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Shark Loves The Amazon
directed by Adrian Vásquez de Velasco, fl. 2009 and Cidney Hue, fl. 2009; produced by Adrian Vásquez de Velasco, fl. 2009, Cidney Hue, fl. 2009 and Mark London, fl. 2011, Phraxos Film Production (San Francisco, CA: The Video Project, 2011), 1 hour
Shark Loves the Amazon offers a fresh perspective on what it will take to protect the Amazon rainforest and support the millions of people who now live there. Many still think of the Amazon as a land populated primarily by indigenous people surrounded by exotic flora and fauna, all threatened by mining and farmin...
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directed by Adrian Vásquez de Velasco, fl. 2009 and Cidney Hue, fl. 2009; produced by Adrian Vásquez de Velasco, fl. 2009, Cidney Hue, fl. 2009 and Mark London, fl. 2011, Phraxos Film Production (San Francisco, CA: The Video Project, 2011), 1 hour
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Shark Loves the Amazon offers a fresh perspective on what it will take to protect the Amazon rainforest and support the millions of people who now live there. Many still think of the Amazon as a land populated primarily by indigenous people surrounded by exotic flora and fauna, all threatened by mining and farming. But that’s no longer a fully accurate picture, since more than twenty million Brazilians migrated to the region over the last few...
Shark Loves the Amazon offers a fresh perspective on what it will take to protect the Amazon rainforest and support the millions of people who now live there. Many still think of the Amazon as a land populated primarily by indigenous people surrounded by exotic flora and fauna, all threatened by mining and farming. But that’s no longer a fully accurate picture, since more than twenty million Brazilians migrated to the region over the last few decades and are themselves struggling to survive and prosper. Author and attorney Mark London, offers an updated analysis and approach in this documentary, based on his book The Last Forest: The Amazon in the Age of Globalization (Random House), written with journalist Brian Kelly. London developed a lifelong passion for the Amazon during his first visit 30 years ago, and has traveled extensively in the region in recent years. The film depicts the hard, contemporary realities of a region seeking a sustainable model of development that can provide both for its millions of inhabitants and preserve the Earth’s last great forest, with its unparalleled biodiversity and global importance. As levels of deforestation rapidly approach the point of no return, London poses a provocative alternative to the simple mantra, “leave the forest untouched.” One promising model the film profiles is the Juma Sustainable Development Reserve, which incentivizes people who live in the region to protect the forests. Shark Loves the Amazon begins with substantial historical context, tracing in detail the forces that transformed the Amazon since the 1960’s, when it was a largely unexplored and untouched region, unlike today. TITLE NOTE: “Shark” refers to the fact Mark London is a lawyer.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Adrian Vásquez de Velasco, fl. 2009, Cidney Hue, fl. 2009, Mark London, fl. 2011, Phraxos Film Production, Mary Sarah Agliotta, fl. 2005
Author / Creator
Adrian Vásquez de Velasco, fl. 2009, Cidney Hue, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
The Video Project
Speaker / Narrator
Mary Sarah Agliotta, fl. 2005
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Ecology, Environmental management, Rainforests, Brazilians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Speciality Studios, The Video Project
Person
Adrian Vásquez de Velasco, fl. 2009, Cidney Hue, fl. 2009, Mark London, fl. 2011, Mary Sarah Agliotta, fl. 2005
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