Describes a large afforestation project in Swaziland, which involved the planting of 50 million trees and the construction of a specially designed pulp mill. With the forest grew a new town, with schools, clinics and other social amenities.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011416
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Africa
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Pulp mills
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest conservation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Reforestation
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Africa - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Timber - Economic aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)