Forests or Plantations?

From space, Malinau's forests look unihabitated. But zoom closer and find people amongst the gaharu trees, the rottan palms and some 2000 other species that locals know and use. Meanwhile, officials aim to replace forests with oil palm. This two-part film, produced with CIFOR, bridges gaps and seeks solutions from people involved.

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Timber Tracking

As illegal loggers ravage Indonesia's forests, The Nature Conservancy, a logging company and forestry officials look for answers. A system tracking bar-coded, legally verified timber from stump to seaport presents hope.

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Riches of Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat hosts the world's richest reefs—and some of its poorest fishers. The problem? Invasions of bomb fishers, turtle poachers and illegal loggers. This series, produced with The Nature Conservancy, tracks a conservation movement from its beginnings and explores how science and tradition work together to preserve habitats for marine life and local people.

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Good Cents

No furniture buyer wants to support illegal logging, but most do when buying wood from unverifed sources. In this film IFC links certified wood producers with sustainable furniture manufacturers and international markets, so offering end-users a choice.

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Community Forests?

On paper, community cooperatives for forest management in Papua sounded great. But this film helped uncover an ugly truth: investors skirting the law while taking advantage of local people.

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“With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.” — Abraham Lincoln

Jungle Run communications are bottom up and inside out. Our voice-of-the-people documentary films make movie stars out of fishers and forest-dwelling peoples and serve as soapboxes for those pioneers we call 'conservation catalysts'. When we return those films to those fishers and forest people—to others inspired by them and to mayors and schools and business leaders— when we solicit reactions and cut those back into the mix, we drive dialogue. We call this phenomenon Media in Motion.

Building Bridges Media in Motion is a gateway—between governments and constituencies, industry and stakeholders, far-flung communities and the urban elite. Unlike the one-way media blitz of TV and print communications, Media in Motion films spark bottom-up, top-down and peer-to-peer dialogue among people who share interests—common or conflicting—but who rarely interact.

Beyond TV Aboard ‘mobile cinema’, Media in Motion boldly goes where no broadcast has gone before. Screenings draw crowds in grass huts and city centers, moving illiterate farmers and project funders alike. VCDs and DVDs meanwhile spin on the ubiquitous karaoke machines of rural Indonesia, serving as popular entertainment beyond the reach of TV transmissions.

Living Documents Rich in imagery and music, Media in Motion shines captivating mirrors on communities and translates local life for a global audience in universal chords—smiles and tears, songs and dance and the majesty of nature. The films are the perfect wake-up call for that next three-day marathon multi-stakeholder dialogue. Share coffee and a whirlwind sensory tour of what's at stake and...stand back as the room comes to life!

Tools for Sustainable Development Media in Motion films are potent drivers of conservation and sustainable use. In the face of audio-visual evidence for and against, the case for conservation is irrefutable. And once underway, a Media in Motion movement is: Expedient — stakeholders join fast tracks towards common goals Unstoppable — a groundswell cannot be ignored Accountable — commitments carry lasting weight and resonance Replicable — solutions that work are widely and quickly shared

More is Better Media in Motion moves best as an interactive and iterative phenomenon. One film captures a momentary view of issues and opinions, framing a question and the people affected by it. A second film builds on the buzz and more seriously weighs options forward. A third film shows solutions taking root. A fourth film serves as a multiplier. And so it goes...

Media in Motion—engaging, empowering and evolving with people solving problems.

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