Forest Preservation in Argentina | Link TV
Forest Preservation in Argentina
During a school field trip, Clara Duarte and Emilce Espinoza noticed their local forests in rural Argentina were being destroyed. After conducting a community survey, the students found the population of Crown of Thorns trees was dwindling because people were using the trees for firewood.
"Without realizing it, they were making the tree go extinct," Espinoza said.
Duarte and Espinoza devised a campaign to inform the community of the many benefits of this species, concluding with a follow-up survey to gauge the community's awareness of the tree's properties. The second survey showed people were using the trees for much more than firewood, including cosmetics, pharmaceutical purposes and cattle feed when pastures are dry. Their efforts raised awareness about the importance of preserving this species and led to the establishment of a nature preserve behind their school.
While 80 percent of the Earth's natural forests have already been cut down, Duarte and Espinoza are working to reverse the trend.
Courtesy of 100 People Foundation.
Related
-
Renewable Energy
Navajo Student Harnesses Solar Power to Address Community Need
Raquel Redshirt responded to a need in her community by creating a solar oven using materials found within the Navajo Nation.
Related
-
Renewable Energy
Navajo Student Harnesses Solar Power to Address Community Need
Raquel Redshirt responded to a need in her community by creating a solar oven using materials found within the Navajo Nation.
Clips & Segments
-
Women In Focus
A UNICEF-supported program saves a 10-year-old Afghan girl from being forced to marry.
-
Women In Focus
Behind the grace and the sway of hula there is grit, athleticism, and a knee-breaking, blister-inducing effort to leave everything you have on the dance floor.
-
Women In Focus
A peek into the life of the sacred children chosen to represent the living manifestation of the Kumari goddess in Nepal.
-
Women In Focus
Since childhood, Shawanna’s mission has been to empower and inspire black women and girls through the preservation of positive images.
- 1 of 19
- next ›
Upcoming Airdates
Articles
-
Women In Focus
Swedish-born actress Frida Farrell has made it her mission to change the misconception that human trafficking in a far-away problem with "Apartment 407," a film based on her true story.
-
Women In Focus
Sarah Clift decided to make a film during a trip to Mexico. Though the first-time filmmaker was new to the process, she was very clear about one thing — she wanted a shot of a Trump piñata on the back of motorcycle.
-
Women In Focus
The MADE by DWC store and job training program at the Downtown Women's Center employs women who have experienced homelessness in Los Angeles.
-
Women In Focus
Win your own copy of "Rad Women Worldwide."
-
Women In Focus
A Ugandan LGBT activist, an elderly Chilean environmentalist duo, and the savior of a native New Zealand language are only some of the many awesome women showcased in the rad international women collection.
-
Women In Focus
Whether it was a savior of language, the mother of the gay rights movement, or the founding mother of primatology, Schatz and Stahl chose biographies that resonated with more than the "Eurocentric" woman and reflected more than Western history.
- 1 of 2
- next ›
Popular Videos
-
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard shoots down an American drone; The U.S. Senate votes to block the President from selling arms sales to Saudi Arabia; and protestors try to storm Georgia’s parliament.
KCET Original -
A controversial spy is lauded by some for fighting terrorism and derided by others who claim she finds terror plots where none exist.
KCET Original -
Roy takes a head-on look at efforts to heal the social and economic wounds of Watts, acknowledging one of the oldest communities in Los Angeles as a mirror into ourselves and our future.
KCET Original -
Off the coast of California, the disappearing abalone population is raising flags about ocean health and the lasting impact of rising sea temperatures, acidification and pollution.
KCET Original -
Roy journeys from L.A. to Orange County to discover how non-profit innovators are tackling the problem of food waste.
KCET Original
Expiring Soon
-
George heads Down Under during fire season to see if climate change is slowly causing Australia to become uninhabitable.
-
A stove which requires half the charcoal of traditional cookers is slowing deforestation in Uganda.
-
Kushner launches $50 billion formula for peace in the Middle East; Trump warns of overwhelming retaliation to any Iran attack; anger grows over the mistreatment of migrant children; and the U.N. says the world is on a course for a climate apartheid.
-
Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran and its supreme leader; and Kushner is confident in the “deal of the century” despite Palestinian protests.
- 1 of 8
- next ›
Comments