On Sunday 24 March, we will present two films on climate and biodiversity with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
I Am the River, the River Is Me shows the Whanganui River in Aotearoa/New Zealand: the first river in the world to be recognized by law as a legal person, and as a living and indivisible being. With stunning footage of the river and an insight into the Māori who represent it. Afterword with Māori activist Ned Tapa and René van Hell, director of Inclusive Green Growth at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
We Are Guardians shows the urgency of deforestation in the Amazon and its global consequences. Following the screening of, Marieke Eyskoot will talk with director and indigenous activist Edivan Guajajara, Felix Lomans, coordinating policy officer for Climate, Biodiversity and Forests at the ministry, and Merijn van Leeuwen, coördinator for the Amazone and Atlantic forest at WWF