According to world health organization, the number of dementia sufferers will rise sharply over the next few years. The majority of people affected live in developing countries and emerging economies. At present, dementia is seventh among the worlds 10 most common causes of death. The most common form of dementia is alzheimers disease. Little is known about its causes. All thats certain is the role played by various genes. These are being intensely researched, including in colombia, where many residents of one small village are affected. Where are we . Where we are . Were at home. Reporter we have come to visit aicardo, in a Mountain Village in colombia. Who are you laughing with now . What are you laughing at . I dont know who hes sharing a joke with. I started to notice it when he was about 45. Now hes got alzheimers, just like his father did. He cried when he first got the diagnosis. We were all very sad. Reporter aicardos brothers have come over for lunch. Aicardo has a gene that c
Look for timber, pastures, farmland, and minerals. The largest single area of rainforest is the amazon basin, which is mainly in brazil. But since 1970, more than 770,000 square kilometers has been destroyed, an area twice the size of germany. Fighting to halt the destruction is a Risky Business 50 activists were killed in brazil in 2015 alone. The land around here is often ravaged by fire. We join environmental activist elizeu bercacola in the state of rondonia in southern amazonia. Elizeu takes pictures of this tragedy in order to tell the authorities what is going on here. Anything that can still move tries to escape the inferno. The smell is acrid. Its all about creating new pastures. The amazon rain forest is being burned down and destroyed. Some parts of the forest die immediately. Some trees initially survive the fire, only to fall later. Many animals are killed. Endless fields of soya, where once a huge forest used to stand. Trucks loaded with farm goods thunder along the highw
Look for timber, pastures, farmland, and minerals. The largest single area of rainforest is the amazon basin, which is mainly in brazil. But since 1970, more than 770,000 square kilometers has been destroyed, an area twice the size of germany. Fighting to halt the destruction is a Risky Business 50 activists were killed in brazil in 2015 alone. The land around here is often ravaged by fire. We join environmental activist elizeu bercacola in the state of rondonia in southern amazonia. Elizeu takes pictures of this tragedy in order to tell the authorities what is going on here. Anything that can still move tries to escape the inferno. The smell is acrid. Its all about creating new pastures. The amazon rain forest is being burned down and destroyed. Some parts of the forest die immediately. Some trees initially survive the fire, only to fall later. Many animals are killed. Endless fields of soya, where once a huge forest used to stand. Trucks loaded with farm goods thunder along the highw
Using preferably nonviolence as a form of resistance. And that requires clear messages and strong symbols. In serbia, we meet professionals in the field who say their most important weapon is humor. In protest or in life, its all the same the person you want to be around is the person who can make you laugh. And in our experience in serbia, the government didnt know what to do with being mocked. Because this people in power, they just think too highly and too seriously about themselves. If you mock them, than they do something stupid. These two men are in a way professional revolutionaries. They come from belgrade. Thats where their careers began. It was the mid1990s. Together with other students in the group otpor, they had a goal to topple thenpresident slobodan miloevic and set the stage for free elections. Their tactic nonviolent resistance, much of it based on humor in action. People need to have something to they need to belong to something. So creating that impression like using
Using preferably nonviolence as a form of resistance. And that requires clear messages and strong symbols. In serbia, we meet professionals in the field who say their most important weapon is humor. In protest or in life, its all the same the person you want to be around is the person who can make you laugh. And in our experience in serbia, the government didnt know what to do with being mocked. Because this people in power, they just think too highly and too seriously about themselves. If you mock them, than they do something stupid. These two men are in a way professional revolutionaries. They come from belgrade. Thats where their careers began. It was the mid1990s. Gether with other students i the group otpor, they had a goal to topple thenpresident slobodan miloevic and set the stage for free elections. Their tactic nonviolent resistance, much of it based on humor in action. People need to have something to they need to belong to something. So creating th impression like using humo