The lungs of the world are heading for crisis. And soon. We go deep, deep into the world's rainforests to find out why. Later we reflect on the life of Nobel Prize-winning Japanese author Oen Kinsuburo.
The economics are clear-cut: the benefits of preserving the lungs of the world vastly outweigh those of felling trees. We travel to the Amazon and find that the problem is largely down to lawlessness in the world’s rainforests. And reflecting on the life of Oe Kenzaburo, a Japanese writer shaped by family crisis who gave voice to the voiceless.
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