because there are no laws protecting forests, environmentalists will protect the forestings. >> theseanimals have become dependent on the the structures of the forest which does not defend on a farm. that doesn't exist in the second world tree farm. >> reporter: but several years ago, environmentalists said it's the same thing about the spotted owl. now they acknowledge the owl can survive in second growth forest. pacific lumber says other species can survive too. >> i believe the law of nature, is the animals are at adaptable to change just like humans are. >> reporter: environmentalists fear that the loggers will cost their lives. >> they've been paying taxes for 20 years, 25 years on what they want to cut. >> reporter: federal and state officials are offering charles herwood incentives not to harvest. or trading government timberlands in the head waters, but environmentalists feel that would be rewarding a robber baren. the federal deposit insurance corporation fdic is suing for $250 million for herwoots role. but herwood who declined our request for an interview has said he is not

healthy forest surrounds the site. that is the way animals and people need it. >> now, wherever our reporters go, they like to spend time with locals to learn more about different cultures. they gladly accepted an invitation to visit the home of a teacher that lives in the serbian capital. ♪ >> welcome to our home. come in. this is our living room. first, let's have some coffee and eat something sweet, this time without alcohol. >> welcome. here is the coffee. ♪ >> whenever anybody comes to this id, you have to offer them something. anything else is considered rude in serbia. welcoming guests with plum brandy used to be standard procedure, even in the morning. nowadays, it is more modern to offer coffee, but what stays the same as the guests must never turn it down. >> that would insult the host. >> my son is a school and my wife is at work. -- is at school, and my wife is at work right now. ♪ >> in most surge in living rooms it is important to present the family history. we have hung up lots of photos of our ancestors

now, it says, to save the forest, villages like this have to go. in 2005, the government sent security forces to burn homes, schools and churches. but still, the people refuse to leave. >> ( translated ): we will stay. we will not go anywhere. if they want to kill us, they kill us. >> pelley: you would die right here? >> ( translated ): yes. >> pelley: the villagers in the forest don't see why their families should be uprooted for a wildlife refuge they've never seen. but we found a different story down river in the mara itself, where the growing population of masai has been willing to compromise. >> dickson kaelo: the population is a wild problem. it's growing, and its growing everywhere. >> pelley: dickson kaelo works for a non-profit foundation that's paying the masai to turn over management of their land to a wildlife conservancy. >> kaelo: many of the families, before the conservancy started, were very poor, and quite a number of them now are able to survive and diversify away from just keeping cattle. >> pelley: the masai had been expanding t

almost 80% of the forest is still standing. he says the battle has reached a crucial phase. >> in six years, deforestation has come down 70% below its previous 10 year average. this is a huge accomplishment. whether they can keep it up is the big question. there is an alternative pathway that says the government becomes more relaxed, the market system disappears and it becomes a free-for-all. decisions made over the next few months will determine which direction brazil will go. >> for years, perceived wisdom was that the world's tropical forests are doomed. brazil has proven that deforestation can be contained. its achievements are fragile. it is a cause for hope. , hope that the greatest ecosystem on the planet can be protected. that is a pretty inspiring thoughts, is in its -- isn't it? >> that is all from brazil and from all of us. for this week, goodbye. e ofofake e nsns>> maksense of l news. bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolul

almost 80% of the forest is still standing. he says the battle has reached a crucial phase. >> in six years, deforestation has come down 70% below its previous 10 year average. this is a huge accomplishment. whether they can keep it up is the big question. there is an alternative pathway that says the government becomes more relaxed, the market system disappears and it becomes a free-for-all. decisions made over the next few months will determine which direction brazil will go. >> for years, perceived wisdom was that the world's tropical forests are doomed. brazil has proven that deforestation can be contained. its achievements are fragile. it is a cause for hope. , hope that the greatest ecosystem on the planet can be protected. that is a pretty inspiring thoughts, is in its -- isn't it? >> that is all from brazil and from all of us. for this week, goodbye. >> make sense of international news. bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu

i am on a raid with the brazilian environmental agency deep in the rain forest. they have captured five loggers and their vehicles. they described this as their war on deforestation. this is helped by new satellite technology. >> we can arrive there and punish the people that are doing this. >> you stop them just as they began to cut? >> yes. >> it is not just the attitude of the government changing. farmers and ranchers used to be the baddies in this story. >> i have 33% of forest now. i plant new trees by the streams. the attitude of the farmer has changed. now we want to do the right thing. >> this man is part of an organization run by this man, john carter. he is an ex u.s. special ops soldier who was working to improve environmental management on farms and ranches in the amazon. >> our goal is to produce something that the consumers can trust. you know it came from properties that are producing correctly. >> there are other more unexpected initiatives as i discovered at dawn one morning. this is rubber tapping from wild trees, creating an incentive for local

