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More precious than gold

South Africa, 1955
film

Reveals the inroads of erosion and desert on South Africa’s arable land. Shows how rivers have shrunk, bore-holes failed, and dams become silted up. Sho..

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Vanishing Africa

South Africa, 1948
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No other wealth

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Riches of the Veldt: South Africa

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Life in an oasis: North Africa

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The Land: a new priority

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Africa: a new look

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Hold the land

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Conservation of natural resources

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Muddy waters

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Land of Cyprus

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Soil fertility in South Africa

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Africa: the land and its people. No. 6

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They planted a stone

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Future looks rosy

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Element 3

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Boring for water in South Africa

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Africa: the land and its people. No. 2

South Africa, 1946
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