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The Burning Season

The Burning Season

# Can carbon-trading save the Indonesian rainforests?
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📜 Overview: Dorjee Sun, a young Australian Entrepreneur, believes there's money to be made from protecting rainforests in Indonesia, saving the orangutan from extinction and making a real impact on climate change. Armed with a laptop and a backpack, he sets out across the globe to find investors in his carbon trading scheme. It is a battle against time. Achmadi, the palm oil farmer is ready to set fire to his land to plant more palm oil, and Lone's orangutan centre has reached crisis point with over 600 orangutans rescued from the fires. The Burning Season is an eco-thriller about a young man not afraid to confront the biggest challenge of our time.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2008-08-02
⌚ Running Time: 89 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

Juliet Stevenson original image
Narrator (voice)
Juliet Stevenson
Hugh Jackman original image
Narrator (voice)
Hugh Jackman
Lone Drøscher Nielsen original image
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Lone Drøscher Nielsen

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