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Series
4: Programme 6 (of 11) - 'Woodn't
You Know?' |
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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. Woodn't You Know shows how natural
resources, when taken with care, provide ample
to meet our needs. |
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| Green
Wall - Ecuador |
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Increasing focus on global warming,
endangered biodiversity and corporate social responsibility
in the world's media headlines is prompting behaviour
change. Making the connections between these issues,
three organisations have joined forces to undertake
a project to reforest land in Ecuador, to offset
carbon emissions from new power plants built in
the state of Oregon, USA. |
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| Tree
for Two - Denmark |
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Once you start to look it seems
there is no end of products which can be extracted
sustainably from forests. An estate in Denmark
has shown how commercial forestry products can
be obtained within a natural ecosystem, turning
waste from trees into organic tea, the world's
first tea to be certified by the Forest Stewardship
Council. |
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| Oyster
Catch - Brazil |
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For nearly 30 years oysters in
the mangroves of Cananéia, Brazil, have been commercially
exploited. Oysters are a luxury item, desired
for their high nutrient content and purported
aphrodisiac properties. Demand for and extraction
of oysters has risen dramatically since the 1970s,
leading to a dramatic fall in the stock of oysters.
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| What
a Corker - Portugal |
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The cork oak tree is arguably Portugal's
finest asset, accounting for over half the world's
total cork production. Cork has been widely used
since it was first popularised by the French monk
Dom Perignon in the 1600s; it has been invaluable
to the wine industry ever since. |
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| Stress
Busters - India |
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One of the most important aspects
of plant biodiversity is the many properties that
can be used for the treatment of human diseases.
Often, only the indigenous people are keepers
of this knowledge. In a world first model of benefit
sharing, a tribe in southern India has shared
their knowledge with a research institute in exchange
for benefits that come from commercialisation.
This has led to the formulation of a new medicine,
benefiting thousands of people and the local community.
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| Revolution
Trees - Cuba |
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Deforestation has had serious negative
impacts on biodiversity and productivity in the
Cauto River Basin, Cuba, and repeated attempts
to reforest the area have failed. Only when the
administration of the province of Granma introduced
a holistic approach, encompassing environmental,
social and economic elements, did regeneration
start to take hold. |
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