In 2010 students together at Microsoft Regional Innovative Education Forum beaten violently and decided their heads that they the wanted to take global problem addressed deforestation and so the project DeforestACTION was born. which was contacted by the producer project in Virgo Productions Rise of the Eco Warrior initiated film. Eleven young warriors were chosen to spend 100 days a jungle of Borneo - their backgrounds included afforestation, media, mapping and wildlife management. Her mentor was Dr. Willie Smits, a prominent environmentalist in Indonesia, called a satellite surveillance system launched Earth Watchers as part of DeforestACTION project.
I recently met Paul Daley at a community garden project in Jogjakarta and had the opportunity, but about his prospects as an eco-warrior in this bold project to determine received which criticism can inspire students proactive in world to be with respect to deforestation and conservation.
how you handle the 100 days, the forest?
I was raised on a rain forest and fruit tree nursery in Northern NSW, an area home to the largest swath of World Heritage subtropical rainforest in Australia. I am therefore very much at home trekking through the forest. Many of the other "eco-warriors had never explored the rainforest and came from urban environments. It has quite delighted watching insects, rainy season mud and rural Indonesian conditions deal (like the toilets!). I live for this stuff, while some of them were afraid!
And which field in the project you specialize in?
I specialized in forest restoration as my background in Australia forest restoration with permaculture and agroforestry integrated. in Borneo forest restoration team worked with Dayak people to increase
in the seedling establishing the capacity of their existing tree planting programs I remember I had a good sense of humor to you -. you have any funny stories about your 100 days a jungle
definitely! We have much to laugh about, and the Dayaks have a great sense of humor, I think humor is a natural coping mechanism is to keep your mood when faced with the sights of deforestation.
, it was a night when we on the Kapuas were high up in a remote section of West Kalimantan, meet with Dayak leaders, the history of land acquisition of Palm Oil companies have to tell us (they usually someone bribe in the village and then claim the entire area under a palm oil concession). Anyway, the meeting had gone on for hours and especially in the Indonesian (most of us only spoke very little Bahasa at this stage). Suddenly flew a bat in the hall, did a few circles and went 'BANG', then smack into the wall, fell for a moment on the floor and then left the building. For some reason it was just so funny. We could not stop laughing! Slapstick courtesy of local wildlife!
On a more serious note, the Eco-Warrior from Kenya almost drowned in a river. He had always swam only in a lake in his home, and the first moment he jumped into a free-flowing, his body went streaming into shock, he panicked and went under. Me and Tom Smith from England had to jump in and save him. It was such a close call when he weighs more than 100 kg, and the river was quite fast flowing of rain overnight! Scary!
Tell us. About the rise of eco-Warrior Project had
We major project challenges, financing, project partners pull out mid '100 Tage, our "Mentor", Dr. Willie Smits was only available for a small fraction of the 100 days, and I personally came to the Recognizing that the whole concept of obtaining the "100 days in the jungle" with a group of mostly inexperienced bule 'warriors' who barely speak Bahasa is a ridiculous concept for any initiative to preserve upright. To sort, we were very naive, but for me there were countless lessons learned for life and planted some potent seeds that continue to sprout today. As a wise sage from Central Asia thousands of years ago said "no error, only lessons."
Tell us. Of the mentor of the project, Dr. Willie Smits, and its reforestation program
Dr. Willie Smits is an incredibly passionate conservationist, I first saw his TED Talks to 08. He played an important role in orangutan and forest protection throughout Indonesia for over three decades and his approach to the forest restoration is definitely ahead of its time (integration of agro-forestry in a closed canopy forest ecosystem). Despite moments of feeling of Willie abandon, to this day I have the utmost respect for his heartfelt passion and acting on behalf of the orangutans, Dayak communities and rich biodiversity of Indonesia.
In reality, 100 days is not nearly enough was tangible results for our efforts, especially for forest restoration to see. However, we give an additional impetus to the efforts of local Dayaks by a community build kindergarten that was a hub for the distribution of thousands of sugar palm seedlings. These Dayak community in Borneo's incredible; they were to have power, by allowing them to build their own power generating unit "micro-hydro" the first village in the whole central Kalimantan "off-grid". In the 190s, they resisted efforts by multinational logging companies to destroy their forests and each Member of the Community signed an agreement that they will not destroy palm oil their ancestral forests
[1945010einensehrproaktivenAnsatzinBezugaufdieAbholzung] keep -. what is your advice for people in cities like Jakarta
I think want that awareness help is crucial ;? sustainable action comes only after the confirmation of what actually happens. It's so easy to get lost in the hustle and bustle of modern city life to go and find some balance, helps us to stay connected. in the end I think that what is happening to our planet is a reflection of our conditioned separation from the natural world. Earlier this year I worked Whatever you can do with a grass-roots Permaculture collective working to bring gardens back in Cityscapes awareness of nature through urban agriculture and backyard "food., Awareness, increase plant some seeds , educate yourself and get together with like-minded people.
Paul Daley now to plant a lot of ideas and seeds throughout Indonesia and in a reforestation program involved in Sumatra with the Orangutan information Centre. orangutans are often called "gardeners of the forest" because of the way they consume fruits and disperse seeds -. and now it seems we need more gardeners than ever
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