Series Two
” This is a series that can really help us get our priorities straight. But will we be able to tame big business? It’s a shame such terrible tragedies have to occur before leaders can see the light and hopefully shift the emphasis to preserving the environment and thereby saving human lives. What makes these programmes so valuable is that they both explain the mistakes that have created the problem, and present successful solutions that are already in place in some areas.”
“Putting a price tag on nature is a brilliant idea that could really turn around our thinking about many, many issues and things we just take for granted. The format was good, the material clearly presented. The only thing I don’t like is the opening animation sequence. Sure, you are making a point with all the red, but the animation is not pleasant to look at and that’s not going to help attract more viewers.”
“I have watched this so call: The Nature of Disaster but which time l ask question and you will like to know, These so-call rulers….and war money producers and who live and force others to live on it because they want to keep making Bloodish money of trade mark. Do you not see it is important for them to watch this or you are unable to reach them? They are to be called.”
“Nature Inc – Union of Green This was the best of the three I have seen so far. It tackles the issue of sustainable development as opposed to jobs vs. green. I am always encouraged by stories of grassroots efforts, such as the ones in India and Bangladesh covered here, which develop jobs for women, especially in rural areas, through businesses using green methods such as solar power. This programme is excellent because it builds on other BBC documentaries featuring development efforts supported by the Grameen Bank and other institutions.”
“Nature Inc – One Sexy Tuber I agree… This was a very interesting and informative programme about the potato. It made effective links to previous BBC programmes, such as the World Challenge project that won in 2008. There are about 3000 varieties of potato but industrial agriculture produces only a handful. The International Potato Institute in Peru, the country where potatoes come from originally, provides technical assistance to many countries seeking to feed their growing populations. In Bangladesh, potatoes are beginning to replace rice grown in flood-prone areas. The price has increased for rice seeds so potato seedlings, grown in vitro, are providing a cost-effective alternative. Potato production also use less water, land and pesticides. In Peru the past is being used to cope with the present and future. The cereal quinoa was grown in Peru hundreds of years ago and is now increasing as is use of past knowledge of medicine. The limits to the growth of industrial agriculture, especially without adequate controls, are becoming evident, perhaps like the limits to the global financial system. Many of the poor need alternatives to industrial agriculture to survive and increasingly so do the rest of us, especially those who want better food and more options. Someone in the programme was quoted as saying that genetic modification of crops is the answer. I don´t think so. I worry when all the eggs are placed in one basket, particularly a basket whose future impact we know very little about.”
“An excellent programme on using nature itself to protect against natural disasters. It was interesting to see an economic approach whereby economic values are calculated to argue for investments such as replacing mangroves in Aceh. The section on Cuba was positive and enlightening. According to the UN it is the only country which is engaging in sustainable development by protecting its coastline, appropriate housing design, effective evacuation plans, increase of forests, etc. The only technical areas which I noted for improvement were the music (it was too loud at times) and editing (the section on Haiti was too short, confusing, and did not fit well with the rest of the programme). I look forward to the upcoming programmes in the series. Hopefully the overall approach will “catch on” in other countries.”
I have been watching, with interest, the programmes on Nature Inc. (through the internet). My husband ( Jean-Claude-a sea captain/marine engineer from Dunkirk in France ) and I served on medical ships in the South Pacific over a period of 10 years and still help out sometimes.
We saw first hand the dramatic effects of clear felling trees on coral atolls. We even saw businessmen from more than one country arriving by helicopter in the remote Solomon islands and offering a village chief $10,000 U.S. for the rights to cut down all the village ebony trees. We tried to dissuade the chief!!
Congratulations on highlighting the dangers to our natural world.
Congratulations on your series. Incredibly well done. Critical issues combined with practical solutions. Best wishes for constructive impact through your NatureInc activity.
Irv Beiman, Ph.D. [Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1973]
A colleague has just returned from America and was very excited to learn about the new series of Nature Inc. As Government advisers on Nature Conservation this series is very closely linked to our work – especially linking to the costs of nature and its value to humanity, and we were hence all wanting to watch your series.
