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MUMBAI: CNN International has won a 2010 Asian Television Award in the ?Best Documentary Program (30 minutes or Less)? category for its show ?Eco Solutions-Saving Sumatra?. Produced in the network?s regional headquarters in Hong Kong, the show investigated the true cost of palm oil, a product used in everything from soap to chocolate and one that fuels a multi-billion dollar industry. Eco Solutions visited the Indonesian island of Sumatra to find out about the forces causing widespread deforestation.
Anchored by CNN?s correspondent Arwa Damon and produced by Constance Cheng, the program traced the changes in the Kampar Peninsula from one of the world?s most biodiverse virgin rainforests to a lifeless plain. With over 85% of Sumatra?s forests already being depleted, Greenpeace and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimate that the remaining 15% are also being depleted at an alarming rate, equalling 50 football fields a day.
?This prestigious award is a testament to CNN?s unflagging commitment to quality investigative journalism and the tenacity, diligence and dedication of our journalists? said Ellana Lee, managing editor CNN International Asia Pacific.
With reports every Monday and a monthly show, Eco Solutions takes you around the world to meet people with solutions to preserve the planet.
CNN is the world‘s leading global 24-hour news network and one of the world?s most respected and trusted sources for news and information. The CNN brand is available to two billion people via 18 CNN branded TV, internet and mobile services produced by CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System Inc and a Time Warner company. CNN International is the international directorate of CNN Worldwide and distributes news via 14 services in seven different languages. CNN International can be seen in more than 260 million households and hotel rooms in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, including more than 38 million across the Asia Pacific region and online at www.cnn.com/international.
