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201145 minGdocumentary

Islands

201145 minGdocumentary

Fiji, Cuba, Cyprus, the Galapagos, Iceland, and Zanzibar face ecological threats due to rising human populations despite their extraordinary biodiversity.

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Victor Schertzinger

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Fiji, Cuba, Cyprus, the Galapagos, Iceland, and Zanzibar face ecological threats due to rising human populations despite their extraordinary biodiversity.

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Victor Schertzinger

Victor Schertzingerdirector

Austin Parker

Austin Parkerwriter

James Cagney

James Cagneycast

Evelyn Daw

William Frawley

William Frawleycast

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Fiji, Cuba, Cyprus, the Galapagos, Iceland and Zanzibar. This great world treasure is under threat. Although it is one of the world’s most extraordinary island locations, its ecological diversity battles against a rising human population.

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