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Who's destroying the forest? global analysis
Title
Who's destroying the forest? [electronic resource (video)] : global analysis / New Atlantis (Firm)
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2008], c2007.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (47 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Sept. 04, 2008.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Forests protect and nurture humanity in a variety of ways. Why, then, does deforestation continue? Who is responsible for it? This program analyzes the problem through a socioeconomic lens, drawing connections between corporate interests, food security concerns, and annihilation of the planet's woodlands. Outlining the history of deforestation from Roman times to WWII, the film focuses on the rise of clear-cut and slash-and-burn practices associated with colonialism, 20th-century capitalism, and the Green Revolution. Viewers will gain insight into political and economic systems that favor lumber, mining, and large agricultural companies-while ignoring the needs of forest ecosystems and forest-dwelling peoples in Asia, Africa, and South America.
Variant and related titles
Global analysis
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: New Atlantis (Firm), 2008
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
Terra Report: A World of Trouble
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
12 & up.
Contents
Prelude: State of the Earth's Forests (2:44)
Historical Perception of Forests (3:28)
History of Deforestation (3:01)
Green Revolution: Pros and Cons (1:28)
Deforestation: Who Is to Blame? (4:07)
Effects of Unsustainable Development: Amazon Basin (4:05)
Political Motivations for Deforestation (3:37)
World Market Demand Leads to Deforestation (2:09)
Multinationals Disregard Ecosystems and Rights of Workers (2:21)
Multinational Companies Own Banana Industry (2:49)
Health Risks of Third World Pesticides (1:54)
Endemic Poverty in Asia and Multinational Companies (3:27)
International Beef Market: Effects on Latin America (3:25)
Deforestation: Cycle of Destruction (2:56)
Preservation of Forests (2:29)
Videorecording number
39435s Infobase
39439 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
New Atlantis (Firm)
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