Paul Byrne » Environmental

BUENOS AIRES; A RECYCLING RESOURCE – GlobalPost/Shell

Paul — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:22:47 +0000

As part of the Shell sponsored ‘Powerland’ series for GlobalPost I put together this report exploring how a long scorned population of waste scavengers are now being embraced by the municipal government of Buenos Aires in a citywide waste-management programme.

Back to the wild for Argentinian Giant Anteaters – Euronews (APTN)

Paul — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:33:53 +0000

Conservationists in Argentina say they are winning the battle to preserve one of the country’s most distinctive animals. An ambitious plan is underway to reintroduce the giant anteater to a wetlands nature reserve where they once thrived before habitat loss and poaching sent the population into a steep decline. The video report for AP was picked up around the world including these broadcasts by Euronews and NewsNTN24

IN ARGENTINA, SOLAR VILLAGES LIGHT UP THE ANDES

Paul — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:16:03 +0000

My trip up into high andes resulted in this story. It was one of the most fraught productions I ever had, including living off llama meat, coping with serious altitude sickness and being crashed in our jeep off the side of a cliff. but all around it was a real reward to get to visit such remote locations high in the Puna Andena and get to know its remarkable residents. Would really apprecaite any feedback on the story…..

ARGENTINA’S TROUBLED WATERS – GlobalPost

Paul — Sat, 01 May 2010 22:25:30 +0000

Voted by The New York Times as a must-see video of the week

ARGENTINA COW BACKPACKS – AP TELEVISION

Paul — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:53:37 +0000

My video news report on a new device Argentine scientists have invented to help monitor and control the levels of methane gas produced by livestock. Scientists hope the cowbackpack will help combat the agricultural contribution to global warming. The story is currently being broadcast through the Associated Press Television’s features bulletin and has already gone out on several channels around the world, including this link to its transmission on US’s Ebru News. Will keep you updated over the next few weeks on its continued broadcasts and print publications.

ARGENTINA MANURE – APTN

Paul — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:06:34 +0000

My video story on sustainable farming in Argentina. Filming in one of the worlds most energy efficient pig farms just outside Buenos Aires where they use livestock manure to create bio-gas to self power. Story was lead story on APTN’s features bulletin as part of a package of features they are doing from around the world in the build up to the Copenhagen climate change conference. This link shows broadcast of the story on Venezuelan National channel TELESUR

ARGENTINA ADOPT A FROG – APTN

Paul — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:51:54 +0000

The National Geographic Channel’s broadcast of my news report for the APTN reporting on how an Argentine official in the small interior city of San Luis is suggesting people adopt mosquito-munching frogs—not chemicals—as a solution to an outbreak of the disease dengue fever, which is spread by the insects. Also went out in print on USA Today and a variety of other international broadcast, print and web outlets…..

HUNTING FOR FOSSILS IN THE PANAMA CANAL

Paul — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:51:30 +0000

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Various broadcasts of my piece from Panama on how expansion of the Panama Canal to make way for super sized ships is providing geologists and palaeontologists with the perfect hunting ground for critical fossil finds. The piece went out on various tv, print and online media outlets all around the world from Australia to Spain and was picked up by tv, print and radio organisations globally.

BRAZIL; ON THE FRONTLINE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Paul — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:00:09 +0000

Broadcast by Spanish language news agency Observador Global of my piece from Brazil for APTN exploring how recent bouts of extreme weather have roused debate about how to tackle the country’s position on the front-line of the effects of global climate change

DINO HUNTING IN PATAGONIA – APTN

Paul — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:24:02 +0000

The National Geographic channel’s broadcast of my news report for the Associated Press Television News reporting on how the Argentine region of Patagonia is becoming one of the main centres in the world for palaeontological discoveries. In the last years digs have thrown up all kinds of dinosaur fossils that are helping to rewrite the books on evolutionary history.