This video takes us into the Choco aboard an old steamer, the Jestiven. On board to interpret what we see and to debate the region's future are six of the world's foremost experts on tropical ecology and sustainable development.



Grade Level: 10-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 1996     Copyright Date: 1995
DVD ISBN: 1-59458-729-9     VHS ISBN: 1-56029-655-0

Reviews "This excellent video is... packed with information...Part one focuses on the biological diversity and richness of the rainforest. Part two bites into the meat of the difficult questions surrounding rainforest protection and economic development. Issues including intellectual property rights to genetic resources, ecotourism, logging, depletion of fish, hydroelectric dams, and the poverty of the indigenous people and the black population living in this region are... discussed... A must for environmental studies, Native American units, Latin American studies, social studies, science, and multicultural classrooms. " School Library Journal "In this well made documentary, McLaren raises many questions about the Choco, such as how to preserve the rainforest yet increase the standard of living for its inhabitants, how to balance the demands for development with the rights of the indigenous inhabitants and with the needs of the environment...well worth watching. Appropriate for junior high through university, it would be of interest to students in courses on social studies, anthropology, political science, economics, and geography." Rebecca S. Graves, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, MC Journal