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SERIOUS AND FUNNY ...
Videos on Forests, Rainforests, Trees
This list of serious and funny videos about rainforests, forests, and trees includes videos on planting trees, forest policy, and regrowing forests.
See the rightmost column for additional categories of videos related to rainforests, forests, and trees.
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FORESTS/TREES VIDEOS
FUNNY
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SOY STORY
This is a cute 4-minute short film about how South American soy plantations are destroying rainforests to supply cheap feed for cattle in the UK (and elsewhere, BTW). Watch soy plantation/rainforest video.
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SMOKEY THE REGRETFUL
This Mark Fiore animation heads into the dense US forest policy, slashing through the tangled underbrush of issues, burning the deadwood that passes for forest managers, and smoking out the verminous politicos who let it all happen. Go there
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FORESTS/TREES VIDEOS
SERIOUS
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THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES
In this excellent short film, a man stumbles upon a quiet shepherd who is planting trees—lots of them, slowly but surely. But why? The film has a great animation style, giving the film a warm, intriguing feel and adding to the sense of mystery. The plot pacing ensures the viewer's attention never wanders.
Watch The Man Who Planted Trees
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HOW WE RE-GREW A RAINFOREST
By piecing together a complex ecological and societal puzzle, biologist Willie Smits has found a way to re-grow clearcut rainforest in Borneo, restoring the lush vegetation, saving orangutans, and providing a sustainable local economy. This is brilliant work. From TED Talks. Go there
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GREENING THE DESERT
A fascinating Flash video describing a successful project to reverse desertification and soil salination. From Permaculture.org via YouTube.
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Videos on Agriculture, Farming, Gardening
Videos on Climate Change, Global Warming
Videos on All Topics
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Resources for Biodiversity & Species
Resources for Forests, Rainforests, Trees
Resources for Rivers, Streams, Watersheds
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NPR
Preserving Mangroves — 30 Apr 2012 — Indonesia has the largest share of the world's mangroves---coastal forests that have adapted to saltwater environments. They play important roles in filtering water, buffering storms, providing habitat, and sequestering carbon. The challenge is convincing locals that they benefit more from protecting the trees rather than cutting them down.
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5:50
You Bet Your Garden
Keeping Trees Safe from the Emerald Ash Borer — 21 Apr 2012 — Topics this time include... keeping trees safe from the emerald ash borer; natural pest controls for stink bugs; tips for propagating plants; more.
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52:15
More YBYG
Living On Earth
The World's Largest Wildlife Conservation Area — 30 Mar 2012 — Eleven countries in the Sahel region of Africa have an initiative to plant a 4,300-mile-long "wall of trees" across the continent, aiming to hold back the sands of the Sahara.
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7:22
MORE
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