Kashfi

Mongabay - New Futures for the Atlantic Forest

The Atlantic forest in Brazil now has only 8% of it’s original forest cover when Europeans first came to Brazil. Iracambi is working hard to restore the Atlantic forest in Minas Gerais. Through education and conservation the NGO focus their work on reforestation and education, empowering local women through their ‘Forest therapies’ project and engaging the next generation with their ‘Eco leaders’ schools program.

A Journey into the Heart of Indian Qawwali Music

It is perhaps natural that music can play such an important role in the mystical journey and in the connection to a divine being. Many religions and spiritual practices use music as a way to connect people to a spiritual realm in a manner that religious dogma can never hope to achieve. For almost 800 hundred years, through the exercise of ‘Sama’ (listening) Sufis around the world have used sound and music as a tool to deepen this relationship between man and the Divine.

Mongabay - Coffee and Climate Change

Currently, Brazil is the largest producer and exporter of coffee in the world. But an increasingly unpredictable climate has been negatively affecting Arabica coffee production. In the coffee ranges of São Paulo small coffee producers battle the unpredictable impact of climate change on their crops, and look for solutions.

The Forestry Commission - The Arborealists

The Arborealist's are a new movement of artists created by artist Tim Craven who share the subject of the tree. They visit Lady Park Wood, a virgin woodland in the heart of the Wye Valley in different seasons to make new art work in collaboration with ecologist Dr George Peterken. The film was made in association with the Forestry Commission of England.

BBC 3 - The boy who dies if he falls asleep

17-year-old Liam suffers from a rare condition that means if he falls asleep, he dies. Doctors gave Liam just six weeks to live after birth, but despite all odds later this year he is turning 18.

Al Jazeera Earthrise - Hempcrete

Cement production alone accounts for five per cent of all global carbon dioxide emissions, that is more than the entire aviation industry. The answer could lie in a field of cannabis plants in Oxfordshire, the UK’s Joyce Ohajah follows the process.

Al Jazeera Witness - Mother Courage

This film offers a fresh perspective from those who know best: mothers. These Israeli women risk their lives monitoring life at the checkpoints in the West Bank. We see them learn to get to grips with their core beliefs, true motivations and fears, in a bold insight into the troubled Middle East.

Journey to the Jungle - The refugee crisis in Calais

There is a crisis in Calais, with thousands of refugees making the dangerous journey to Europe, many find themselves in Calais. With no infrastructure, or government funding the make shift refugee camp is over crowded and in-hospitable. Maya is a local woman who gives her time freely to help the refugees on her doorstep, providing food, clothing and support to bring some dignity to their challenging situation.

Creative Relaxation

Todays children face more stress and anxiety than ever. Creative relaxation is a technique for integrating relaxation into daily life. It teaches us how to relax our body and mind and achieve a state where we are physically relaxed but mentally more alert.

Fish-i Africa

Illegal fishing is a significant threat to the sustainability of Indian Ocean fish populations. For years, criminal fishers have plundered those waters with little fear of detection or prosecution. But that is changing due to FISH-i Africa, an information sharing project that unites seven countries in East and Southeast Africa.