have you believe that the amazon rain forest are being destroyed. things are changing. >> for years, the perceived wisdom has been that the remorseless tide of destruction in the amazon cannot be tamed. it seems that can. in the last seven years, brazil has cut deforestation by 7%. -- by 70%. i am on a raid with the brazilian environmental agency deep in the rain forest. they captured five loggers and their vehicles. just one battle in what brazil describes as their war on deforestation. a war helped by new satellite technology. >> we can arrive there and punish the people that are doing these. >> you stop them just as they began to cut? >> yes. >> it is not just the attitude of the government of that is changing. farmers and ranchers used to be the baddies in this story. >> i have 33% of forest now. i have planted new trees. the attitude of the farmer has changed. now we want to do the right thing. >> this man is part of an organization run by john carter, he is a former u.s. special operations soldier. he is working to improve environmental manage

this region's forests some of the world's rarest big cats but they also host timber mills and illegal hunters who stand to make a great profit reporting on some of the world's most. before predators of being preyed upon themselves and rushes far east. barack obama has announced a new road map for the u.s. military with an emphasis on making the military leaner and cheaper the plan calls on the armed forces to abandon their ability to fight two similar ten years land wars and reshift focus instead to surrounding and containing china and iran let's not cross to a washington correspondent gunny she cam is there. can you flesh out this for us what exactly are these changes proposed and what's going to mean both for the u.s. and for the rest of the world. well essentially as outlined by both the president and defense secretary the new strategy is to move away from ground wars from long term stability operations to mobile wars where the u.s. can as we don't put out a put it shift and deploy forces to fight any enemy anywhere they said they're going to invest heavily in new capabilities in d

this region's forests a home to some of the world's rarest big cats but they also host locust timber mills and illegal hunters who stand to make a great profit here. are the reports on how some of the world's most beautiful predators are being preyed upon themselves in brussels far east that's coming up. first marking one of the lowest moments since the onset of europe's debt crisis more than two years ago the greek government has now publicly threatened to abandon the euro the warnings came from the prime minister lucas papademos as negotiations over one hundred thirty billion euro bailout package drag on the pm warned that the greek economy could enter an uncontrolled collapse as early as march more cash isn't secured creditors and greeks are at loggerheads with bankers refusing to write off any more debt or union say they won't make any more austerity cuts the hope now is that a fiscal union will act as a last line of defense against the debt crisis but that's something that leading economists ario qamar has little faith in. the mice estimate is that this europe will not be able t

miller looks after tigers bears deer in fact just about any injured forest animals that arrive at her center as well as poachers it's forestry and the impact it has on local habitats that concerns her to get along tigers need a lot of territory to survive there can be a lot together when there's forestry the animals they prey on are scared off and so the tigers have to leave killing at that of so what it really comes down to is russia's endless forests being assaulted by the power of industry this new timber factory in the far east eats eight hundred thousand cubic metres of wood a year and it's expanding but they're not concerned by forestry saying they're responsible loggers this at the hands of another name that is trees are a new bill resource unlike coal or oil we plant trees to replace the ones we cut down so they'll be plenty for the next generation environmentalists paint a very different picture they say there aren't even reliable records of the rampant tree cutting and warn that russia's forests aren't as endless as the timber barons think but not going to go up north but wh

plus we had to russia's forests for a close up encounter with wildlife habitat is going around them. there's a nightmare new year resolution which is giving us and it is never started twenty twelve greece's prime minister is threatening to quit the euro if more cuts on the implemented they needed to secure a further the. and out of one hundred thirty billion years if it is false the european banks billions by greece would lose out another struggling countries which face more pressure. has been relying on a national injection since twenty ten when talks over the second bailout to stall for months with creditors the iranian greece's economy which many ses ultimately doomed belgian business journalist your hand under her belt thinks the outcome is already set in stone by the greek government and brussels. the greek government is realizing that there is likely no option left the greek economy is going down like a stone and i think we are now at the point where everybody in greece realizes that we cannot go on like this and that unrest even on a key in the country is becoming so much of a

it is when we tell officials that the so little untouched forests remain. industrialists get very out of the way they say environmental organizations are trying to shut down their industry or i will there are others trying to replace lost forest this local government project harvests and salts pine seeds grows them into saplings and then plants them but they admit that the planting just isn't keeping pace with the felling but also bored that in an ordinary year with our place looking losses if there's a forest fire as well it could take us ten years to catch up with a losing battle. lutie is all right he has his meals brought to what his cousins out in the wild could soon run out of places to go from boston. where recap headlines is coming your way in just a couple minutes stay with us. the close up team has been to don you stop first place to the most ambitious football club in the world. now all argee goes to the far east where the timber industry affects the legendary siberian tigers where the ancient native community losing its way in the modern world.

