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Recovering Altai's Human-Nature Relationships, Russia
(2009, 8:33min, UNU)
Slava Cheltuev, is a Telengit community leader and shaman from the Russian Altai’s high altitude Kosh Agach Raion. Whilst traversing Altai’s sacred lands, he reflects on our 21st century world and stresses the importance of reviving vital traditional knowledge – Age-old wisdom that instructs the respectful and harmonious relationship
between local environment and human behaviour.
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Recovering Altai's Human-Nature Relationships, Russia
(2009, 8:33min, UNU)
Ama Divers, Where the Sea Whistle Echoes, Japan
(2009, 12min, UNU)
Ama, the legendary women divers of Japan have been practicing
sustainable fishing for hundreds of years, but climate change coupled
with overfishing, is bringing them face to face with an uncertain
future.
Finding a Place to Feed, Kyrgyzstan Shepherd Family and Pasture Loss
(2009, 8:09min, UNU) Shepherd Dootkasy and his wife Anarkul share their family’s observations and traditional adaptation to the changing climate in highland pastures of Kyrgyzstan’s Tian Shan Mountains.
Coping with Rougher Seas, Bangladesh
(2009, 5min, UNU)
In low lying Bangladesh, some of the world’s most vulnerable peoples are innovatively adapting to changing climate.
Climate Change Refugees, Carteret Islands, Papau New Guinea
(2009, 6:37min, UNU)
Pamiri Women & the Melting Glaciers of Tajikistan
(2009, 10:07min, UNU)
The glaciers of the Pamir Mountains, which provide over 50% of Central
Asian water resources, are rapidly melting at a rate similar to
Greenland’s continental glaciers. Three generations of Pamiri women
share the impacts of the melt and decreasing water levels
Local solutions on a sinking paradise, Carterets Islands, Papua New Guinea
In December 2008, the low-lying Carterets Islands were badly damaged by
king tides and violent storm surges. Nicholas Hakata, a local youth
leader and community representative, explains that he and his family
have been surviving on mainly fish and coconuts, and battling the swamp
mosquitoes that have brought malaria.
The forbidden forest of the Dayak - Borneo, Indonesia
Deep in the old growth forests of Borneo, the Setulang Dayak village
guards its forest with might. To date, the village's traditional law of
Tana Olen (forbidden forest), withstands increasing pressure from
encroaching logging industries.
Walking on Country with Spirits: Biodiversity Loss in Australia's Wet Tropics
(2009, 6:40min, UNU)
Sea level rise in Kowanyama. Cape York, Australia
“When that whole ocean comes and rises up, where are we going to go?”
ponders Inherkowinginambana, a Kunjen elder from Kowanyama, a coastal
Aboriginal community in tropical Queensland, Australia. Like other
coastal peoples, Australian Aboriginals living traditionally on gulf
coastal plains are particularly susceptible to even the most minor
changes in sea level and monsoon flooding.
Fighting carbon with fire - Arnhemland, Australia
The fire abatement scheme of Western Arnhemland is a carbon offset
community programme, gaining a lot of international attention.