Mapping the World
Season 31 Episode 13 - A World of Forests
Humans have been exploiting the world’s forests for centuries. Today the most important industries causing deforestation are timber, palm oil extraction, soya farming and raising cattle. But we are also realising the importance of forests to the planet and to mankind.
Episodes in Season 31
Episode 1
10 min
Episode 2
10 min
Train - means of transport of the future
10 min
Episode 4
10 min
Episode 5
10 min
Episode 6
10 min
Episode 7
10 min
Episode 8
10 min
Episode 9
10 min
Episode 10
10 min
Epidemics: A Long History
10 min
Episode 12
10 min
A World of Forests
10 min
Plastic Planet
10 min
Islam, Islamism: What geographical spread
10 min
The increasing expansion of the Caspian Sea
10 min
Episode 17
12 min
A History of Immigration in Europe
10 min
Putin, Erdogan The watch on the Black Sea
10 min
The new Silk Road - Xi Jinpings Monopoly
10 min
Greenland - Desire in the eternal ice
10 min
China: One Country, Many Facets
10 min
Coffee: A Global Beverage
10 min
Italy: European Testing Ground
10 min
The Electrification of Africa
10 min
Portugal: Small Country, Big History
10 min
5G: The New Cold War?
10 min
Namibia: Twice Colonialised
10 min
Climate Change Is Happening Now
10 min
Syria: A Decade of War
10 min