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CRY OF THE FORESTS Director Jane Hammond November 1, 2020

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Director of Cry of the Forests Jane Hammond Photo Bohdan Warchomij

 

The premiere of Cry of the Forests at Luna brought together a full house of concerned activists engaged in solving the issue of WA’s disappearing old growth forests.

WA’s south-west forests are part of one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet and are recognised for their ability to capture and store carbon. They are vital to slowing run-away climate change yet instead of preserving them we are cutting them down at an alarming rate for charcoal, firewood and woodchips. Forests play a crucial role in the water cycle but the streams that once bubbled through these ecological communities are drying up and the critical habitat they provide for endangered species is shrinking.

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Cry of the Forests takes viewers to the heart of the forests to see first-hand the beauty of these towering ecosystems and the life they support. We meet the activists armed with go-pros and dressed in camouflage gear risking their lives to bear witness to the logging and we meet traditional custodians, tourist operators & farmers on the frontline of the battle to protect our forests. This film seeks to change perceptions about native forests and their true value.

The film seeks to start a statewide and national conversation about the real value of our native forests as carbon stores and for carbon sequestration. It puts the case for halting further logging of native forests; and for a speedy transition into agroforestry. It argues for greater protection of the northern jarrah forest from further clearing for bauxite mining and for greater action on dieback. This film aims to engage the public to act to help protect what is left of Western Australia’s majestic forests.

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Jess Beckerling
 

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

 

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