incentives to protect and use local resources sustainably coupled
with the communities' efforts to define a vision, for the land and people,
lie at the heart of each success story. |
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City
Slickers
Five reports looking at innovative solutions
to Urban development issues. |
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Think
Global, Act Natural
Anita Roddick introduces five stories on eco tourism. In Kenya the Maasai have
switched from warrior to eco-warrior and in Peru the Ese’Eja indigenous
people are guides for intrepid tourists who want the authentic ‘jungle’ experience. |
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Green
Ending
Being wasteful
seems to be an integral part of our
consumer world. Waste disposal is big
business but the environmental cost
is too high. To reduce the impact on
the earth’s natural resources
we must reduce the amount of waste
produced, re-use the products we make
and recycle the materials we consume. |
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