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Of Fish and People: Modelling a Muddle (1991 Video)

Producer

Nick Watson

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Thousands of jobs in the United Kingdom hinge on catching fish in the waters around Britain. Against this there is the problem of an ever-diminishing stock of fish in these areas. How do we go about...

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Fate of the Forests (1983)

Director

Alan Pendry

Producer

Douglas Gordon

Subject

Development studies; Environmental science

Distribution

Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 27 min.

Assesses the causes and effects of destroying tropical rainforests. Rural families of the Third World need firewood for fuel and timber is a valuable currency earner. Describes the efforts being made...

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Tropical Rainforests: The Impact of Roads (2018)

Subject

Agriculture; Environmental science; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes), £45.00

This programme follows indigenous environmental campaigner as he introduces you to his rainforest world and explores the threats facing it. The programme considers the value of rainforests, both locally and...

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Jamaica and the Sea (1989)

Producer

Tony Jolly

Subject

Biology; Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 25 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

Filmed in Jamaica just after Hurricane Gilbert, shows the work of marine scientists studying the effects of natural disasters such as hurricanes and human pollution (Kingston Harbour) on various ecosystems....

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Plant or Animal: Introduction to Some Freshwater Diatoms (2004)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

out of distribution

This is an archive copy of a live presentation and webcast made at the Natural History Museum’s Darwin Centre.The line between plants and animals becomes blurred or disappears when looking at many...

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Decade of Destruction: Storms of the Amazon (1986 Video)

Director

Adrian Cowell

Producer

Roger James

Subject

Environmental science; Geography

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Argues that deforestation will change the climate of the Amazonia and its surrounding regions. Trees push moisture into the atmosphere, thus generating rainfall, which can be used by all plants. Cutting the...

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Heritage of the Forest (1983 Film, Video)

Director

Robert Crane

Producer

John Tomkins

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Gives a brief account of the vast forests which once covered Britain, describing the various types of woodland that evolved and how man has managed them over the centuries. Shows the wealth of flora and...

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Food from the Rain Forest (1986 Video)

Producer

Tony Jolly

Subject

Agriculture; Environmental science

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Deforested areas in the wet tropics have been farmed in a variety of ways with different ecological and economic consequences. The programme was filmed in south-east Mexico in an area that until recently was...

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Hubbard Brook: The Chemistry of a Forest (1996 Video)

aka: Temperate Forest Chemistry

Subject

Biology; Environmental science

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Features the long-term ecosystem study of a northern hardwood forest - the Hubbard Brook experimental forest in north-eastern USA. Research has shown the importance of monitoring the entire ecosystem when...

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Arctic Meltdown: Rising Seas (2007)

Subject

Biology; Environmental science

A look at the early impact of global warming on two fragile ecosystems and cultures at opposite sides of the Globe. According to the world’s scientists, sea level rise is ‘arguably one of the world’s...

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