A gripping account of the Belo Monte dam and how a trial was made possible following extensive flooding of the dam's main reservoir. The culture and lives of the indigenous population are changed forever, with no return. Whilst engineers at Norte Energia celebrated the test as a success.
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The Evolution of Madagascar
Explores the island's remarkable ecosystems, how they came to be and how they are today. The forest may have all but disappeared, but the will to save what is left grows stronger by the day
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Long Point
Ontario’s Long Point – the world’s longest freshwater sand spit is today lush with forests and wetlands - however the area is threatened by a European invader - the phragmites plant
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Wet Tropics - Sue Gregory
Sue Gregory lives in Australia's Wet Tropics, a 900,000 hectare area of rain forest in north-west Queensland. Sue regards herself as a custodian of the forest and, as much as she can, lives in harmony with the local wildlife
