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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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