it is when we tell officials at the so little untouched forests remain vulnerable industrialists get very out of the way they say environmental organizations are trying to shut down their industrial supply which will there are others trying to replace lost forest this local government project harvests and sorts pine seeds. grows them into samplings and then plants them but they admit that the planting just isn't keeping pace with the felling. in an ordinary year with her place looking we'll see if there's a forest as well or it could take us ten years to catch up. losing. blue cheese all right he has his meals. but his cousins out in the wild could soon run out of places to go from boston. spotlight program is just ahead for you and i'll be back with a recap of the top stories after a short break they with us. i had a family i lived in a fairly nice community wasn't which was an upscale it was just like you know our society ok then they started showing up what happened was my company decided i could get cheap labor and they got rid of us. through these are. the rules of the eaglets l

the feeding time polluted the tiger he was found starving in the forest as a six month old cub he's now nineteen years old has a pair of platinum false teeth and as a siberian tiger he's one of an increasingly scarce breed in this region's forests a home to some of the world's rarest big cats but they also host the loggers timber mills and illegal hunters who stand to make a great profit here and whose activities have pushed those same leopards and tigers to the brink of extinction. loued miller looks after the tigers bears deer in fact just about any injured forest animals that arrive at her center as well as poachers it's forestry on the impact it has on local habitats that concerns her. tigers need a lot of territory to survive there can be a lot together when there's forestry the animals they prey on are scared off and so the tigers have to leave killing it off so what it really comes down to is russia's endless forests being assaulted by the power of industry this new timber factory in the far east beats eight hundred thousand cubic metres of wood a year and it's expanding but they

there are others trying to replace lost forest this local government project harvests and sorts pine seeds grows them into saplings and then plants them but they admit that the planting just isn't keeping pace with the felling growth aboard in an ordinary year we can replace looking losses but if there's a forest fire as well it could take us ten years to catch up we're forcing a losing battle. all right he has his meals to drink to which his cousins out in the wild could soon run out of places to go from boston. rats are sort break you're an artsy i'll be back with a recap of our top stories and the kaiser report is coming up at half past the hour . wealthy british style. time buyers. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to cause a report on r g. no it's not about spilling blood. it's the war of the barricades from one side and fears blockade from the other. in the. those cut people from the land for twelve year. the conflict that divided serbia into t

it is when we tell officials at the so little untouched forests remain vulnerable industrialists get very out of the way they say environmental organizations are trying to shut down their industrial or will there are others trying to replace lost forest this local government project harvests and sorts pine seeds. grows them into saplings and then plants them but they admit that the planting just isn't keeping pace with the felling but also by that in an ordinary year we can replace logging losses but if there's a forest fire as well or it could take us ten years to catch up we're fighting a losing battle. flutie is all right he has his meals drink but his cousins out in the wild could soon run out of places to go from boston. now in just a few minutes back to remind you of our top stories here stating. why stream cascading from mountain slopes to view is midsomer much. of this beauty brings death at a speed of more than four hundred kilometers per hour. to step in the time along. now it's not about spilling blood. it's the war of the barricades from one side and fears blockade from t

when we tell officials at the same little untouched forest remain. industrialists get very out of the way they say environmental organizations are trying to shut down their industrial supply was full there are others trying to replace lost forest this local government project harvests and sorts pine seeds. grows them into saplings and then plants them but they admit that the planting just isn't keeping pace with the felling but also word that in an ordinary year with our place looking losses if there's a forest as well or it could take us ten years to catch up we're fighting a losing battle. lutie is all right he has his meals brought to put his cousins out in the wild could soon run out of places to go from boston marty. back with a recap of our main stories today in just a few minutes stay with us. wealthy british style. is not on the title of. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cons or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on r g. the close up team

in an ordinary year with replace looking losses but if there's a forest as well it could take us ten years to catch up with a losing battle. lutie is all right he has his meals brought to put his cousins out in the wild could soon run out of places to go from boston. a recap of our headlines is coming your way just a couple minutes stay with us. the close up team has been to docu stuff birthplace to the most ambitious football club in the world. now all argee goes to the far east where the timber industry affects the legendary siberian tigers where the ancient native community losing its way in the modern world. and where the country's mineral wealth starts its way across the ocean. well come to the from mars creature russia blows up on archy. here with a recap of our top stories now. oil prices jumped again as the e.u. says it will decide whether to ban radiant crude imports by the end of the month concern is also mounting of accounting measures might need to show the west's suffering economies. syria uses the u.s. of interfering in the arab league observers mission that designed to

