Should natural resources be exploited to support economic development? In Siberia, Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and contains one fifth of the world’s freshwater. It has developed over 25 million years to be a truly unique eco-system - yet this lake is now an environment at serious risk. This album focuses on the growing environmental threats to the region, which was named a World Heritage Site in 1996. Industry and new businesses flocked to the once-isolated region, inducing massive economic growth, but at what cost to the natural habitat? On top of this threat, the invasion of al...
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Environment: Lake Baikal
A short introduction to this album.
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Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
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Pearl of Siberia
A region of outstanding universal value.
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Transcript -- A region of outstanding universal value.
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A World Heritage Site
Lake Baikal is under threat.
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Transcript -- Lake Baikal is under threat.
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Increasing threats
The growing demand for electricity creates further pollution.
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Transcript -- The growing demand for electricity creates further pollution.
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Ignoring the risks
The impact of the pulp and paper mill.
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Transcript -- The impact of the pulp and paper mill.
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The Gorbachov era
Environmental protection in the Gorbachev era.
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Transcript -- Environmental protection in the Gorbachev era.
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A country in transition
The impact of the sudden end to the Soviet Union in 1991.
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Transcript -- The impact of the sudden end to the Soviet Union in 1991.
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An inconvenient law
Environmental proctection is a hindrance to economic development
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Transcript -- Environmental proctection is a hindrance to economic development
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Protecting the lake
Lake Baikal and its special protection
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Transcript -- Protecting the lake
Transcript -- Lake Baikal and its special protection
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Balancing the risks
Risks facing the lake and the threat of global warming
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Transcript -- Balancing the risks
Transcript -- Risks facing the lake and the threat of global warming