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India, the U.S. and the World Bank /

"With mounting public pressure to change the way international development is shaped by agencies like The World Bank, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) was created to fund projects "at the cutting edge of conservation." This documentary examines one such project in southern India,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Chip Taylor Communications, Global Environment Facility, World Bank
Other Authors: Howitt, Dylan (Producer, Director, Editor), Young, Zoe (Producer, Director, Editor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Derry, NH : Chip Taylor Communications, 2010.
Series:Business and economics video online.
Philosophy and religious studies in video.
Subjects:
Conservation of natural resources > International cooperation.
Conservation projects (Natural resources) > India.
Environmental degradation > India.
Conservation des ressources naturelles > Coopération internationale.
Projets de conservation (Ressources naturelles) > Inde.
Environnement > Dégradation > Inde.
Conservation projects (Natural resources)
Environmental degradation.
India.
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Documentary films.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:"With mounting public pressure to change the way international development is shaped by agencies like The World Bank, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) was created to fund projects "at the cutting edge of conservation." This documentary examines one such project in southern India, to the USA, where the GEF works from inside The World Bank. We learn the Bengal Tiger is heading for extinction, and villagers claim the GEF project forced them off their land with inadequate compensation. Tempers flare as The World Bank is accused of "treating forests as their fiefdoms." With 2.5 billion dollars to spend The World Bank's green aid unit looks promising on paper. But does it live up to its own rhetoric?"--Original container.
Physical Description:1 online resource (35 min.).
Audience:MPAA Rating: Not rated.