New Forest Transition

Many of these resources (especially the DVDs) are available through the generosity of the New Forest National Park Authority's Sustainable Development Fund.

In addition to the films and books we have a number of people who are happy to talk to groups on a range of topics. Scroll down to see what's on offer.

To borrow any of the following for up to a week please contact Sarah on 01590 675613 or email resources@newforesttranstion.org

Please also browse entries in the 'DVDs & Books' category to see what new additions to the resource library we have

DVDs

A Farm for the Future

Rebecca Hosking's film about her family farm in Devon and how she is seeking to make it less dependant on oil. The film explores some fascinating aspects of permaculture including Forest Farming and no plough farming techniques. (53 min)

The Power of Communities

How the community is the solution to our problems, Cuba has already gone through an Oil Crisis. See how the community solves the problem. (53 min)

Apocalypse Postponed

George Monbiot (one of the Schumacher lectures)

The 11th Hour

Leonardo DiCaprio (88 mins)

Message in the Waves

BBC Natural World (plastics in the Hawaiian Islands)

End of Suburbia

The original, classic Peak Oil documentary (78 min)

Story of Stuff

See first at http://www.storyofstuff.com/ (20min) We also have a DVD copy for bigger audiences.

The Convenient Solution Greenpeace

- (Showcasing Clean Energy Solutions to Climate Change)

An Inconvenient Truth

Al Gore

Act on CO2

defra – walkthrough of their carbon calculator

The Big Ask History

Friends of the Earth (9min 20)

Climate Solutions

Friends of the Earth (3min)

Earth

– The Power of the Planet BBC series, Iain Stewart

Peak Oil

– Imposed by Nature A short, UK-centric introductory documentary (30min)

What a Way to Go

– A poetic film on Peak Oil and crises we are facing. (123 min)

Life at the End of Empire

Crude Impact

(98min) Peak Oil documentary broad in scope covering many issues.

We may also be able to provide you with a projector and screen for showings. However, the showings would have to be given free, under copyright, we cannot show them for payment/profit. You would need to have your own DVD player or laptop to play the DVD on.

Books

Modern Life - As good as it gets? - Richard Docwra

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The Woodland Year

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Speakers and Possible Subjects

If you'd like to arrange a talk please email resources@newforesttransition.org

Richard Barnett – (NFT Hub) Initial Meeting for your Transition Initiative, Food Security and/or Sustainable Food Supplies

Claire Gingell – (NFT Hub/NPA) Sustainable Development Fund sponsored projects

Kate Chapman – (NFT Hub/ RYA) Resource Efficiency – reducing energy and water use and minimising waste, Green Parenting, Marine Environmental Issues

John Pemberton – (NFT Hub) The Impact of Climate Change on the UK, The Relative Merits of Different Renewable Energy Solutions

Christina Simons - (B&B owner) Greening your Home, Greening your Business

Don Wooler - (NFT Hub) Energy from Waste

Kate Collison – (New Milton Group) Permaculture

Patrick Andrews – (NFT Hub) Revolutionary Hydrogen Powered Car – How it will radically reduce our global emissions and make us think differently about cars