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       the giant’s achilles heel                               growing back beirut



       Introducing  26 year old Elephant Guardian - a          Eco Architect Adid Dada and the ‘guerrilla foresters’
       passionate advocate  for  the  conservation  of  local   are  trying  the  bring  green  spaces back to  Beirut
       wildlife in his community  and one  of  7 Guardians.    through  their  project  Beirut’s Riverless Forest.  By
       We will hear about his passion for wildlife, including   planting miniature  urban  forests  using  a method
       elephants,  but  also how  these  animals threaten      invented by a Japanese botanist they’re helping to
       livelihood within the community and therefore how       build a better future.
       hard it was to get the community on side to see the
       positives of the elephant’s presence.








       genre:  waterbear impact short                          genre:  waterbear impact short
       format: 1 x 7’ / HD / 2022                              format: 1 x 6’ / HD / 2021
       credits: WaterBear Network                              credits: WaterBear Network





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