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Amazonia: The Road to the End of the Forest
- 1990 ----- color ----- 94 min ----- vhs
- Provides a comprehensive survey of the global catastrophe escalating in the Amazon basin. The burning of the tropical rain forest, which releases carbon monoxide and destroys the ozone layer, is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect. Explains the failure of a massive resettlement program which lured millions of migrants to the Amazon. They cleared the forest with the hope of farming the land, only to discover that the soil was thin and infertile. Despite this, the Brazilian government continued to promote settlement which threatens many native Amazonian groups, including the Kayapo Indians and rubber tappers. (Part 1: 49 min; Part 2: 45 min)
- Topics: (Anthropology: Cultural, Environmental Studies, Latin America)
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