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Life under the Balkans

Three kilometres underground, the Dinaric Arc has been called Europe's Amazon forest

The Dinaric Arc is a vast network of underground caves, lakes and rivers that runs throughout the Balkans.

The labyrinth may be dark and largely devoid of light, but it is full of life - containing the richest variety of subterranean fauna in the world.

This week One Planet heads down into the Arc, to meet some of the creatures that live down there, and also chat to locals about the persistent dumping of waste into the caves, and plans to build a hydroelectric power plant in the underground network.

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18 minutes

Last on

Mon 5 Sep 2011 15:32GMT

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  • Fri 2 Sep 2011 18:32GMT
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  • Sat 3 Sep 2011 23:32GMT
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  • Mon 5 Sep 2011 15:32GMT

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