...Paper Consumption

"Mountains of Paper, Mounting Injustice" - There are many problems caused by the way we produce and consume paper ...

Produced by the World Rainforest Movement - 2008
Scrennplay: Antonis Diamantidis & Flavio Pazos
With the support of the WRM International Secretariat Team
Voice: Cecilia Carrère

... Impacts of large scale tree plantations

"The Green Invasion"
WRM's video about the large scale monoculture tree plantations impacts.
You can watch the video in English, Spanish or Portuguese

El Impacto de la forestacion en Uruguay - Only in Spanish
Documentary produced by REDES-Amigos de la Tierra Uruguay.

Voices of Latin America against the Green Desert - English Subtitles
The threat of the Eucaliptus Monocultures.
Production and Realization: Guadalupe Rodríguez & Klaus Schenck

Stora Enso in Brazil - English subtitles
A movie by Kerstin Edquist, Magnólia Fagundes, Frida Svensson and Helena Soderqvist IN collaboration WITH MST, UBV, Biskops Arno Folkshogskola - 2006 / 2007

Mulheres da Via Campesina Ocupam Stora Enso no RS - Only in Portuguese
Mulheres da Via Campesina ocupam fazenda da multinacional Stora Enso no interior do Rio Grande do Sul e são violentamente reprimidas pela PM durante a Jornadas de Lutas do 8 de março.

Illegal Timber Plantations in South Africa. A Growing Problem
A video by Timber Watch Coalition, about tree plantations in South Africa

The CO2 Alibi from Zembla. A half-hour documentary on carbon offset in Uganda.

Forests: The Palm Oil Threat
A look at what is happening to Borneo and Sumatra in the face of oil palm expansion. Some simple facts and figures that question whether this is actually development for Indonesia

Green Gold - A documentary bu Journeyman Pictures, July 2007
How green are biofuels made from palm oil? In Indonesia, forests are being felled to make way for palm oil plantations. Deforestation is now the world's second greatest cause of greenhouse gas.

Rompendo o Silenço - Only in Portuguese
Realización: Via Campesina, Brasil. Producción: Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST) - FASE/ES - Rede Alerta Contra o Deserto Verde - Vitoria, Espiritu Santo 2006

Cruzando o Deserto Verde - Only in Portuguese
Realização: Movimento Alerta Contra o Deserto Verde. Produção: Equipe FASE-ES. Direção: Ricardo Sá. Cruzando o Deserto Verde reúne depoimentos denunciativos de um processo de implantação que não respeitou nem a cultura nem o território de tribos indígenas, quilombo, pescadores e produtores rurais, desarticulando seu modo de vida e provocando a destruição de rios e da Mata Atlântica, restando apenas um deserto verde.

Palma Aceitera en Colombia - Only in Spanish

El Juicio de Pascual Pichún - Documental. Un choque brutal entre dos culturas, dos visiones opuestas, quizás irreconciliables del mundo - Only in Spanish

Las mentiras de Eucapacific - Only in Spanish

Animación sobre las plantaciones de eucaliptus - Only in Spanish
B by "Defensores del bosque chileno"

... Impacts of Pulp Mills

Pulp Mills ¿A future for whom?
A documentary by Grupo Guayubira, on the installation of two pulp mills in Uruguay - Also available in Spanish

Historia de dos orillas - Un documental sobre las papeleras. - Only in Spanish
Idea y realización general: Emilio Cartoy Díaz. A un año de la primera "Gran Marcha" donde los vecinos de Fray Bentos y Gualeguaychú (Uruguay y Argentina) protestaron conjuntamente contra la amenazante instalación del polo celulósico mñas grande del mundo. Los más destacados especialistas abordan el probleman, aportan testimonios únicos, datos desconocidos y la información necesaria para tener una visión más amplia del conflicto.

El Papel del Sur - Only in Spanish
Documental realizado en el marco del conflicto generado por la instalación de una planta de celulos de Botnia en Fray Bentos - Uruguay . Por Chaya

Toilet Exploitation - Brazil
Much of Europe's toilet paper and tissues come from Eucalyptus plantations in Brazil. But indigenous tribes claim their land is being stolen to make way for these plantations.
"This is a fight to recover our territory", states the tribal chief. He claims the cellulose manufacturer, Aracruz, seized their land in violation of Brazil's constitution. "We've lost our healthy lifestyle. Since the eucalyptus trees invaded our village, everything else has been smothered." November 2007 - By Journeyman Pictures

Quilombola land action - Video produced by Heidi Bachram and Tamra Gilbertson about a Quilombola land action in Espirito Santo province, Brazil. July 2006

Santuario del Río Cruces. Un desastre ecológico - Only in Spanish
Produced by Centro de Estudios Ambientales - Universidad Austral de Chile

Ence en Pontevedra - Only in Spanish
A video about an ENCE Pulp Mill poluting the "Ría de Pontevedra" in Spain

Celulose no Pampa - Only in Portuguese

... Deforestation

Una mano a la selva - Only in Spanish
En este documental se muestra el peligro en que se encuentra la selva paranaense. Con importantes testimonios y una majestuosa selva que pide auxilio

Un "gran proyecto" contra la pequeña Gente - Only in Spanish
Documental sobre cómo Barrick Gold pretende imponer su proyecto Minero Pascua Lama en asociación con la clase política chilena y a espaldas de la Gente. Escrito por Horacio Brum. Dirigido por Rodrigo Lampasona.Año de Producción: 2008

... GM Trees

The Silent Forest
"The Silent Forest" addresses the broad spectrum of concerns surrounding genetically engineered trees, from impacts on forests to wildlife to human health. Narrated by Dr. David Suzuki

... Peoples of the Forests

Indigenous Peoples 2nd of MAY REVOLT at the UNPFII - Work-In-Progress Titled: "Discussions on the 2nd Of May Revolt at the UN PFII", 2008. By Rebecca Sommer (SommerFilms), additional footage and pics courtesy: Arthur Manuel and Kwatokent Television (KTV).

Mensaje de Patricia Troncoso - Only in Spanish
Mensaje de Patricia Troncoso desde la carcel de Angol a 75 dias de iniciada una huelga de hambre, la mas extensa en la historia de chile. Diciembre 2007

Uncontacted Tribes - by Survival, the Movement for Tribal People
Over one hundred tribes around the world choose to reject contact with outsiders. They are the most vulnerable peoples on the planet. Many of them are living on the run, fleeing invasions of their land by colonists, loggers, oil crews and cattle ranchers. They have often seen their friends and families die at the hands of outsiders, in unreported massacres or epidemics. This is their story, narrated by Julie Christie

Indigenous People Living in Isolation - A video by Masato, Fenadad, Tea Imagen, IWgia - 10 Minutes

... Agrofuels

Caña de azúcar en Brasil - Comisión Pastoral da Terra - Translated by Acción Ecológica - Audio in Spanish

The dark side of Biofuels
Produced by Channel 4 - England

Choose the right biofuel or the orang-utan gets it - By Greenpeace UK

A campaign for renewable energy - By Greenpeace UK