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RIVERS IN DANGER: THE AMAZON
Video
When Payakan, an Indian from Brazil, realizes that extensive mining and
deforestation efforts are polluting the Amazon River, he takes his tribe into
the forest away from developers. Payakan later brings attention to the
danger signs that he has witnessed, and forces the government to take action on
a variety of environmental issues. 28 minutes.
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RIVERS IN DANGER: THE GANGES
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A Hindu priest recognizes that untreated sewage being dumped into the Ganges
poses a serious threat to this river. An environmental campaign is
organized and the government allocates funds for the project, but the issue of
saving the river gets lost in political bureaucracy. 20 minutes.
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RIVERS IN DANGER: THE ZAMBEZI AND THE NILE
Video
People living near the Nile and the Zambezi discover that technology can have a
devastating effect on their way of life. Farmers are growing increasingly
dependent on the use of irrigation and costly man-made fertilizers, while the
river banks continue to recede. Africans now are left with the hope that
they and future generations will learn to use existing natural resources
intelligently. 20 minutes.
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WHERE THE RIVER FLOWS CLEAN
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Rivers have played a major role in human development. More people
means more river use. The impacts on rivers and streams are enormous.
To protect and man-age rivers as water systems, it’s important to understand
how they function. This video describes how rivers contribute to the
hydrologic cycle and form watersheds, how various kinds of pollutants degrade
water quality and how examining physical, chemical, and biological factors can
be used to determine the water quality of rivers. 17 minutes.
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