Independent Lens

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Independent Lens - Season 10 Episode 18 Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai


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60 minutes 2024 HD

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Everyone has seen a nature documentary with a ferocious kill on the Serengeti Plain. Well, here’s a different story about villagers navigating the dangers and costs of living with wildlife. After a century of “white man’s conservation,” the Maasai of Kenya and Namibia’s Himba people are vying to share a piece of the eco-tourism pie. But can they fulfill the expectations of Westerners without abandoning their native culture?

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