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Healing the Rift (2002)

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Film details

Country

United Kingdom
Year

2002
Type

Television

Synopsis

Discusses a project to revitalise Lake Baringo in Kenya's Rift Valley. Since the 1980s. the lake has been rapidly turning into a swamp. As the lake has shrunk, its fish population, and the wildlife around its shores, has gone into a sharp decline. A major cause of the crisis is soil run off from farmers' fields. Not only was it choking life in the lake, the degraded land could no longer produce sufficient food for the local population, leading to an increase in hunting and foraging. Local farmers are now being encouraged to use techniques which stop soil being washed away. Their yields are increasing and hopes are growing that the lake itself will one day recover.

Cast & Credits

Credits
- Unknown:
  - Production Company
    
    Television Trust for the Environment
  - Supported by
    
    UNEP
  - Supported by
    
    World Wide Fund for Nature UK
  - Supported by
    
    Global Environment Facility
  - Supported by
    
    The European Commission
  - Supported by
    
    Department for International Development
  - Supported by
    
    Intermediate Technology Development Group
  - Supported by
    
    National Lottery Charities Board
  - Series Editor
    
    Robert Lamb
  - Series Producer
    
    Christopher Jeans

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