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Our World 2.0 web-magazine is produced by United Nations University and features compelling articles and 6-minute videobriefs about the global challenges of climate change, peak oil, food security and biodiversity. By telling the stories of outstanding people working for a more sustainable future, we hope to promote positive change in millions of people.
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| 1 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: South Indian agricultural model mimics fragile ecosystem | Wayanad district is part of the Western Ghats region of India, a mountain range located along India's west coast. The Western Ghats is a biodiversity hotspot characterized by high species richness on the one hand, but high rates of species losses on the other. The majority of people here are small to marginal scale farmers who maintain a variety of plants in their home gardens.The biodiversity in this area has been conserved through the conscious selection made by farmers over many generations.People have been practicing agro-forestry or similar land-use systems for thousands of years. In this video, accompanied by the village chief, we visit Churuli Village, Wayanad District where people practice traditional agriculture such as home garden and live from the bounties of the forest, and find out from the expert of Kerala University of Agriculture on the changes in recent years.Amidst such changes, we also present some modern efforts taken by farmers in the surrounding area. | 12/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Preserving Japan's sea salt making tradition | The Agehama style of salt making has been in Noto peninsula over 500 years. However, as more practical salt making methods were developed, practitioners have declined in number.Prof. Yanagi defined satoumi as a coastal sea with high biological productivity and high biodiversity due to harmonized human activities. As a part of satoumi, the Agehama style salt making needs to be conserved in Noto. | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Japan's charcoal making traditions still alive | Chouichiro Oono took over his father's charcoal factory at age 22. Since then, he's been producing traditional charcoal. He's one of the few full time charcoal makers in Japan and the youngest among them.Charcoal is one of the resources that Satoyama has been providing to the local people, but since the energy revolution, not many people use it as fuel. However, there are people who have found irreplaceable value in it, both culturally (for tea ceremony use) and as a means of maintaining local forests. Having people who live and work in Satoyama keeps it alive since it is a type of sustainable land use in which the people living in harmony with nature play an important role in shaping and preserving local ecosystems. | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Japan's ‘ama' free divers keep their traditions | Ama, the legendary women divers of Japan, have been practicing sustainable fishing for hundreds of years, but climate change coupled with overfishing is bringing them face to face with an uncertain future. | 12/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Tajik women's perspectives of climate change | The glaciers of the Pamir mountains, which provide over 50% of Central Asia's water resources, are rapidly melting at a rate similar to Greenland's continental glacier. Three generations of of Pamiri women share the impacts of the melt and decreasing water levels. | 11/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Energy crisis in the Pamir mountains | High on the Pamir Mountains, the people of Murghab have almost no access to energy. The fuel that used to power the electric station ran out after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the cheap coal that kept them warm in winter has drastically increased its price since Tajikistan's independence in 1991. Desperate for firewood, with temperatures dropping to -50 celsius degrees in winter, the people are harvesting teresken, a small schrub that takes decades to grow. Without the cover of these schrubs the land here is experiencing devastating desertification. | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Life in a vibrant satoyama forest | Sustainable forest management is one of the practices used in maintaining Satoyama landscapes. This video introduces two entrepreneurs who employ both traditional knowledge and scientific advancement to support the biological diversity of their forests and mountains. Chouichiro Oono keeps his fathers charcoal factory alive by managing a grove of Kunugi trees that are needed to produce traditional sumi charcoal for Japanese tea ceremonies. Toru Hayami, owner of the Hayami Forests, plants several species of trees to grow side-by-side, helping to sustain the overall health of his forest. Their lives and businesses demonstrate that the practices of Satoyama are financially viable. | 11/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Mt. Fuji eco-village connects to a greener world | In the shadow of Japan's famed peak lies a sustainable community