Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/when-ecology-came
When ecology came and resulted in the establishment of a national park in Brazil, all sorts of conflicts came to light between the traditional and indigenous populations who lived and eked a living on these precious lands and the policy makers and environmentalists armed with noble intentions. In the global south environmental policies are being implemented through top down approaches without consultation with those whose lives are most radically affected by these decisions. This special film turns environmental questions on their head, the reconciliation of nature conservancy, social welfare and economic development. Have we thought our environmental solutions through?
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Novaes, 32, graduated as a geographer and holds a M. Sc. on Environmental Sciences. As a movie and TV director, producer and screenwriter his works include short length fiction films and documentaries. He is currently producing
Xingu: The Threatened Land, a series of documentaries for the Public Television Network of Brazil on some of the most remote indigenous groups in the world, at the Xingu watershed in the Brazilian Amazon. Pedro is a fellow of the LEAD International Program (Leadership for Environment and Development), created by the Rockefeller Foundation.
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