Rain Forest - DVD

This program explores the earth's forests, from the effects of deforestation and palm oil production, to forestry gardening and sustainable business practices. Trees are the lungs of our planet but we keep cutting them down? Find out the effects of deforestation. Did you know that a chocolate bar is responsible for the near extinction of the Orangutan? Find out why. We'll also teach you how to garden the forest, introduce you to cosmetic company who are washing their hands of palm oil and an urban tree salvage company that saves trees. 50 years ago about 15% of the planets land surface was covered by a rain forest. Today, more than half of that has gone up in smoke. 12-15 million hectares of forest are lost every year. That's the equivalent of 36 football fields per minute. If that trend continues the Amazon will be gone in 50 years. So what is deforestation and why should we care?

Every day hundreds of creatures live and play in the pristine waters of California's spectacular Channel Islands. But El Nino's warm temperatures and raging storms the worst in more than 15 years cast a wave of destruction over this remarkable life-giving kelp forest and its inhabitants. See powerful currents uproot underwater kelp plants up to 100 feet in length. Witness elephant seals and their defenseless pups as they are taken out t

The everyday life of a Baka family in the forests of Cameroon is examined--and found to be remarkably similar to life in modern society. Few people have the knowledge and ingenuity to survive in this difficult environment. The Baka have an extraordinary knowledge of the forest, but it is their personality, enriched by the forest itself, that makes the Baka even more remarkable.