Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya has just been declared a World Heritage Site, in part for its beauty, but that beauty is changing. 'Earth Report' documents the growing conflict between humans and wildlife on the mountain.
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Mount Kenya has just been declared a World Heritage Site, in part for its beauty, but that beauty is changing. 'Earth Report' documents the growing conflict between humans and wildlife on the mountain.
n Central America, a host of international and local environmental organisations are trying to recreate a unique, contiguous international corridor of sustainably managed, protected land.
Earth Report returns to a story covering the cross frontier dumping of hazardous wastes. The film examines to what extent the international accord reached at Basel has impacted this type of exploitation of the developing world. (1999)
Hands On
'Power to the People' checks out the latest in solar power technologies from around the world.
The film looks at the massive international effort to end the threat from ozone-depleting chemicals. However, unless steps are taken to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, the endeavor may come to nothing. (1999)
This Earth Report follows the efforts of one of the most successful rescue attempts ever, launched by WWF and the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
In Palestine 'land for peace' has a hollow ring to it unless water supplies are secured. This film records the destruction of a Palestinian farmer's rainwater collection tank by an Israeli army detachment. (1999)
This episode of Earth Report follows the campaign of the Himba people and their cheif, Kapika, to prevent the Namibian government constructing a dam which would irrevocably change their way of life.
Looks at the 'toxic timebomb' of electronic waste. (1998)
Sacred Earth uses beautiful and moving images to inspire viewers on the potential of a cross faiths pact to safeguard an embattled earth.
The sea lane in the Northwest Pacific is one of the busiest in the world and is seriously polluted. This film looks at the challenges in brokering a Regional Seas agreement in this area.
The Pygmies of Central Africa are facing an uncertain future. In this film we watch the pygmies search for a new identity as the modern world closes in. 1999
The Western environmental movement accuses practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine of endangering rare species. The practitioners claim to be a force of protection. This film examines both points of view.
In 1993 UNEP teamed up with Canon to launch a world-wide photo competition about the environment. Earth Report travelled with this year's winners highlighting the remarkable images they produced and the stories behind them.
In Easter Mongolia, horses and wildlife far outnumber humans. Conservation efforts are under way to prevent foreign companies, who are after the oil and gold that lies underneath, from destroying the landscape. 1999
Hands On
'Hands On' goes around the world searching for innovation in green enterprise. This programme shows how bees, dogs and saris are being used to improve the environment. 1999
Earth Report travels to Cambodia to look at how it's facing conflicting pressures with regard to its natural resources. After decades of living day to day, the case is made to begin thinking about the future.
The Common Agricultural Policy has budgeted $40 billion, at least half the total budget of the European Union, on food price supports for farmers, but it's pressure from consumers in Europe that is having a significant impact on farming there. 1999
In this Earth Report we examine the findings of the World Commission on Dams on the question: To Dam or not to Dam?
This week's 'Earth Report' shows that it is poor communities worldwide who are the first to suffer from the decisions made by the rich and powerful that are anything but sustainable.