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tv   Earth Focus  LINKTV  August 6, 2016 12:00pm-12:31pm PDT

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>> today, on "earth fococus," justicecececeseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseses swedishocococietycoconservation and swedish ecologists look at how are derorod d in bagrgram-, mexico, -- i in bangladesh, memexico, and i italy. >> offered in restaurants, sold s stores, t tropical proms are a popular choice for food acrosos
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the weststern world today. how did the sdidi nature conservation travelled to bangladesh to find out who p paying the price for our new standard of tropical prawns. in southwest bangladeshssssssssssssssssss for export. it is at the center of f a struggle pittingng thousands of impoverished conserve the natural reresources ananananananananananananananananananan against a fafarmer by p profession likike countless o oers, she l lost her familyly's land to shrimpp farming.
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crocodile, and a local resource most shrhrimp farms in bangladesh stuff themselves, caughtfor o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll die. this practice isis deciimating the mariririririririri>> [speaking foforeign >bankmemememememememememememememememememememememegion to protect farmers and communities from storms thahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha this cocoastline. throu the embanankment. itit has proven to beexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexextrtreme
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weather. striking bangladesh several years ago. eieieieieieieieieieieieieieieieieign languagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagagag]] during the course of t t t t t t t
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t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t tuncorered distbibing evidence to suggest that illegal chemicals ututinely used inststststststststststststinin for european markets. langue] >> the household namof the chemicalale is referriring to is banned in bangladesh, and 18 o other countries a around the
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world. >> a broad old calico aimed at killing in the envirironment is disasastrous...................itititititititititititititititititit is an incdidibly toxic chemical that affectstsfrom snails to fish,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,h,it is banned in a huge number of countries around the w worldrororororororororororororororousus and damages thee environment. but my message for consumers? do not do it. >> it is not just ssssssssssssssssssssssss should be e rrrried about.. in010 thncoverered e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e ededededededededededededededededededededede
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supple europenion. trader dememememememememememememememememememememememececre cted witdirtrty wat to he factories. some aftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftften aimed that exports bangladesh movement for ndndless people are affecected >> people w who are living in eas w where shrimp isompletelyf f eir lilihos,s, the listock.k. it is a s sthat peoe in the
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p?p?p?p?p?p?p?p?p?p?p?p?p?p?p? >> our investigation who go up against the shrimp industry arere met with violencece and far -- anand false charges, with aa localal government allegationsf sexual harassment towardsds women in
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humans. areas w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w t the ptected by shrimp faing is car.
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♪♪ >> the cost of food across the world was on the rise and many have blamed the price hikes. ecologists travel to mexico, the birthplace ---------------------------------- more these efefefefefefefefxixixixixixixixixixixixixixixixixixixican society. in the mountains in southern mexico, coffee production fuelledcocococococococococococococococococococococococonomy.....lllllllllllllllllllllll communities and not selflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflf sudnn crises.
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>> lorenzo and his wife look after their grandchildren during the day, while the rest of their famimily worked in e e eleldsds. >>onon tononononononononononononononononon
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this scalale has been linked directly to speculatition. >> speculation is s the way that he price ofatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatat i iknkn a as futures markrkets, setet u up to h help buyers managege the t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t thechanging over time. is people coming in with no connection whatsoever. >> thiss righght now wehihihink aboutut 20% off thththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththveveveveveveveveveveveveveveveveveststororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororororor w who are, that they do not need
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the grain for any other purpose. >> traders havseen prices rise in recent months. kind of waiteted. >> this is the principalthere wererororororo expected went d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d dthe corn comes from t theriririririririririririririririririririririririririca.. >> in a fistfight mexico,o, when there is a low har h h h h h h h h h h h har c crops, we see our poor
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harvests from abroad. this hits ththththththththththththththththththththththththththththththth f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f for mexicans this means higher prices. somhiice culture. [speaking foreign language]
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>> hunter is rea prm here. 'veound that whe food ices have ren, , , , , , , , , , , , have less fruit and berry d ha far less hethy diets. taking o loans jt to aord c c c c c c c c c c c c c cutting bk on expeitures l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l an ecationall of whichas a mu longer-term impt
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t t t t t t t t t t t t t is felt throughout th expeituresf micond in terms of wer demathe mexican economy isncncncncncncncncncncncncncncncncncncncncncncern because do tee demand growing fast enougugh>> f f spepelation iss rampant because of deregegulation of markets. it was seen as big investments bamoving into commodity markets, with $10100 billion pouring into these markets. these markets were overwhelmed, that is why it has become such a probobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob the mexican government itself cucucucucucucucucucucucucucucucucucucucucucucucuculate on the market in an effort to counterrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... but many believe the only answer
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is regegegegegegeg>> they are looking at some kind of regegulation or will diminish vololololololololololololololololololololol i am not really worried about the large money coming in. >> we arare looking f for a limitets s e e trader can n ld. much more than t the other t tders who o rely on it for youiving inlvemt, aowg our more fair, ♪ southerititaly. this is the center of the italian orange grove industry.
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thouousands of tons of fruit a arecultivateded from the surrounding countryside and brought here. it is then shipped off for sale d deep frt,t, used in it is the ecologigistsscalationn ththat reveals a hidden sidede. [speaking foreign language]] >> citrus fruit cultivation is vital to the economy of rivriries
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abroad and a price crash have taken their toll. >> >> eacach winter, thousands of
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hardly scratching a living harvestingg oranges. most are from africa, some arere are in the country illegally. the work c but it can be much less. many migrants li i i s squor in rundown farmr r makesht t salon is on the edge of town. -- slums on the edge ofof town. the ecologists had to go in after they were not welcome.. >> i can see 2 200 people.
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>> there is no running w water electricicity, or anything? when is notigight. >> mainstream hospitals often refuse to>> [ [speaking foreign language]
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some migrants are in temporary refugee camps. daniel's story is typical for many migrants [speakingng foreign language] >> some rocks?? what happened? a lot of people? >> three people died. >> three peoeople died? > in 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2twtwtwtwtwtwtwtwtwtwtwtwtwtwtwtwtwtwtwoo migrants were killed. many migrants will bust of town will that refresh your own safety. the local a authorities haveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t the problblem ever sincece. >> "earth fococus - -- [spspeaking
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there is growing anger and rentntment. i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i am noinal i am workiki. we do not have no one to help. appetites. onononononononononononononononononononononon. no future. ♪
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