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Prince's Rainforest exhibition opens at Kew

By Matilda Battersby

Monday, 28 September 2009

PT. SMART palm oil at Kuala Kuayan. Aerials West of Palangkaraya.

© Daniel Beltra, courtesy of The Prince's Rainforests Project and Sony

An aerial view North of Palangkaraya, the capital city of Indonesian province Central Kalimantan.

Stunning images of the world’s rainforests will soon be on show at Kew Gardens as part of a campaign against tropical deforestation spearheaded by Prince Charles.

The photographs, by the winner of this year’s Prince’s Rainforest Project Award, Daniel Beltrá, show the effects of climate change on the rainforests of the Amazon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia.

“Photographic images can tell a compelling story about the truth of the situation, and the truth is that if we lose the fight against tropical deforestation, then we lose the fight against climate change,” the Prince of Wales said at the Sony World Photography Awards (sponsors of the Prince’s Rainforest Project) earlier this year.

The exhibition opens at Kew Gardens in West London from the 3rd of October and runs until the 6th December, with subsequent showings in Paris and Berlin.

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Deforestation is NOT Climate Change.
[info]muckle10 wrote:
Monday, 28 September 2009 at 04:02 pm (UTC)
Deforestation? What deforestation?

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE50B5CY20090112

Can we have less of green propaganda please!
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Send your own Rainforest SOS with a new video message app!
[info]moonshine001 wrote:
Monday, 5 October 2009 at 02:30 pm (UTC)
As you know, rainforest destruction is the burning issue of our time. Emergency action will be needed to prevent run-away climate change. You can tell the world to stop tropical deforestation by sending a Rainforest SOS. Many have already done so, but every voice counts. I encourage you to visit The Prince’s Rainforest Project http://www.frogme.org/ where you can watch videos featuring HRH The Prince of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry as well as Harrison Ford, the Dalai Lama, Daniel Craig and Robin Williams. Each supporter appears in the film, with a very cool 3D Argentinean Horn Frog - the project’s rainforest ambassador. The website also allows you to create your own video, so you can share your Rainforest SOS message with others. Go on get frogged- please check it out now!
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