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STORY: Costa Rica is on course to overtake Ecuador as the world's largest
exporter of bananas - news which has delighted the country's bankers
but has been greeted less enthusiastically by the nation's
conservationists; banana-growing is...
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JAPAN: TOKYO: WASTE INCINERATOR IS KEY TO GREENER CITY
Japanese/Nat
Japans largest combustible waste incinerator is also at the forefront of Tokyo's efforts to create a greener city.
The incinerator, built on reclaimed land, creates enough heat energy to provide the plant's own...
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USA: SEATTLE: REVOLUTIONARY NEW STORE OPENS
Eng/French/Nat
A 65-foot (20-metre) high indoor mountain and a rain forest shower are just two of the attractions luring shoppers to a revolutionary store in Seattle, USA.
APTV reports on the flagship Recreation Equipment, Inc. store...
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Efforts to boost numbers of endangered Puerto Rican parrot
1. Various of two Puerto Rican parrots
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jafet Velez, Biologist:
"The estimated population of Puerto Rican parrots used to be over one (m) million parrots distributed in the whole island."
3. Various of rain...
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Eco-barriers to protect Rio's urban forests
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 May 2009
1. Aerial showing urban Tijuca forest in Rio
2. Pan from forest and mountain to wall construction
3. Workers building wall
4. Tilt up from wall to forest and city in background
5. Pan of shantytown to...
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National Museum receives newly discovered animal/plant species
1. Top shot of Professor Philippe Bouchet from the French National Museum of Natural History holding specimen of newly discovered species
2. Close-up of new species
3. Various shots of specimens of newly discovered species on...
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The wood used for making violin bows is to be subject to CITES trade controls.
Rio de Janeiro - July 2007
1. Various of Brazilian Symphony Orchestra at rehearsal in Rio de Janeiro
2. Violinists handle their instruments and bows
3. Various of orchestra
4. Violinists playing
5. Close up bows
6. Bass
4. Bass...
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HONG KONG: CANADIAN PM JEAN CHRETIEN VISIT
Natural Sound
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien discussed trade with Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa on Friday, as about a dozen Greenpeace activists quarreled with police outside in a protest against logging.
Greenpeace accuses...
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INDONESIA: ORANGUTAN POPULATION THREATENED BY FOREST FIRES
Kalimantan, Borneo Island, Indonesia April 23rd, 24th 1998
1. Close up of Orangutan
2. Face of young Orangutan
3. Orangutan clutching bars of cage
4. Wide shot of cage
5. Orangutans
6. Close up of young Orangutans kissing lens
7. Young...
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Amazon Unveils 'Spheres' Green Space In Seattle
From the fourth floor of a striking rainforest-like conservatory built of glass and white steel in downtown Seattle, Amazon.com boss Jeff Bezos turned toward the top of his newest headquarters building to summon his favorite assistant.
...
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Boris Johnson meets Justin Trudeau at the G7
Canadian leader Justin Trudeau met British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the G7 summit on Saturday.
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Thunberg: Trump should listen to climate science
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has a message for Donald Trump - listen to the science about climate change.
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Photographer's Amazon work on St. Francis basilica
Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado called for the protection of the Amazon rainforest and its inhabitants by presenting his works at a rare screening on Sunday in Assisi.
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The Zapara tribe of Ecuador on the road back from near extinction
1. Wide high shot of forest canopy where Zapara tribe lives
2. Various of Zapara women and children walking across field and into forest
3. Various of Zapara hunter killing monkey with blow-pipe
4. Hunters with dead monkey
5....
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Nomadic Amazon tribe returns to the jungle in Colombia
San Jose del Guaviare - 17 August, 2006
1. Wide of huts where Nukak people were living for months
2. Mid of huts and some Nukak on hammocks
3. Mid of Nukak people on hammocks
4. Pull of Nukak putting some poison on the arrow to hunt...
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Brazilian Indians take power from Venezuela
VenezuelanTV-Santa Elena de Uairen
1. Wide of electric conection
2. Wide shot of Chvez, Cardoso and Castro
3. CU of Chavez giving the order to power the elctrical conection
4. More of conection
5. Wide shot of conection with the...
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ENTERTAINMENT DAILY: ENT5- SARAWAK ARTS I
Malay/Eng/Nat
A vast jungle wilderness formed the breath taking backdrop the annual three day Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) held in Sarawak, on the tropical island of Borneo.
The festival aims to mix the sounds of different...
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Brazil's largest monkey threatened by loss of habitat
Rio de Janeiro, 18 October 2010
1. Close up of Muriqui monkey
2. Pan showing monkey cages
3. Two women walk to cage and point.
4. Golden-headed lion tamarin monkey with baby on her back.
5. SauÄÅ¼Ë or callicebus coimbrai monkey
6....
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PERU: US EXPLORER PREPARES FOR 7 YEAR VOYAGE AROUND WORLD
English/Nat
An American explorer who has spent much of his life searching for lost cities in Peru's remote rain forests has turned his attention to the open seas.
Gene Savoy is preparing to set off on his greatest adventure yet - a...