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201260 minGdocumentary

Deforestation Food Sustainability

Green Desert

201260 minGdocumentary

Borneo's tropical rainforests are severely impacted by oil palm cultivation, as local residents and experts highlight the environmental and community consequences.

Deforestation Food Sustainability

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Borneo's tropical rainforests are severely impacted by oil palm cultivation, as local residents and experts highlight the environmental and community consequences.

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Michal Gálikdirector

Zdeněk Suchý

Zdeněk Suchýcast

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Borneo's tropical rainforests face severe destruction due to oil palm cultivation. Michal Gálik's film Green Desert investigates the consequences of the palm oil industry on the region. It includes interviews with local residents and experts who discuss the impacts on the environment and communities. The film presents how consumer choices in Europe contribute to the crisis. It calls for awareness around palm oil production and its effects on distant ecosystems. The documentary runs for 60 minutes.

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