08 - Deforestation: Videos

Tree clearing is a divisive and contentious issue which pits farmers against green groups. The government has vowed to introduce tough new national restrictions if elected as part of its new-look climate change policy.

Professor Peter Cox and Prof Yavindah Mali travel down the Amazon river system for 36 hours to reach a remote research centre where the largest drought experiment in the Amazon is being conducted.

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Home to the largest rainforest and mightiest river on earth, this documentary showcases the Amazon and the people and creatures who call it home.