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  1. Global Ideas: Forests (2011)

    Subject
    Geography; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    This film contains four case studies, each looking at a certain aspect of forests. Part 1 looks at Brazil’s tropical rainforests; Part 2 looks at ways in which farmers are combating desertification in...

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  2. Moving Image Gateway: June news

    Date
    3 Jun 2016, 16:31
    Author
    Andrew Ormsby
    Post Type
    Post

    This Gateway includes over 1,900 websites relating to moving image and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please contact us by email...

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  3. Voice for the Wilderness, A (1984 Video)

    Director
    Michael Blason; Chris Wilcox
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 48 min.

    An emotive plea for the preservation of Australian forests, and particularly of the rain forests of the Hastings River area. Portrays the destruction of huge areas of forest in the past 200 years since the...

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  4. Axing of the Himalayas, The (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    The forests on the hill slopes of the Himalayas are disappearing and it is no longer possible for the hill people to find enough firewood or fodder for their animals. Discusses the conflict between...

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  5. Green Animation Video (199 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. ?? min., 1998 sale: £10.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    A compilation of 25 short animated films on environmental topics, including pollution, waste, acid rain, forests and urban development.

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  6. 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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  7. Molecule Mine, The (1990 Video)

    Director
    Chris Warren
    Producer
    Jenny Ranson
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 28 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Shows how Western scientists are drawing on the knowledge of the native inhabitants of tropical rain forests to examine new species of plants previously unknown to them - plants that could provide new...

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  8. Future for Forests, A (1993 Video)

    Director
    J Edward Milner
    Producer
    J Edward Milner
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

    Shows examples timber harvested from sustainably managed forests and eco-labelling schemes to reassure customers: in Sweden, one of Europe’s largest timber companies is selectively harvesting trees while...

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  9. Digital Field Trip to the Rainforest, The (1999 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    An interactive CD-ROM that uses virtual reality technology to visit a reserve in Belize to explore the ecology and importance of rain forests and encourage an awareness of the importance of rain forest...

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  10. Decade of Destruction (1986 Video)

    Director
    Adrian Cowell
    Producer
    Roger James
    Subject
    Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 4 x 52 min., 1993 sale: £40.00 (+ VAT +p&p)

    An account of the destruction of the Amazonian rain forest in Brazil. The destruction of the world’s tropical forests is the greatest single threat to the stability of environmental systems on our planet....

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