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Countdown to Copenhagen

In December 2009, leaders from across the world will meet in Copenhagen to establish a new climate protocol to succeed the famous Kyoto protocol (which the U.S. never signed). The outcome of this meeting will likely define the international stance on climate change and global warming for the coming decades. Not to get ahead of ourselves this year . . . but we at TERRA think this is the most important approaching environmental milestone of 2009 and the foundation for earnest change is already beginning. So, with this global spirit in mind, let's kick off the new year with some great environmental films and a newly-announced collaboration with the United Nations to continue bringing you fresh content from around the world. Don't change that dial! We've got an amazing slate of films for you in 2009 . . . a year that will be remembered for new beginnings based on sustainable values.

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TERRA 209A: WINGS OVER THE WILD - LightHawk in Mesoamerica PART ONE

11:20mins | 2006-04-06 | Produced by: Matheson, Kelly

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Sometimes a bird's-eye view makes all the difference. Combining a love of flight with a passion for wild places, a growing number of pilots fly volunteer missions over vibrant and threatened lands. This film introduces you to pilots who devote their time off to fly above the Mesoamerican isthmus with LightHawk, a conservation aviation organization. You are in the co-pilot seat on a fascinating journey to Costa Rica, where you visit the famed sea turtle refuge Tortuguero National Park. In Part Two, Kevin Roache, a commercial jetliner pilot, flys a group of indigenous women over the area where the Costa Rican government has plans to erect what would be Central Americaâ€™s largest dam. With a view from above, the stakes for development at the expense of the natural ecosystem and its inhabitants look even higher.
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