'Up in Smoke' Film Examines Perils of Slash and Burn Agriculture

Read the Transcript: http://to.pbs.org/mJr14O In "Up in Smoke," filmmaker Adam Wakeling follows ecologist Michael Hands as he introduces Honduran farmers to ...

Slash and Burn

Just check the facts! Do a web search on the cause of deforestation, or why we are losing our rainforest! It is our fault, and it is our responsibility! "Jus...

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educational video on slash and burn agriculture.

Bamgbang Bider of Taras Institute explains slash and burn agriculture of Dayak

Bambang Bider, founder of local NGO Taras Institute, explains slash and burn agriculture of the indegenous Bakati Dayak in Sanggau Ledo sub-district of Kalim...

Slash & Burn | Part 1: Why Amazonian farmers use fire

This is one of a series of five short films that contribute to a UK-Brazil research initiative, "Human dimensions of wildfires: Linking research and environm...

From Slash and Burn to Model Farm - Missions in Action - Episode 7

Alex visits a farming family in northern Sri Lanka where slash-and-burn of the lush jungle has given way to sustainable farming thanks to World Vision traini...

Up in Smoke - Oxfam Short 1

This short film is part of a series based on the award-winning documentary Up in Smoke. It explores an agricultural technique pioneered in Honduras that prom...

Ecuador Slash & Burn

Our hearts sank as we passed a slash and burn operation while hitching a ride back to town. Dayuma, Orellana Province, Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest.

Slash and Burn Agriculture

Notice the shovel he is paddling with. Very resourceful!!

Slash and Burn (and settle) Farming

Rice and other cash crops can not grow under the shade of trees. This video clip shows how this problem was solved. They slashed and burned the trees so that...