This clip reel is a condensed archive of indigenous and traditional communities as they engage in preserving their forests, their traditions and working towards a future where their rights are recognised and their lands play a part in the crucial mitigation of climate change.
A catalogue of indigenous and traditional practices demonstrating the vast usage of materials from the forest. This shows not only a rich cultural significance to the forest and nature, it also demonstrates that where there are indigenous and traditional peoples, there is a rich and diverse array of biodiversity.
A range of imagery looking at communities and the people who exist in the worlds tropical forests. From indigenous to traditional communities this clip reel shows their homes, their activities, their ways of life.
Indigenous and traditional communities play a vital role in keeping the worlds tropical forests healthy and abundant. This clip reel demonstrates this enduring relationship showing communities actively engaging in patrolling their land, recording their forests and their history within it, as well as the important role of preserving the forest against illegal activities and fires.
This material spans the time from the murder of four Ashaninka leaders in the forests of Peru in 2014 to the present day. It follows the widows and family members as they campaigned tirelessly to bring those responsible to justice and in an effort to curb the rampant logging of the surrounding forests it has been a time also to fight for the rights to their ancestral lands and territories.
This clip reel highlights the role indigenous people play in fire prevention and protection. The use of deliberate burns has been a common methodolgy used in traditional practice of land management for thousands of years. This is particularly common where fires are a yearly threat during dry seasons. Controlled fires by local communities helps prevent natural fires from occurring and also regenerates the natural fauna.