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VIDEO Indonesia's Palm Oil Dilemma: To Cash In or Fight for the Forests?
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Palm oil is known in Indonesia as liquid gold. It can transform the lives of local villagers bringing them out of poverty but clearing the rainforests comes at an environmental and moral cost. Some lo...
VIDEO How can palm oil be more sustainable? The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and WWF's role in it
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An infographic from WWF on palm oil production, what the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is and what you can do as a consumer to help minimise the damage caused by this crop.
VIDEO Andean flamingo mating dance | NATURE
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This is one of my favourite bird courtship displays! It's almost like it was choreographed and it's pretty amusing to watch!
VIDEO Design Matters: Doing Better with Less
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The second video that blew my mind! A fantastic animation that sums up how we have the technology and the know how to build with fewer resources. Less is more.
VIDEO Biophilic Design: The Architecture of Life (Trailer)
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Integrating nature into our urban design almost seems like it's been a long time coming. I remember seeing my first living wall while living in London and thinking why haven't we always done this? No ...
VIDEO Images Of Papua New Guinea - Scene 1
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A gorgeous musical and visually rich journey through PNG and it's diverse landscapes.
VIDEO Biofuels: Renewable Jet Fuel
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Alas, we can't travel to the corners of the globe without aviation and that means fuel. But companies like Boeing and Qantas as well as many others are really investing into biofuels specifically for ...
VIDEO David Attenborough - Desert Seas, National Geographic
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I do love a good David Attenborough documentary and I really enjoyed this one as I recently learned to dive and the Red Sea is high up on my wish list! Better start saving if I want to see something l...
VIDEO A GASP for Clean Air - The Story of Birmingham, Alabama
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Forty years ago the young Birmingham residents formed GASP (Greater Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution) in an attempt to challenge the unchecked air pollution levels that were taking it's toll on t...
VIDEO Cheetah kills wildebeest calf
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I enjoyed this clip because it showed all stages of a Cheetah hunt. From the observation, to the hunt and finally stashing - which is not something you always get to see in film.
VIDEO Sustainable Palm oil production
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Sustainable palm oil production exists but it's still not quite a clear cut issue as the first film in my posts today shows. Despite this there is some great work being done here and with the help of ...
BBC - The Vogelkop Bowerbird: Nature's Great Seducer
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These little birds don''t have flash feathers or even an impressive dance. Instead the Vogelkop Bowerbird creates the ultimate love nest, decorating it with flowers, brightly coloured fungus and even ...
VIDEO Frisky ostriches compete for mating rights
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For ostriches in the mood it's a fast paced courting ritual. As males start to display the females start running and the males must chase the girls to win their favour!
VIDEO Biomimicry: Jay Harmon Uses Nature's Spiral To Improve Industrial Design
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The first of two videos that blew my mind. Who would believe a small 6 inch spiral, inspired by nature, could mix 10 million gallons of water on the same amount of energy as a couple of light bulbs......
VIDEO 2.5-acre native living roof part of smart building design
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Biophillic design in action! The roof of one of my favourite buildings, The California Academy of Sciences was designed by Renzo Piano's to be a living entity that not just protects the structure but ...
VIDEO Before It's Too Late - PNG Land of the Unexpected
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A documentary looking at the wildlife of PNG and the challenges they face in terms of survival of the rainforest. Some great work by researchers being done to preserve this biologically rich region!
VIDEO Cellulosic Biofuel TAC
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Drawing knowledge from other industries regarding fermentation and brewing in addition to developing new chemical and biological processes has led to cellulosic biofuels being a viable alternative for...
VIDEO The Making of "Desert Seas"
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A rare chance to go behind the scenes of filming an underwater nature documentary that focuses on the seas surrounding Saudi.
VIDEO Air Pollution in Asia
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A report on Asia's growing air pollution crisis that not only affects people in urban areas but those in rural areas too, where small agricultural fires are common.
VIDEO Killer Speed
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Some iconic footage of a Cheetah hunting another of the world's fastest animals, the gazelle. It's a tough run but the Cheetah's speed easily exceeds the gazelle's own.
VIDEO Eco-friendly palm oil in Colombia | Global Ideas
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This film highlights some of the hard work achieved by locals and international organisations to try and make palm oil production sustainable as well as preserve the valuable rainforest in the region.
VIDEO BBC - Birds of Paradise
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Perhaps one of the most elaborate mating displays in nature is demonstrated by the Birds of Paradise in New Guinea. These guys know how to woo the ladies but sometimes even they fall short!
VIDEO How Nature Works: Red-winged Blackbird Display
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Since moving to California I've seen these Red-Winged Blackbirds everywhere. I had an idea that their smart red flashes were for courtship and this film reveals the mating behaviour of these cool look...
VIDEO What is Biomimicry?
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Biomimicry is perfectly explained by Janine Benyus. I amm truly excited about seeing more nature inspired design in our cities, not just because it's easier on the eye but because it can actually make...
VIDEO Wild New Britain: Papua New Guinea
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They don't call PNG the land of the unexpected for nothing. This documentary focuses on New Britain, it's wildlife, it's environment and it's people.
VIDEO Biofuels: Rushing Mother Nature
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Researchers at Univ. British Columbia are looking at how to take biomass and make it into biofuels that we can use at the pump. They're working hard to speed up biological processes to create an effic...
VIDEO Seas of Change
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A documentary that looks at the preservation and protection efforts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I really enjoyed learning about the sea's history and formation.
VIDEO The Right To Breathe
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This incredible documentary from award winning filmmaker, Alexandre Philippe takes a look at air pollution in Southern California and the problems it causes on a human level. Everyone should have the...
Cheetah: Price of Speed - Cheetah: Price of Speed (Full Episode)
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Fantastic documentary from the consistently high quality Smithsonian Channel. Following a female Cheetah with her cubs as they grow up on the savannah, there's some great moments in here, including a ...
VIDEO Underwater Armageddon - Nature's Great Events - Gannets
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As sardines gather in an enormous bait ball in the waters off the South African coast. Gannets ready themselves before diving en masse to catch dinner.
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