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Series
4: Programme 1 (of 11) - 'Think
Global, Act Natural' |
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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: Tourism
programme carried from last series. |
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| Semilla
De Sol, Spain |
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How do you survive in one of the
driest and most arid parts of the World? As global
desertification increases due to climate change,
Semilla Del Sol looks at one Spanish community
which has introduced low technology solutions
to reverse desertification or make living in the
desert easier. Using only natural resources and
energy harnessed from the sun, people living in
one of the driest corners of Spain could offer
a ray of hope for those seeing their land turn
to desert. |
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| People
of the Wildlife, Kenya |
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Tourism is big business and offers
a huge financial boost to communities struggling
to survive. But what happens when tourists start
to damage the natural environment that attracts
so many, as well as the communities living near
by. People of the Wildlife shows how measures
to protect natural resources in one Kenyan resort
has made it a favourite destination for tourists,
giving a much needed economic boost to the local
economy. |
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| Up
the Creek, Sweden |
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How do you protect the environment
from damage caused by tourists without loosing
the economic benefits the industry can bring to
local economies? See how one adventure holiday
company in Sweden continued to offer nature based
activities such as white water canoeing and timber
rafting, without sending the natural environment
down the river. |
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| Against
the Flow, Peru |
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The Amazon Rainforest has become
one of the World's key tourist attractions. But
because of this the rich diversity of flora and
fauna is being damaged by tourists who are now
seeking ways of visiting without the negative
impact. Against the Flow shows how one native
community in Peru has teamed up with an independent
travel company to build an Eco-lodge which allows
biodiversity to flourish and livelihoods in the
community to blossom. |
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| Dolphin
Rescue, Pakistan |
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See how saving an endangered species
of dolphin has brought new life into a nearby
fishing village struggling to survive. Dolphin
Rescue shows how a project in a small Punjabi
village to promote trips to see the endangered
mammals has given the community a lifeline and
improved the welfare - and chances of survival
- of the dolphins. |
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| Turtle
Power, Honduras |
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The Mosquitia area of eastern Honduras
is one of the last great wilderness regions of
central America, with its rich diversity of natural
and cultural heritages. But all this is under
threat from national and international interests,
such as large-scale cattle ranching, logging and
mineral exploitation. Turtle Power looks at an
initiative which rewards conservation of the area
and the benefits it has had culturally, economically
and environmentally. |
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