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Canadian Greens looking forward to election -- Eye witness accounts about climate change – Earth Overshoot Day and ecological debt -- Polish library inspires young children-- these stories and more in this edition of Living Planet.Tune in via the live-stream or download the programme as a podcast. Send your comments and questions to features@dw-world.de.Canadian Green Party ‘Looking Forward’ to ElectionCanada’s Environmentalist party, the Green Party of Canada made a big surge in the latest opinion poll despite moves to exclude them from televised debates.The Green Party of Canada aims to bring a fresh perspective to politics by “fostering a liveable world with healthy communities based on healthy economies for future generations”. They say they are facing the major threats of our time, such as climate change and the growing gap between rich and poor, with “clear-eyed realism”. Is that enough to help them form Canada’s first Green Government? Report: Dan KarpenchukClimate Witness Mini-Series: Southern AsiaIn Living Planet's 'Climate Witness' mini-series we hear first-hand testimony about the consequences of climate change.The shifts in the climate are starting to have an impact on the mountainous areas of landlocked Central Asia. In Kyrgyzstan farmers are facing a serious agricultural crisis because of water shortages as the rivers dry up and rain fall declines. We hear from Nurzat Abdyrasulova, Director and Founder of Civic Environmental Foundation UNISON in part two of 'Climate Witness'. Report: Andrew Zubiri/Irene QuaileIncreasing Ecological Debt on Earth Overshoot DaySeptember 23 marked the day when people have used all the resources nature will generate this year, according to Global Footprint Network.Earth Overshoot Day marks the day when humanity begins living beyond its ecological means. Beyond that day, we move into the ecological equivalent of deficit spending, utilizing resources at a rate faster than the planet can regenerate in a calendar year. Mathis Wackernagel from the Global Footprint Network speaks to Living Planet about the ways to change the bottom line. Interview: Cheryl NortheyInnovative Polish Eco-Library Nurtures Young EnvironmentalistsChildren discover eco-facts and eco-fictions in a library in Legnica which used to be one of the most polluted cities in Poland.In the late 1980s the entire region was on the brink of ecological collapse because of contamination from copper mining and processing in the area. A number of projects were set up to improve the environment. Today, it is an ecological role model for other cities, winning awards such as the "European Ecological Award". The city concentrates its efforts on environmental awareness and education programmes so that children learn environmental behaviour and will hopefully become eco-friendly adults. Report: Justyna Bronska / Nina Haase
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