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At a musical instrument factory in France, skilled craftsmen work fragments of African blackwood into clarinets and flutes for the international market. But in the early 1980s, with more and more wood cracking under pressure on the lathes, investigations turn to the plains of Tanzania, and to the Mpingo tree - the source of the remarkable black heartwood. (1992)
The World Bank World Development Report for 2009 argues that free markets and urbanisation are the best promoters of economic development.
Looks at the legacy of 40 years of totalitarian rule and unregulated industrial development on the environment of Eastern Germany and Czechoslovakia. (1989)
Music and graphics contrast with a serious message in this classic investigation into the possible effects of climate change. (1989)
To the nomadic Fulani people of West Africa, cattle define life, and the constant quest for pasture dominates their existence. Now one of the most sophisticated technological organisations in the world, NASA is helping them in their quest. (1999)
BBC Panorama
Assesses progress on achieving the MDG of cutting maternal mortality by 75% by 2015, visiting Chad and Honduras. (2005)
BBC World Debate
In this debate, representatives from across the world meet to discuss the importance and sustainability of the small farmer in the modern economy.
Reveals the advantages of agro-forestry techniques when age-old practices are combined with scientific know-how. (1995)
BBC World Debate
There’s a rural revolution underway and it’s having a profound impact on the global food chain.
What does the furure hold for the children of the new Millennium? From Brazil to China - in Norway, Kenya, India, Latvia, the UK, South Africa and the US - GROWING UP follows the lives of 11 babies born in the year of the 1992 UN Earth Summit to find out. (1993)
The first Growing Up looked at the prospects for eleven babies born within a year of the Rio Earth Summit 1992. Growing Up II is the second installment of what happened to these children and their families. (1996)
How can the DNA from Amerindians in Colombia and other indigenous peoples around the world help prevent diseases like AIDS and who will benefit? (1994)
Captures the social history of women in China this century through the stories of 4 generations of women in one family. (1995)
The centuries-old terracing system of farming in Yemen is falling into disrepair - attempts are being made to restore it. (1990)
BBC World Debate
A panel of world experts explore the growing global housing shortage and possible solutions.
A look at research into the commercial possibilites of plant remedies, and exploration of the traditional knowledge of the shamen - the tribal healers in Peru and Brazil who use plant remedies to cure a variety of illnesses. (1989)
Breathtaking wildlife photography set to an emotive score reveals the plight of endangered species around the world. (1992)
The political battle over La Macarena, Colombia's most important wildlife reserve, as political and economic turmoil force landless peasants to take up residence in the protected area. (1989)
Showcases the work of the Green Towns environmental videos in Kenya, which encourage community participation. (1995)
Follows the momentous trek across Brazil by ten thousand campaigners to demand land reform from the government. (1997)