The project "A World of Difference" with @ArtWorks4Change and @googlearts is a nominee for the #Webbys for the category "Best use of Photography".
Help us get the People’s Voice award with your vote! https://t.co/zvzihsd7yC
What if you could hear and look at sea-level rise and its effects?
In 2021 I worked with @ClimateMusic, a collaboration of renowned scientists, and world-class musicians to create musical and visual experiences about climate change. Join us online tomorrow https://t.co/IItZrFMsEa
The communities living near the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, have historically supported themselves by collecting and refining its salt. Over the past few decades, the economy has moved to welcoming tourists drawn in by the salar’s breathtaking beauty.
https://t.co/czyrHjP0oa
For thousands of years, the Uros have inhabited floating, manmade islands on the surface of lake Titicaca. Their culture developed in relative isolation until tourists began arriving in the early 2000’s, testing their commitment to their way of life.
https://t.co/zOy4bXLy1U
The Cordillera Blanca is found in the northern part of the Andes and it’s home to a majority of the world’s tropical glaciers. Climate change has been linked to a gradual loss of nearly half of the Andean glacial surface area since the 1970’s.
https://t.co/HGxT3Hs4s3
The table-top mountains of the Pakaraima range are some of the oldest geological formations on Earth. A burgeoning tourism industry has exposed this pristine environment to unfamiliar elements, creating tensions and harming the local environment.
https://t.co/Q39dtNHPJh
During rainy season, unique freshwater lagoons find their place next to the white sand of the Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil.
An emerging tourism industry has gained a foothold, bringing forth unexpected change and opportunity. https://t.co/BqelgnvNi6
The natural diversity of the Everglades is complemented by the diversity of people whose lifestyles and cultures developed there. This is no less fragile than the threatened environment.
https://t.co/XuZfGgCaTw
The Florida Everglades host an incredible variety of interconnected ecosystems. Their watershed has been impacted by human activities, and climate change is not helping the recovery. https://t.co/hGySuuAE7G
Beautiful closing reception of the Saudi Design Festival in the Résidence of France in #Riyadh, in the presence of many cultural actors in KSA. It was also the occasion to launch the French cultural season in the Kingdom for 2022. Stay tuned to learn more about our events!
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With their own unique microclimates, the Sky Island mountains are an unexpected hotspot of biodiversity floating above the desert heat. But climate change is now posing a threat to its unique species, some of which are survivors of the Ice Age.
https://t.co/uQr1Ohvm7A
The ice formations that inspired the name of Glacier County (Montana, USA) are now slowly disappearing due to the effects of climate change. The local residents of Native American descent find themselves struggling to recognize their ancestral homeland.
https://t.co/MwTYncu4bA
The Iñupiat people of Alaska have perfected the art of human survival. However, current environmental trends have disrupted the ecological balance that their ancestors had mastered.
https://t.co/OG3I3Tk9St
The Ainu are an indigenous people of Japan. Their belief that all creatures and objects have a spirit promotes an intimate relationship with nature.
After centuries of discrimination, there remains a sense that much of their heritage is lost.
https://t.co/hZ0o3Xpcn4
Palau is a small island country in Oceania. It survived nearly 400 years of foreign rule before gaining independence in the mid-20th century.
Today, the country has entered a new era marked by mass tourism, foreign investments, and climate change.
https://t.co/tRsgEX1roI