Ahmed, Pakistan 2010 (Copyright of Gideon Mendel) In 2007, Gideon Mendel photographed two floods that occurred within weeks of each other, one in the UK and the other in India. He was struck by the contrasting impacts of these floods, and the shared vulnerability that seemed to unite the people he encountered in this landscape. …
Greta Thunberg has recorded a podcast “Humanity Has Not Yet Failed”, in which she talks about her recent travels and experiences as a climate activist, and gives her views about the struggle for climate justice in a post-Covid19 world. The 75min English version is available here and also on Spotify. “Things may look dark and …
Watch SANCTUARY, the documentary directed by Álvaro Longoria that will show you first-hand, through the eyes of Javier and Carlos Bardem, the story of an ambitious environmental protection initiative to create the world’s largest marine sanctuary in the Antarctic Ocean.
Dr. Aaron Thierry received his PhD in Ecology from the University of Sheffield. He subsequently researched the impacts of global warming on the carbon cycle in Arctic ecosystems at Edinburgh University. His studies have led him to be very concerned about the potential impacts of disruptions to our climate. He has been a passionate advocate for environmental and social justice for several years.
In our second episode of The Frontline, we show what daily life looks like in one of dozens of Australian towns that have run out of drinking water. Published by The Guardian on 17 February 2020.
Mike, the chair of the Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group, is part of the Maori, the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand, who are in particular vulnerable to climate change. Through seeing all the impacts of climate change in his own country, he became an activist and now he responses to the climate emergency with …
Willem, an expert in landscape restoration, shares with us how his early fascination for nature has shaped his path through life. Having worked for the International Union for Conversation of Nature, he speaks about his rich experiences of working in the tropics and how the restoration of rural degraded areas can regenerate diversity and communities. …
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Visolela’s message comes straight from a reality of community, deep relation with the land, and reverence for the power and fragility of nature. Her stories remind us how communities can be at the center of the preservation of our future. We hear about the situation in Africa regarding climate funds, climate injustice and the ongoing …
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Wen shares about the history and the actuality of Chinese rural communities and their recent developments. Indeed, there has been a great deal of attention from the political and economic powers to the growth and the greening of countryside settlements. He explains some of the government strategies around community, business, and their response to the …
In Thomas’ view, climate change is a crisis of relationship. Our cultures are built on the dark lakes of pain or trauma from the past. When cruelty is too stark to be integrated it leaves a mark on our individual and collective psyche. Healing of trauma can help us to ground and experience that our …
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