Richard St. Barbe Baker, a 92 year old conservationist known as the “Man of the Trees” leads the campaign to reclaim the world’s deserts and to prevent virgin forests from destruction. Includes footage from his 1952 Sahara crossing and ecological survey and other archival material that sketches his early life and his involvement with conservation in several countries.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
32509
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservationists
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Deserts
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecological research
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection - Citizen participation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest conservation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Trees
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - New Zealand
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects
Short films
Short films → Short films - New Zealand
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)