cultivating over 250 organic crops. http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/konohana/ | 11/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Pastures for the future in Kyrgyzstan | In the past, the Kyrgyz people were nomads. With herds of yaks, sheep and goats, they moved from pasture to pasture in the vast mountain ranges of Kyrgyzstan throughout the year. They lived in yurts — traditional homes made of a wooden frame covered with wool felt that were quick to assemble — and they relied on the region's natural resources for their livelihoods and energy supply. The arrival of the Russians in the late 19th century brought a lifestyle change and the Nomads became a settled people, though many aspects of their nomadic culture persist today and are strong elements in the Kyrgyz identity. Read more:http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/pastures-for-the-future/ | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Resilient Bangladesh - Songs for a changing world | 14 year old Titu is using the power of song to empower his community to adapt to changes occuring in the climate. | 4/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Resilient Bangladesh - Mapping local solutions | The changing climate is making it difficult for peasants in Bangladesh to harvest enough food from their land. Based on traditional knowledge, Bangladeshis used to be able to accurately predict when the rains would fall. They could then sow seeds in accordance to these patterns in order to yield the crops upon which they relied for survival. But rains are no longer following such a predictable schedule and the people must do their best to adjust to this new climate reality.Kohinor, the woman in this video brief, and her husband have suffered the consequences of this fluctuating climate. The numbers of fish once available abundantly in their water beel (wetland or pond) have dropped significantly. Due to the extreme temperature fluctuations, friends and family are also catching colds more frequently and there have also been outbreaks of pests that affect their fruit and vegetables. | 4/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Resilient Bangladesh - Fishermen cope with rouger storms | In low lying Bangladesh, some of the world's most vulnerable peoples are innovatively adapting to changing climate. Meet Mohammed Ilias, a fisherman on the Meghna river, and learn about how he is coping with rougher storms due to climate change. | 4/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Walking on country with spirits | Located on the eastern shore of Australia's tropical north, Shipton's Flat is home to Marilyn, a Kuku Nyungkal Aboriginal woman, and her family. She has been living here the ancestral way – far removed from the services and conveniences of modern life – as part of the sublime performance of nature. Like her ancestors before her, Marilyn walks through the Nyungkal bubu, the Nyungkal's country, acknowledging and conversing with the Spirit beings around her. See related article on Our World 2.0: ourworld.unu.edu/en/walking-on-country-with-spirits/ | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Finding a place to feed: Kyrgyz shepherds suffer pasture loss | Shepherd Dootkasy and his wife Anarkul share their family's observations and traditional adaptation to the changing climate in highland pastures of Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan mountains. Directed by Ivan Golovnev and produced in association with Aleine Ecological movement of Kyrgyzstan and The Christensen Fund | 3/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Grow a Green Roof and Eat it too! | Recognising the many benefits of green roofs, a small group of individuals, in partnership with the UNU library, have come together to build their own green roof. Librarian Mayako Matsuki, who has worked at the UNU since 1992, had been dreaming of ways to better utilise the empty third floor roof balcony as a way of fulfilling part of the library's environmental responsibility and as a means of promoting related collections and information resources to clientele. | 1/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Rediscovering Altai's Human Nature Relationships | Traversing Altai's sacred lands, he reflects on our 21st century world and stresses the revival of important traditional knowledge – age-old wisdom that instruct the respectful and harmonious relationship between local environment and human behaviour. Directed by Ivan Golovnev and produced in association with The Foundation for sustainable development of Altai and The Christensen Fund | 12/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOur World 2.0 Podcast: Interview with Zi Zi Searles, Lighting Efficiency Expert | Young climate activist Zi Zi Searles believes that improving lighting efficiency standards is the “low-hanging fruit” of climate change mitigation — that is, it is easy to do, and for a small price. | 9/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOur World 2.0 Podcast: Interview with Many Strong Voices | Interview with Dr. Ilan Kelman from Many Strong Voices Programme which connects indigenous people from the Arctic