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Jungle
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28,261 views
A collage of the ever present rhythm of the Pacific. The soft pulse of crashing waves lap the jungle fringe, the hypnotic calling of log drums, the shuffle beat of bare fee...
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The Dead Sea
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847 views
The Dead Sea, an ecological rarity in Jordan Rift Valley, is disappearing. Dams, canals and pumping stations have cut off water flow and drained the sea, permanently disru...
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White Pollution
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1,164 views
Plastic bags are a major source of pollution, overflowing landfills and requiring large amounts of oil in production. Called "white pollution,'" they make up over 3 milli...
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Farming Wastelands - Shrimp Farming
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3,911 views
Commercial shrimp farming in Southeast Asia is damaging to coastlines and an unsustainable source of food. The farming areas are used for only 3 - 5 years but need a up to...
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Flight from the Cities
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204 views
Habitat loss and expanding urban centers force birds out of their natural habitats and into the cities. Light pollution and noise from cities is disorienting for birds - b...
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Last Light of the Fireflies
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331 views
We share a long and enchanting relationship with fireflies--the Chinese used to capture them to use in lanterns. But suburban sprawl has eradicated wetlands and endangered...
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Trash Fish
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745 views
Millions of tons of bycatch, or "trash fish," (fish unintended to be caught or juveniles of the target species) are hauled in by fisheries every year. Oceans are in enoug...
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Pedal Pushers
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84 views
Asia is using the wealth from its economic boom to buy cars in enormous numbers, producing unprecedented amounts of pollution. But some cities, like Bangkok, are pushing i...
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Working with Nature
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354 views
To help control the enormous amount of habitat loss we are experiencing, places like Thailand are implementing "Community Forest Management" programs - an effort to microma...
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Pranang Bay Rock Climbers
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292 views
Captivating scenes of rock climbers on the limestone cliffs of "Phra Nang Bay", Thailand. The 2,000 year-old spirit of a goddess apparently lies hidden somewhere in the ca...
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In a world of advancing technology and fast moving information, the foundations of cultures can quickly fade into the background. Languages, the backbones of any culture, are facing extinction at rates faster than any other living thing.
Traditional music, dance, crafts and other arts face similar threats as generations of people grow up in a high-tech, high-speed world. Last Voices uses the tools of todays media world to keep traditional cultural heritage alive and help widely disbursed people of all ethnicities reconnect with the roots of their own cultures.
In a world of advancing technology and fast moving information, the foundations of cultures can quickly fade into the background. Languages, the backbones of any culture, are facing extinction at rates faster than any other living thing.
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