Defending the Rivers of the Amazon with Sigourney Weaver and James Cameron
Geschreven op 30-8-2010 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Natuur
Sigourney Weaver Narrates New Google Earth Animation on Brazil’s Controversial Belo Monte Dam in the Amazon Rainforest.
Amazon Watch and International Rivers have teamed up to create a state-of-the-art 10-minute Google Earth 3-D tour and video narrated by actress Sigourney Weaver, with technical assistance from Google Earth Outreach.
The video is in support of Brazil’s Movimento Xingu Vivo Para Sempre (Xingu River Forever Alive Movement). The tour allows viewers to learn about the harmful impacts of, and alternatives to the massive Belo Monte Dam Complex on the Amazon’s Xingu River.
See also: The International Day of Action for Rivers
“A Message from Pandora” is a special feature produced by James Cameron about the battle to stop the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu, one of the great tributaries of the Amazon River.
