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Hanging in the Balance: The Future of a Forest (2012)

Director

Michael Schwarz

Subject

Environmental science

The Amazon forest is the largest tropical forest on earth, and so it plays a critical role in regulating global climate: it stores huge amounts of carbon and emits 20 percent of the world’s life-giving...

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Jack Temple on Columbia rainforest expedition (1977)

Genre

Interview

Jack Temple is interviewed about his forthcoming Columbia rainforest expedition and its archaeological, ecological and medical aims. The interviewer is Chris Hourmouzious.

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Colour Supplement No.17: interview and music programme (1990)

COLOUR SUPPLEMENT No.17: interview and music programme presented by Amanda Ware on Saturday evenings on Ocean Sound North, The Light FM [?] transmitted 21:02-21:58. CD17- Little Amazon Rainforest Park....

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Fair Game to help towards saving rainforests (1989)

Genre

Interview; News report

James Bays reports from the premiere of the film Fair Game attended by rock star Sting. It will raise money for his campaign to save the Amazon rainforests. The film features the singer’s girlfriend,...

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Sting to help American Indians (1989)

Genre

Interview; News report

Singer and songwriter Sting is campaigning to help save a tribe of South American Indians from losing their rainforest home. The tribe is appealing to Europe for money to make the site into a National Park,...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Columbia rainforest expedition (1977)

Genre

Interview

Captain John Saunders is interviewed about an expedition (beginning June 1977) rafting down the Rio Caqueta, a tributary of the Amazon, to conduct scientific projects in the border area of Columbia and...

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Prince Charles supports saving the rainforests (1990)

Genre

Interview

Simon Bowden speaks to the director of Kew Botanical Gardens, Ghillean Prance, about a speech on conserving tropical rainforests by Prince Charles which proposed an international treaty. He also explains why...

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Bellamy on his law-breaking Tasmanian Wilderness campaign (1983)

Genre

Interview

Interview with botanist and broadcaster David Bellamy on his law-breaking in Australia as part of the conservation campaign to prevent a hydro-electric dam going ahead in the Tasmanian Wilderness rainforest,...

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Thatcher pledges funding to help stop drug abuse throughout the world (1990)

Genre

News report; Speech

Speaking at the World Ministerial Drugs Summit at London’s Queen Elizabeth II Hall, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced the formation of a taskforce to tackle the growing menace of illicit drugs...

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