The People of Bukit Lawang: Handcrafted Films & Gekko Studio

The People of Bukit Lawang: North Sumatra, Indonesia
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Duration: 05:58 Location: North Sumatra, Indonesia.

The film is based in Bukit Lawang, where devastating floods caused over 239 deaths in 2003. The flooding was attributed to illegal logging in the surrounding Gunung Leuser National Park. Since the floods, this village community has been involved in voluntary forest governance enforcement schemes in an attempt to curb illegal logging in the National Park. The community has also started to recognise the important role of ecotourism in the preservation of their surrounding forests. 

This film is a co-production between: 

Handcrafted Films: http://www.handcraftedfilms.net/ 

& 

Gekko Studio: http://www.gekkovoices.com/

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Community Logging: Answering the Forest Crisis

Part 2 of 3 in the Gekko Studio Season

Community Logging: Answering the forest crisis
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Runtime: 12 minutes 47 seconds.

NB: There is a 10 second test tone at the beginning of the video - don't worry it is not a corrupted file.

Community-based logging in South East Sulawesi, Indonesia. Local people talk about how properly managed local initiatives provide a less corrupt and more sustainable solution that large logging companies, and help eradicate illegal logging. 

A Film by Gekko Studio. Find out more about our partners at Gekko here: http://www.gekkovoices.com/ 

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Sui Utik, From Generation to Generation

Part 1 of 3 in the Gekko Studio Season.

Sui Utik - From Generation to Generation
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Forest Watch Indonesia and Gekko Studio bring us a story of the village of Sui Utik in Indonesian Borneo. Here is a place that exists and interacts with the 'modern world' whilst appreciating the benefits of maintaing a sustainable balance with their environment. These people are fighting to protect their forests from the timber hungry logging concessions that wish to clear this land in the name of 'progress'.

Find out more about our partners at Gekko Studio: http://www.gekkovoices.com

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