Regreening the Desert. One Man's Global Mission
Description
For more than 15 years, cameraman and ecologist John D. Liu has conducted a worldwide, one-man mission: inspire the global community to reclaim deserts and restore biodiversity. It all started in 1995 when Liu began filming on the Loess Plateau in China. He watched as the local population worked to transform an area nearly the same size as the Netherlands from a dry, exhausted wasteland into a massive green oasis. Since that time Liu has traveled all over the world to convince and inspire government leaders, policy-makers, farmers, and others with his films and his knowledge. This program accompanies Liu on his mission in Jordan, where the royal family has invited him to help stop their country's desertification. Scenes focusing on similar issues in Africa provide additional understanding of Liu's efforts and his vision that a greener future is possible worldwide.
Runtime
48 min
Subjects
- Ecosystem management (128)
- Desertification (4)
- Environmental geography (78)
- Marine biology (129)
- Adventure and adventurers (28)
- Land use (186)
- Natural resources (402)
- Conservation of natural resources (540)
- Physical geography (411)
- Ecology (314)
- Environmental policy (316)
- Water-supply (180)
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Date of Publication
[2013], c2012
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