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Scientists
predict that humanity’s footprint on the planet may cause the loss
of 50% of all species by the end of the century. They believe we have
entered the sixth major extinction in Earth’s history, following
the fifth great extinction which took out the dinosaurs.
Our era is
called the Anthropocene, or “Age of Man,” because evidence shows
that humanity has sparked a cataclysmic change of the world’s
natural environment and animal life. Yet, we are the only ones who
can stop the change we have created.
The Oceanic
Preservation Society (OPS), the group behind the Academy
Award-winning film The Cove, is back with a new groundbreaking
documentary. Joined by new innovators, this highly charged,
impassioned collective of activists brings a voice to the thousands
of species teetering on the very edge of life. The director has
crafted an ambitious mission to clearly and artfully pull into focus
our impact on the planet, while inspiring us all to embrace the
solutions that will ensure a thriving, biodiverse world for future
generations.
A documentary by Louie Psihoyos.
Watch the trailer:
Oncoming
screenings
Place:
Thessaloniki, Greece
Screening
room: OLYMPION: Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 23:00
Screening
room: OLYMPION: Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 18:00
The
documentary coincides with a very promising new discovery which may provide a real solution for one of
the most serious ecological problems: the accumulation of plastic and
its serious impact on many species. According to a group of
biologists in Japan, the newfound species — named Ideonella
sakaiensis 201-F6 — breaks down the plastic by using two enzymes to
hydrolyze poly[ethylene terephthalate], or PET, into its two
environmentally benign monomers, terephthalic acid and ethylene
glycol.
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