Tech Nation - Elizabeth Kemf / Sir Edmund Hillary
       
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       02/10/1994 - Elizabeth Kemf / Sir Edmund Hillary
       
       Moira Gunn speaks with Elizabeth Kemf, environmentalist, journalist,
       and photographer, and conservation editor at World Wildlife
       International. In her book, "The Law of the Mother: Protecting
       indigenous peoples in protected areas," Ms. Kemf looks at the effects
       of technology that hurt indigenous peoples and how technology is
       helping them sustain their cultures in the 20th century.
       
       Moira also speaks with Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach
       the summit of the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest. Sir Edmund
       has gone on to create the Sir Edmund Hillary Himalayan Trust, which
       has provided funds and expertise to support the reforestation of the
       region, the building of schools and medical facilities, and such
       technologies as solar power in an attempt to maintain the traditional
       lifestyles of the Sherpas and the ecology of the Khumbu region.
       
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