Aftereffects of the Tsunami. Rikuzentakata was once a vibrant fishing port, a place of people, temples and traditional houses and was listed as one of Japan's most scenic places.
Love County, Oklahoma -- Fishermen in a small community in southern Oklahoma are looking for answers after finding thousands of dead fish on the Red River.
Over the last 40 years Bali has gone from being a spiritual, low-key holiday destination to an international tourist hot spot. Now it's stretched to breaking point, with a waste problem that's out of control.
Since the late 1970's the number of tourists visiting Bali each year has exploded to well over two and a half million. Combined with the local population, Bali generates thousands of tons of rubbish each day that floats down the rivers and out to the sea, piling up on the world famous Kuta Beach. There's a growing resistance - particularly among young Bali locals - to this rampant development on the island and tourism at any cost. Yet farmers are still selling their land to developers, fuelling a real estate boom that's driving prices through the roof. "Tourists are not destroying Bali, the greedy investors are destroying Bali", says Bali's governor, Made Pastika. For locals, like surf legend Mega, Bali stands to lose more that just its beautiful natural environment. "If every place is like Kuta with high-rise buildings everywhere then Bali is not like Bali anymore. If that happens it's like our souls are lost."
A Film By ABC Australia Distributed By Journeyman Pictures May 2012
Aftereffects of the Tsunami. Rikuzentakata was once a vibrant fishing port, a place of people, temples and traditional houses and was listed as one of Japan's most scenic places.
Love County, Oklahoma -- Fishermen in a small community in southern Oklahoma are looking for answers after finding thousands of dead fish on the Red River.