and Small Island Developing States affected by climate change. | 8/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanUNU Press: Religious Perspectives on the Use of Force | A reading of the United Nations University research brief "Religious Perspectives on the Use of Force" by Prof. Vesselin Popsvski and NIcholas Turner. This research brief explores to what degree the world's leading religious traditions are in unity or disagreement regarding the justification of the use of force. They argue that the general principles of the ethics of war are cross cultural, and that despite constant political interpretation of religious teachings, attitudes towards the use of force are more corresponding that contradicting. | 8/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Harvest time in Satoyama | Agricultural lands, secondary forests, artificial wetlands, and grasslands… In Japanese, there is a name for the area that encompasses these ecosystems, along with human settlements: satoyama. Satoyama, a bounty of goods and services Satoyama provides a range of benefits that include food, fibre, forest products, non-timber forest products, economic, cultural, spiritual, and aesthetic services. For example, rice, vegetables, maitake and matsutake (Japanese mushrooms), charcoal, firewood, biomass and woodblocks can be derived from satoyama. Such areas are also a source of great animal and plant biodiversity. In fact, satoyama should be considered as a heritage which has been created and maintained in the past, and passed on to the present. Today, we must ensure that satoyama persists for future generations. Read more about Satoyama and UNU IAS research at ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=197&ddlID=131 Read the full OUR WORLD 2.0 article here: ourworld.unu.edu/en/2009/01/13/harvest-time-in-satoyama/ | 7/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: The electric sunflower | When you talk about electric vehicles (EVs) most people tend to imagine them as something that we will drive in a distant, perhaps greener, future. In fact, EVs are already here and they are slowly becoming a part of daily life in our world. | 7/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Tourism meltdown, Climate change causes drift ice lost | The Sea of Okhotsk has long been the southernmost spot in the Northern Hemisphere where polar sea ice is found. After spreading southward out of the Arctic each winter and along the eastern edge of Sakhalin Island, the ice typically arrives in Hokkaido in mid to late January. The best time to see it is the latter half of February but it stays until late March or early April. However, over the past twenty years the drift ice has been slowly diminishing. Some say this is the result of global warming. The people of Abashiri have come together to take action. | 7/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Producing energy by walking on Shibuya station | Kohei Hayamizu has a bold vision for the future: a city that is in itself an electric power station. A place where all its roads, bridges and sidewalks generate electricity from the vibrations produced by the cars and people that move over them. | 7/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: The forbidden forest of the Dayak - Borneo, Indonesia | Deep in the remaining old growth forests of Borneo, the Setulang Dayak village guards its forest with deep commitment. To date, the village's traditional law of Tana Olen (forbidden forest), withstands increasing pressure from encroaching logging industries. Now as rapid development rolls in, the village is trying to secure sustainable and forest-friendly future, including a eco-tourism venture and carbon credits. To see other stories in the UNU's Indigenous Perspectives of Climate change videobrief series:ourworld.unu.eduunutki.org/news.php?news_id=51&doc_id=7 | 6/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Local solutions on a sinking paradise, Carterets Islands, Papua New Guinea | In December 2008, the low-lying Carterets Islands were badly damaged by king tides and violent storm surges. Nicholas Hakata, a local youth leader and community representative, explains that he and his family have been surviving on mainly fish and coconuts, and battling the swamp mosquitoes that have brought malaria. With the local government's food aid ship coming once or twice a year, the relocation plans are equally as slow. Hungry and unwell, the islanders have set up a relocation team and have begun a series of urgent tasks to move families closer to security. Made in collaboration with Nicholas Hakata, Tulele Peisa and Ursula Rakmova Camera/Editor by Luis Patron Producer/Editor by Citt Williams Support Tulele Peisa relocation program - tulelepeisa.org To see other stories in the UNU's Indigenous Perspectives of Climate change videobrief series:ourworld.unu.eduunutki.org/news.php?news_id=51&doc_id=7 | 6/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Fighting carbon with fire, Arnhem Land, Australia | Arnhem Land - Aboriginal fire ecologist, Dean Yibarbuk, explains how traditional fire management practices have kept the country healthy for thousands of years. Recently, his