Amanda Gregory
Sustainability Advice
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Congratulations on your series. Incredibly well done. Critical issues combined with practical solutions. Best wishes for constructive impact through your NatureInc activity. If I can be a pro bono resource for you and/or NatureInc, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best Regards,
Irv Beiman, Ph.D. [Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1973]
One billion congratulations for this programme. I take a lot of pride as a Peruvian of our contribution toward world fight against hunger.
Latin American countries among other developing one are in urgent need of this awareness to work more intensively on our natural resource to preserve and spread them for the humanity.
Yours,
Rafael Delgado
Lima , Peru
This is a series that can really help us get our priorities straight. But will we be able to tame big business? It’s a shame such terrible tragedies have to occur before leaders can see the light and hopefully shift the emphasis to preserving the environment and thereby saving human lives. What makes these programmes so valuable is that they both explain the mistakes that have created the problem, and present successful solutions that are already in place in some areas.
An excellent programme on using nature itself to protect against natural disasters.
It was interesting to see an economic approach whereby economic values are calculated to argue for investments such as replacing mangroves in Aceh.
The section on Cuba was positive and enlightening. According to the UN it is the only country which is engaging in sustainable development by protecting its coastline, appropriate housing design, effective evacuation plans, increase of forests, etc.
The only technical areas which I noted for improvement were the music (it was too loud at times) and editing (the section on Haiti was too short, confusing, and did not fit well with the rest of the programme).
I look forward to the upcoming programmes in the series. Hopefully the overall approach will “catch on” in other countries.
We, as a mandkind, are very stupid because we see and have evidence of climate change. We also know that it is consequence of our activity. We also know that it will cost more that anything else and we are not able to do something, Look to Cuba three hurricanes times over and their poor economy is in worse that was.
Dear Katie,
I have watched this so call: The Nature of Disaster but which time l ask question and you will like to know, These so-call rulers….and war money producers and who live and force others to live on it because they want to keep making Bloodish money of trade mark. Do you not see it is important for them to watch this or you are unable to reach them? They are to be called.
Thanks
Joyce IROKA
Series One
“I have been watching, with interest, the programmes on Nature Inc. (through the internet). My husband ( Jean-Claude-a sea captain/marine engineer from Dunkirk in France ) and I served on medical ships in the South Pacific over a period of 10 years and still help out sometimes.
We saw first hand the dramatic effects of clear felling trees on coral atolls. We even saw businessmen from more than one country arriving by helicopter in the remote Solomon islands and offering a village chief $10,000 U.S. for the rights to cut down all the village ebony trees. We tried to dissuade the chief!!
Congratulations on highlighting the dangers to our natural world.”
Robyn and Jean-Claude Handtschoewercker
“This is the most important series that has been produced in recent years. I was shocked and amazed with each new subject screened. The cost of such [invasive species] problems are simply shattering. I have never before awarded a perfect 10 for a program (Not even for the news!) However this was truly exceptional. Excellent work and congratulations to the production team.”
Woman viewer, North America
“Putting a price tag on nature is a brilliant idea that could really turn around our thinking about many, many issues and things we just take for granted. The format was good, the material clearly presented.”
Male viewer, U.K.
“I think the series has been very good, and everybody liked the ‘Coral Cashpoint’ episode…it brought over the message very well, and I guess that especially the younger generation of viewers will like it.”
Dr Stefan Hain,
UNEP / World Conservation Monitoring
Centre, Cambridge UK
“This is a fantastic program and we are viewing it here in Canada with great enthusiasm…”
Kate Davidge, Canada
“An important topic that sometimes gets overlooked because we are so absorbed with global warming and its negative effects on wildlife.”
Male, Europe
“Thanks to R.Lamb, there are still some good reports on bbcworld – I miss those times where TVE was much more present on BBC than it is now (especially with repeats) – anyway, thanks again”
Male, USA
“This was an interesting and worrying story. Thought provoking, too.”
Male, Europe
“I saw a trailer for ‘natureinc’ on BBC world and am now contacting you to draw your attention to the problems that we face in the town where I live in Turkey.”
Jane Willan, Turkey