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multiple forest fires have ravaged large areas of central and southern chile. we are live from singapore and london. still to come, treasures from the titanic will soon go up for auction a century after the ship went down. >> her pictures turned stars into icons. eve arnold has died at age of 99. in afghanistan, a security company has been disbanded after some of its employees were found to be illegally transporting weapons in the capital. all the weapons have now been seized. two britons and two afghans were arrested by local police. many of the weapons did not have serial numbers. >> in the basement, police headquarters, they are showing up their latest polls. more than 30 illegal guns seized from an international security company. >> here are the weapons which have caused all the trouble. there are ak-47s, about 30 of them. the problem is that half of them did not have serial numbers. none of these weapons have any documentation. in the corner facing the wall, the accused men. to british security contractors and their afghan colleagues. they were caught with

before entering the forest the shaman pauses before but strain which is supposed to protect his blade from intruders in with the news that you can't just walk through. asked this place you should give the spirits a hot dog it's a blue scarf that takes your wishes and prayers to the sky shamanism is not entirely made of religion and. that's why i made a point of looking for such places when i was performing a ritual this bird told me to come here this birch tree has four trunks sharing one root is this is the holiest and most revered place as for the birch tree it belongs to a higher world the. ritual continues well into the night. off gets up early in the morning as always he wants to make sure he has a good supply of firewood before the onset of winter winters in the against steps can be bitterly cold. so i first started seeing my own sisters when i was still a child about the same age as my grandson is now. i'm against audience shamanism around one thousand nine hundred eighty eight. my first group was to become it i woman who lived here in the district. she suggested me to eight st

mountain passes and heavy go in forest parts. followers has been here before this is one of the most private places that give the guru his show money it has been considered one of the sacraments. for a very long time. looked like to dry and palms carved out of rock legend insists the sham ones will live as long as these ten fingers so that. the legendary female shaman. is buried on the opposite side of the slope of the grave of. the great showman who went through all nine stages of the initiation procedure is found by. sherman's merged with a spirit during the ritual to control the weather travel over long distances he'll even levitate back of the streets. after a ceremony by here into a go to the base of the giant. less experienced chairmans about from here and with good reason this area's spirit is too powerful. along with the shaman to come has reached the sacred played here in the thick of a forest he's built a set of ritual installations with his own hands and some of time the season packed with rituals stays in a tent just

played here in the thick of a forest he's built a set of ritual installations with his own hands and some of time the season packed with show money rituals stays in a tent just outside the glade for weeks on end. and parents receive food in this special place here we light a fire made of a certain number of branches. seven layers of branches symbolize the lower world seen it just a ritual to exercise the souls of sick people were choir seven such layers. the sick person uses a spoon to offer the spirits whatever is in the pulley holds in his hands as the shaman sings to invoke them. at the prison. but when there is milk in the bowl the sick person's thoughts are focused on what he could get in return he might ask the spirits to get rid of his ailments give them luck or wish him a good journey. or with a new. chum and regard the place where the lead is sacred to again comes here in sheer before the onset of winter to clean it up and remove the ashes left over from the summertime rituals. after the cleansing procedure again spreads a mixture of rice and beans across the clean spot in t

. >>> smoky the bear hates forest fires. the new picture shows why. >> looks like his paws are actually burned. >> we have the story behind this heartbreaking video. >>> meet an 8-year-old with attitude that made our top 10. we've got a song that made us go oh! and a crash that made us go oh! see why this granny can take a hit. it's all coming up on the rtm countdown. >>> we begin our countdown show today with our number 10 video and steven found it for us. >> yeah. when there's a heavy snowfall on top of a mountain, i think you know what's coming next, right? an avalanche, like this one in stewart british columbia. check this out. the guy filmed it on iphone 4. you'll see the avalanche start. this is a controlled avalanche just like you hear about controlled burns in the forest. governments do this to reduce the danger of big snow slides. when they do, they stop traffic and make it safe for all the snow to come down the mountain. this is all preventive so there's not a big avalanche or snow slide in the future. wait until y

all know that on the eve of new year's celebrations many local people pick up axis and go to the forest to cut down our green beauties. to save the green beauty is the name of the movement organized by the children that they make leaflets bearing the image of a food treat. that they write text on the leaflets and display them prominently in the village. the children hope their peaceful actions will help prevent further trees from being cut down illegally. preserve ranges however take more radical measures against lawbreakers their main task is finding and detaining approaches. one of the most challenging jobs takes ranges to mount yet. each time they go under a veil of secrecy regardless of day or night or weather conditions they painstaking job requires special knowledge and staying power they need to be skilled horseman as well as able to discern telltale signs showing the presence of trespasses and have no difficulty finding their bearings. new voters will always be tempted to enter the reserve because beasts are easy prey here the reporters up there are not as much afraid of humans