mob at Wardakken have been working with local scientists to adapt traditional fire management to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This fire abatement scheme of Australia's Western Arnhemland is a carbon offset community programme, gaining a lot of international attention. Download Carbon Guide for Northern Indigenous Australians:unutki.org/news.php?news_id=60&doc_id=101 To see other stories in the UNU's Indigenous Perspectives of Climate change videobrief series:ourworld.unu.eduunutki.org/news.php?news_id=51&doc_id=7 | 6/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Will you eco-marry me? | Tokyo couple Shigeru Komori and Tomoko Hoshino embraced the chance to create a beautiful wedding day without leaving behind a huge environmental footprint. Both of them are passionate about the environment and so practicing their eco-philosophy on their wedding day was a true reflection of who they are and what is important to them. | 5/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | CleanVideoOur World 2.0: Plastic to Oil Fantastic | The Japanese company Blest has developed one of the smallest and safest oil-to-plastic conversion machines out on the market today. It's founder and CEO, Akinori Ito is passionate about using this machine to change the way people around the world think about their plastic trash. From solving our landfill and garbage disposal issues to reducing our oil dependancy on the Middle East, his machine may one day be in every household across Japan. While holding up a bag of trash, he states, "It's a waste to throw away, isn't it? This is a treasure. Produced and Directed by Davide Jimenez and Megumi Nishikura Creative commons Music by David Jimenez | 5/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | CleanVideoPRIORITY AFRICA - Misconceptions and Challenges | An insightful UNU podcast that highlights perceived challenges and misconceptions of African development and how these can be creatively overcome. Filmed during the 2008 TICAD IV summit in Yokohama, the podcast features interviews with key UNU academics and several high-level delegates including Abdelkader Messahel (Algerian Foreign Minster) and William arap Ruto (Kenyan Minister for Agriculture).www.unu.edu/africaCreative commons Music by Flux and Vega, (discoskonfort.com) | 7/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | CleanVideoPRIORITY AFRICA - Science and Technology | A short UNU podcast focusing on the growing science and technology sector in Africa and some priority innovations taking place. Filmed during the 2008 TICAD IV summit in Yokohama, the podcast features interviews with key UNU academics and several high-level delegates including Gertrude Mongella and Calestous Juma.www.unu.edu/africaCreative commons Music by Flux and Vega, (discoskonfort.com) | 7/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | CleanVideoPRIORITY AFRICA - Africa and Japan | A short UNU interview with Yasuhide Nakayama (Japanese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs) and his views on the strong relationship between Africa and Japan. The interview was filmed during the 2008 TICAD IV summit in Yokohama.www.unu.edu/africaCreative commons Music by Flux and Vega, (discoskonfort.com) | 7/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | CleanVideoPRIORITY AFRICA - Information Communications Technology | A short UNU podcast focusing on the rapid development of information communications technology (ICT) in Africa. Filmed during the 2008 TICAD IV summit in Yokohama, the podcast features interviews with key UNU academics and several high-level delegates including Tsuneo Kurokawa (JICA), Francisco Komlavi Seddoh and Calestous Juma.www.unu.edu/africaCreative commons Music by Flux and Vega, (discoskonfort.com) | 7/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | CleanVideoPRIORITY AFRICA - Higher Education | Filmed during the 2008 TICAD IV summit in Yokohama, the podcast features interviews with key UNU academics and several high-level delegates including Francisco Komlavi Seddoh and Koïchiro Matsuura.www.unu.edu/africaCreative commons Music by Flux and Vega, (discoskonfort.com) | 7/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | CleanVideoPRIORITY AFRICA - Climate Change | Filmed during the 2008 TICAD IV summit in Yokohama, the podcast features interviews with key UNU academics and several high-level delegates including Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai and Calestous Juma.www.unu.edu/africaMusic by Flux and Vega, discoskonfort.com | 7/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | CleanVideoPRIORITY AFRICA - Gender Equality | Filmed during the 2008 TICAD IV summit in Yokohama, the podcast features interviews with high-level delegates Gertrude Mongella and Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai. Creative commons Music by Flux and Vega, (discoskonfort.com) | 6/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | CleanVideoVoices of the Chichinautzin Trailer (English) | A documentary about a protected area of Mexico | 5/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 36 Episodes |
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