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Showing 1 - 10 of 19 titles with a criteria of Available to public libraries AND Subject is Habitat Destruction


Choropampa

When a devastating mercury spill by the world's richest gold mining corporation hits a quiet peasant village in the Peruvian Andes, a courageous young mayor emerges to lead his people on a quest for healthcare and justice.

Icarus Films | 2003 | 75 minutes

A Crack in the Mountain

Tells the story of the incredible, recently discovered, world's largest cave passage and the opportunity and challenges it presents to the small, impoverished Vietnamese community nearby.

Bullfrog Films | 2022 | 99 minutes

Dam/Age

Traces writer Arundhati Roy's bold and controversial campaign against the Narmada dam project in India.

Icarus Films | 2002 | 50 minutes

Dammed to Extinction

For the last 40 years, renowned whale scientist Ken Balcomb has closely observed a one-of-a-kind population of killer whales that hunt chinook salmon along the Pacific Coast of the United States.

Collective Eye Films | 2018 | 60 minutes

Dark Eden

Explores Fort McMurray in the far north of Canada, home of the largest industrial project and the third largest oil reserve on the planet.

Deckert Distribution | 2018 | 80 minutes

A Distant Thud in the Jungle

In Papua New Guinea, local tribes are caught in a cycle of poverty due to oil companies looking for new fields and tourists in search of exoticism.

Icarus Films | 2022 | 85 minutes

Footprints of War - Nature Under Fire

War is ugly, also for the environment - a severe investigation with surprising results.

First Hand Films | 2014 | 52 minutes

Gringo Trails

A global survey of the impacts on cultures, economies, and the environment of the most powerful globalizing force of our time: tourism.

Icarus Films | 2013 | 79 minutes

Guardian

Against the backdrop of BC's spectacular Great Bear Rainforest, Guardians and the salmon they monitor are victims of science censorship and reckless extractive industries.

Bullfrog Films | 2019 | 76 minutes

Horseshoe Crab Moon

Follows scientists and researchers as they study the decline of the Horseshoe Crab along the East coast and the crash of the Red Knot, a globe trotting sandpiper whose numbers have dropped nearly 80%. This is an inspiring story of the scientist and field biologist's successful efforts to connect an ancient ecosystem with the interconnected relationship of the moon, tides, Horseshoe crabs and sandpipers.

Bullfrog Films | 2022 | 48 minutes