Think Green

1  Scandinavia

Priscilla Telmon tours Scandinavia to investiage the region's ecological credentials. Firstly, Priscilla visits Denmark and its alternative neighbourhood of Christiania, before looking at the country's impressive wind farms. Next it's onto Sweden to visit some of Europe's best preserved national parks. Lastly, Priscilla visits Norway where she ventures into the extraordinary 'Noah's Ark for plant genetics' in Svalbard.
Duration: 60'

 

2  India

Priscilla Telmon visits India look look at the country's attempts to preserve its water. In Rajasthan she meets Rajendra Singh, known as the Man of the Water, and hears of his plans to build reservoirs to fight desertification. Priscilla also looks at efforts to clean up the Ganges, led by local spiritual leader Veer Bhandra Mishra. With other plans for water purification and waste water treatment, India is looking ahead to safeguard its precious water supply.
Duration: 60'

 

3  Peru

In Peru, the politics around the timber industry are changing. Vast tracts of the forest have been cleared but now indiginous people like the Shipibo are fighting to preserve the rainforest and their unique understanding of the plant contained there. Priscilla Telmon looks at the struggle for their land and beliefs.
Duration: 60'

 

4  Mali

Fairtrade, a generous idea or a marketing strategy? Priscilla Telmon visits Mali to see if the initiative is helping local producers and artisans. Priscilla investigates how West Africa and the large plains of Mali and Burkinoa Faso are showing great results from Fairtrade and sustainable developments.
Duration: 60'

 

5  Japan

From booming urban agriculture to a prototype of an electric car from the realms of science fiction, the Japanese are serious about improving their quality of life. Priscilla Telmon takes us into a world where technology is at the service of sustainable development and shows us how Japan embraces both the environment and the future.
Duration: 60'

 

6  Bhutan

Bhutan, a little kingdom perched in the Himalayas between China and India, offers a sustainable and cooperative type of tourism by proposing a tourist tax with the aim of taking an active part in local culture and in environmental preservation programmes. Priscilla Telmon invites you to discover a country which is not quite like any other.
Duration: 60'

 

7  Canada

Twenty-eight hectares of forest disappear every minute in the world, and the pace of deforestation is growing. In this context Canada has been exemplary, taking a multitude of positive initiatives. Priscilla Telmon travels across British Columbia and Alberta to meet people preserving their territory on a daily basis through practical management and reforestation.
Duration: 60'