Humanitarian Effort

Shane Howard: Singing the Environment

Shane Howard: Singing the Environment
As early as the 1970s, singer-songwriter Shane Howard championed the rights of Australia’s indigenous people and their country. In the hit song Solid Rock (Sacred Ground), Howard and his band Goanna helped create a new awareness of the natural beauty, culture and spirit of Australia. In an exclusive interview with Gaia Discovery, Howard tells Mallika Naguran about what he thinks are the big environmental issues that need attention – and how we can help make them right.

Professor Nguyen Viet Nhan: Helping Child Victims of Agent Orange Defoliation

Professor Nguyen Viet Nhan: Helping Child Victims of Agent Orange Defoliation
Professor Nguyen Viet Nhan has dedicated his life to working with child victims of the US Air Force policy of spraying dioxin-based Agent Orange on large areas of Vietnamese countryside in order to kill vegetation that could hide Viet Cong soldiers. Although the war finished decades ago, Kayti Denham explains how his work continues.

President Jose Ramos-Horta on A Sustainable Future for Timor Leste

Timor Leste President shares his vision in lifting the country from the dungeons of poverty and hopelessness, with sustainable development in mind. A Gaia Discovery exclusive.