Rainforest model

Episode of Series “Quantum”.
This segment from ABC TV’s Quantum deals with tropical rainforests and the issue of sustainable logging. A model that was developed in Queensland to determine whether logging in tropical rainforest is sustainable is examined. A project in which tropical rainforest hardwoods are being grown outside the rainforest environment with remarkable results is also examined.

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Credits

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1990

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Group of items

Quantum

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303842

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Logging

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Logging

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rain forest conservation

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Television

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1990

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