Bernice Notenboom leads an expedition from the Himalayas to the plains of India, following one of the most famous river systems in the world - the Ganges. Fresh water sources from the Himalayas that provide water to over 1 billion people are under threat, but just what is happening here and how fast is what Bernice sets out to find out. In this film, she witnesses black carbon in glaciers, visits a village that was caught in a flash flood, explores...

This episode of the Green Interview features Atossa Soltani, the founder and Executive Director of Amazon Watch, an organization based in California that works to protect the Amazon basin and the rights of indigenous groups that call it home. She has been documenting and publicizing forest destruction and human rights abuses caused by extractive industries and large-scale energy projects throughout the Amazon and she has led successful campaigns to...

Takes the reader on a trip up the Amazon into the rain forest, introducing the plants, animals, and people encountered along the way.

Visit one of the most incredible natural environments in this picture-packed guide, to discover the Amazon s plants and wildlife, and its people. Become an eyewitness to the fascinating species that live in the depths of the Amazon rainforest, in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of the nine South American countries it extends across. Children can journey down the River Amazon and explore the world s largest rainforest...

The Achuar people live in a part of the Amazon rain forest as pristine today as it was a thousand years ago. Their dreams are keeping it that way. The Achuar had no contact with the outside world until the early 1970's. We learn how their dreams have protected their forest and their society-and could even help guide all of us to a sustainable future on our planet.

The origin of most gold in the jewelry industry is uncertain. While it is a symbol of luxury for many, it is a source of pollution and destruction for others. Illegal and environmentally unsound mining practices in Brazil and Peru create social and environmental conflicts that reach beyond local areas, and we as consumers play a role. This film reveals important issues about the Amazonian gold rush that is continuing in silence and indifference, regardless...

Two wildlife photographers travel through the Amazon Region encountering various indigenous animals and plants, all within the course of one day.

In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, a British couple runs a different kind of primary school. Each lesson relates to the pupils' remote jungle environment. The children can't see themselves in the cityscapes of the textbooks sent by the local authorities, so they make all their books from scratch. In mathematics they find fractions in rivers, and the fishing ban soon to expire on their beloved river becomes a subject for history. They learn not...

Left stranded in the Amazon jungle when their plane crashes on their way back to England from Manaus, Brazil, four children struggle to survive for days until one of them finds a map that leads them to a ruined city and a secret hidden among the vines.