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aI rangers the ball’s in our court
South Africa is one of the last strongholds of the Cool Earth is determined to look after rainforests.
rhino. This has made it one of the biggest targets for Rainforests are one of the most complex ecosystems
poachers on the planet. Rangers are facing a war in the world. They’re not only home to millions of
where they must use every trick up their sleeve – and unique animal and plant species – but they also
one man has developed a high-tech solution to stop help maintain our planet’s water cycle. Indigenous
poachers in their tracks. Using cutting edge artificial communities have been living in harmony with
intelligence and cameras that provide around-the- nature for thousands of years. For many decades, oil
clock monitoring. Brett has built a new system that and logging companies have been destroying their
provides early detection and real-time response to homes, taking large sections of forest - forcing these
any intruder. Boosted by these latest innovations, the communities to relocate to unfamiliar territories. This is
reserve has had zero poaching to date. a global phenomenon, and we can only solve it as a
species together.
genre: waterbear impact short genre: waterbear impact short
format: 1 x 4’ / HD / 2022 format: 1 x 4’ / HD / 2022
credits: WaterBear Network credits: WaterBear Network
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