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Innovative Environmental Education Strategies in Asia: Green Film Festivals
The students of Class 5 at Shri Ram School in New Delhi embarked on a mission that would leave a lasting impact. It all began during an informal education program where they were shown an award-winning film about the use of mongoose hair to make paint brushes.
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Youth Eco-Anxiety: A Cinematic Space for Healing and Dialogue
Exploring the Urban Climate Film Festival 2023, organized by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and curated by CMS VATAVARAN, as a platform to address youth eco-anxiety through storytelling and collective action.
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Cinematic Catalysts for Change: The Power of Environmental Film Festivals in Shaping Relations and Advocacy Efforts
Environmental Film Festivals, also known as Green Screens, are events that have become increasingly important in raising awareness and promoting action on environmental issues and conservation efforts.
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Diminishing Weather Gods: CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series
In India, especially in the hill states, significant variation in the state of the climate is happening and persisting for an extended period (typically decades or longer).
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Global Thermostat: CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series
Given human ingenuity, can humans reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and design our way out of climate-change catastrophe?
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India's Healing Forest: CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series
India truly is an incredible country for a traveler. This film takes us deep into the heart of India's most pristine natural landscapes and the communities that protect them.
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The Real Price of Cheap Medicines: CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series
The negative impact of the production of pharmaceutical products on the natural environment is well known.
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SuryaGanga: CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series
One of the topics very few people talk about is the gradual and definite destruction of India's rivers — the social, human and environmental cost of imposing mindless development policies on river systems.
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Education on the Boat: CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series
As climate change causes increasing problems in Bangladesh, boats fitted with desks and learning materials are keeping children in education.
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Yeh Jungle Hamara: CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series
In the colonial era, the British diverted abundant forest wealth of the nation to meet their economic needs. While procedure for settlement of rights was provided under various statutes, these were hardly followed.
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O Himalayas! The Life-blood of my country, my people!
In the north, there stands Himalaya the King of the Mountains, having a divine soul — a timeless ode to India's greatest natural wonder and its people.
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The moment is right! Setting the agenda about the Himalayas
Changes in the natural environment of the planet we call home have fascinated mankind all through the ages.
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A Can of Fish: CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series
It is a widely accepted fact now that declining fish populations and policies that favor large operations threaten small fisheries around the world.
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The Art of Change – Climate Change: CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series
The climate crisis is forcing societies around the world to abandon consumerist ideology, restructure our systems, and remake the planet we share.
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Pulse: CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series
This film talks about coexistence — the fact that humans are threatening the delicate balance of life on our planet.
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Chidra: CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series
A beautiful film about the Kullu valley of the Indian Himalayas — dotted with sacred lakes, temples, lush forests, and views that captivate both soul seekers and adventurers.
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Bhutan – The Kind Kingdom: CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series
The tiny Kingdom of Bhutan, nestled between China and India at the eastern end of the Himalayas, remained secluded until recent times. Often called the "Land of the Thunder Dragon," it opened to the world only in 1974.
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CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series: Shangku Shelter
Deep in the heart of the Himalayas, isolated from the outside world by snow for nine months of the year, the ancient kingdom of Zanskar seems light years away from the modern world.
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CMS VATAVARAN 2019 Nomination Series: Tara's Footprint
This film demonstrates the tremendous vitality, range, and potential of Himalayan culture — across different forms and regions of this vast mountain world.
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