TOPIC 5: LAND

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The full-length film is available on Netflix

BBC News - Your World, The Self-sufficient Arctic FamilyCould we save the planet if we all moved to the forest and ate only what we found there?

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45 minute school version of Kiss the Ground.

Indonesia’s bold plan: Moving its capital to an island paradiseIndonesia has set its sights on an eco-utopian capital to be built in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. There's a glaring problem with the government's plan, though: The island is literally on fire.

How to fight desertification and reverse climate change(NOTE: Statements in this talk have been challenged by scientists working in this field. Please read "Criticisms & Updates" below for more details.) "Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert," begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And it's happening to about two-thirds of the world's grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing traditional grazing societies to descend into social chaos. Savory has devoted his life to stopping it. He now believes -- and his work may show -- that a surprising factor can protect grasslands and even reclaim degraded land that was once desert.

Causes of soil degradation

Soil conservation

Soil conservation

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