Global: eyes4earth is delighted to report that the attention given to the ‘value’ of nature has just taken a huge leap forward with the release of the series Nature Inc which is currently screening on BBC World.
Bonn (DE): Attendees to the recent NAJU Workshop delivered some on the edge surprises in terms of how they responded to ‘The Question’: “What did nature do for you today?”
During an EarthCollective workshop on ‘ecosystem services’, participants were divided into four groups, given a Canon camera, 20 minutes and asked to answer ‘The Question’ in pictures only.
eyes4earth’s Climate Culture programme was active today at Wageningen’s Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsfestival) encouraging the public to generate some warm fuzzy feelings for landscape restoration in South Africa.
The Question is simply “What did nature do for you today?”. And we’re asking it in various locations around the world. First stop: Nhulunbuy (Gove) in northeast Arnhem Land, Australia. This video clip is the full length version of the preview which was posted last week on Earth Day. It gives an insight into the perceptions we have of nature and raises our awareness of ‘ecosystem services’.
To celebrate Earth Day, we’ve posted a short one minute preview of “The Question” which was filmed in Nhulunbuy (Gove) during late 2007.
Eastern Cape (SA): Academic theses and student research assignments are not the sort of things you would usually expect to connect you more with nature. But for three Wageningen University students recently returned from their thesis fieldwork (as part of EarthCollective’s PRESENCE initiative in South Africa) in the World Heritage Listed Baviaanskloof, the unexpected became the norm.
Japan: In April 2008, two Australian writers are leaping into a very big and exceedingly ancient pond, walking the entire length of Japan, upright and erect (at least at the start), a journey of up to six months and 3,500km. Ian is hiking solo from ‘mainland’ Japan’s most easterly point (Cape Nosappu: 43, 22′ N; 145, 49′ E) to its most westerly (Kousakibana: 33, 13 N; 129, 33′ E) ; Chris is starting at the opposite end of the country, walking from the most southerly point (Cape Sata: 30, 59′ N; 130, 39′ E) to the most northerly (Cape Soya: 45, 31′N; 141, 56′ E). Though physically and psychologically demanding, their adventures will provide two intimate, ever-changing views of Japan. At the same time, they plan to raise money for the Fred Hollows Foundation which aims to eradicate preventable blindness in the developing world and amongst indigenous Australians. And, with your help at the same time, opening up many more eyes4earth.
Adelaide(AU): An exhibition of over forty stunning bark paintings and cultural artefacts featuring Garkman, the Frog of North-East Arnhem Land, a cultural icon of the Dhalwangu clan.
On July 31st this year, eyes4earth announced the launch of Australian Sean Willmore’s documentary ‘The Thin Green Line‘ which examines the often dangerous work of park rangers around the world in committing themselves to conservation and a greater cause.
The Carpentaria Ghost Nets Programme is looking at new and innovative ways of reusing the ‘ghost nets’ washed up on beaches across many parts of northern Australia.
What is nature doing for you now?
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