The Darfur Genocide: What is Lost // (The Darfur Archives) - Mia Farrow
The Darfur Archives is a project undertaken by Mia Farrow to help document and preserve the rich cultural traditions and heritage of the Darfuri people, which are at risk from the widespread violence which has displaced millions. Ms. Farrow, who has traveled to Darfur and surrounding areas 15 times, has begun a campaign to record the endangered traditions of the Fur, Masaalit, and Zaghawa peoples.
Alzheimer's Caregiver Series
Water - Philippe Cousteau
Al Gore's Climate Reality Project presents world renowned ocean and environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau who speaks of the relationship between water and climate. He describes the coming challenges of the 21st century to address human population and resource demand in a changing climate. “We have to fundamentally change the environment, with each other our economic and political systems that drive a lot of the challenges we face today, and build a sustainable system where all of those work in harmony.”
Coffee
Al Gore's Climate Reality Project presents a segment on Coffee, one of the staple foods that has become highly affected by climate change. Almost all coffee grows in the tropics, and most tropical species are more sensitive to climate change. Coffee’s very ability to grow is highly dependent upon a delicate balance of sun and rain. Just a half a degree temperature difference can have a disastrous impact. In Columbia and Brazil coffee output has dropped significantly, up to 30%. Futures prices are on the rise, and so is the cost to the consumer.
Bark Beetles
Mountain pine beetles are one of hundreds of species of bark beetles native to the U.S. and Canada. About the size of a grain of rice, mountain pine beetles burrow in the bark of live pine trees, where they lay their eggs and feed on the bark. A severe beetle outbreak has been under way for several years, creating swaths of red or gray-colored dead trees that can stretch for miles. Estimates that between 1990 and 2007, the world’s established forests stored about a third of the carbon from dirty fuels. But forests need to be healthy to hang onto their stored carbon, and a little beetle is posing a big challenge to forests in western North America.