The Last Glaciers | By the award-winning filmmakers of A Plastic Ocean

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The Last Glaciers

A film brought to you by the award-winning filmmakers of A Plastic Ocean.

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We are super happy to welcome @katrinarazon to our team. Katrina is CEO at KSR Ventures, Director at the Wonderfruit Festival, and Creative Director at CC: Concepts. She is a generalist Seed Investor with a focus on key inflection points of outstanding net positive companies that aim to solve economic, social and/or environmental problems in inspiring ways. Enabling entrepreneurs to create a better tomorrow is the very crux of her investment philosophy. She has worn many different hats in the entertainment industry from being a DJ to festival/live events producer at CC: Concepts and Thailand’s Wonderfruit festival, a celebration of sustainable ideas and the arts. Her vast experience is a great asset to our film! ⁠
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She is an activist whose advocacies include wildlife conservation, child welfare and environmental sustainability. In fact, she shortly embarks to climb Mt Kilimanjaro to raise money for The Nature Conservancy! ⁠
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She says “As the collective consciousness has realized the fragility of the planet, I have joined The Last Glaciers in an effort to raise global awareness of climate change on the mountains and polar ice caps”⁠
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#thenatureconservancy #environmentalism #sustainability #comingtogether

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In New Zealand's Southern Alps, glaciers are being tinged pink due to suspected air pollution from the Australian bushfires. Air pollution is a known cause of glacier depreciation, and it is an incredibly sad day when one environmental disaster can have further detrimental effects such as this, on glaciers so far away. The Australian bushfires that are currently occurring are capturing the attention of the world, as a devastating realisation that our planet is indeed... on fire. ⁠
#wemustactnow #climatechangeisreal #climateemergency #thelastglaciers

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Director @therealcraigleeson on expedition earlier this year. Craig is not a mountain man, he is terrified of heights and prefers to be in the ocean. However, Craig is also a journalist... he needs answers, and so exists our project @thelastglaciers. Alongside Producer @malcolmgwood, they aim to deliver the science behind climate change research in a way that can be understood by all, whilst also captivating audiences as Craig battles his fears upon the mountains alongside athletes who live in them.⁠
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One of Craig's favourite phrases "with knowing comes caring, and with caring comes change" beautifully summarises why awareness for climate action is so worthwhile. ⁠
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#climateaction #climateemergency #fridaysforfuture #aplasticocean #plasticoceans #thelastglaciers #glaciers #climatechange #environmentalfilm⁠
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It’s International Mountain Day! ⁠
A day that is observed every year to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life and biodiversity, a goal much like our film @thelastglaciers. ⁠
Mountains are home to 15% of the world's population and a quarter of the world’s land animals and plants. They provide freshwater for everyday life to half of humanity. ⁠
Unfortunately, mountains are under threat from climate change and overexploitation. As the global climate continues to warm, mountain people — some of the world’s poorest — face even greater struggles to survive. The rising temperatures also mean that mountain glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates, affecting freshwater supplies downstream for millions of people.⁠
This problem affects us all, we must not underestimate the role that mountains play.⁠
#internationalmountainday #thelastglaciers

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Heading to our basecamp in the Langtang Valley, Himalayas. The high altitude areas of the Langtang Valley show a consistent trend of increase in temperature - clear evidence of the global warming that has resulted in the fast melting of glaciers with socio-economic impacts of such changes on the livelihood of marginal communities residing downstream the affected areas. ⁠
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@therealcraigleeson @malcolmgwood #thelastglaciers #climatechange #climate #climatechangeisreal #glacier #glaciers #glacierwater #glaciermelt

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The faces of a changing climate. ⁠
"When I was young, I used to look up at the peaks of these mountains and see snow everywhere. Now all I see is black rock and loss"⁠
@ryanatkinsoncam @malcolmgwood @therealcraigleeson ⁠
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#thelastglaciers #climatechange #climate #climatechangeisreal #everydayclimatechange #globalwarming #glacier #glaciers #glacierwater

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Can you spot our basecamp amongst these Himalayan giants? This photo was taken at nearly 5500m, which shows you how just how high the snowfall line is. Just out of sight of the camera lies Yala Glacier, a plateau glacier situated among its surrounding peaks. ⁠
Researchers have been recording the mass of Yala for many years, and it has been constantly shrinking. Studies such as this are essential for the region, as glaciers influence the hydrological cycle and water availability, whilst glacier mass balance data is globally relevant as a climate indicator.⁠
#thelastglaciers #expedition #climatechangeisreal #glaciers #glaciermelt

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Our favourite way of achieving aerial shots from above, and most definitely the most exciting method of coming down off a mountain. Producer @malcolmgwood flying in the Alps. ⁠
#thelastglaciers #cinematographer #paragliding #freeflight #glaciers

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Another behind the scenes shot of Director @therealcraigleeson chatting to the local Yak cheesemaker in Kyanjin Gompa, Langtang Valley... the highest altitude village in this area before heading into snowcapped Himalayan mountains. Having lived here all his life, Gyalbu acts as intermediary between the local communities and @_icimod, as he tells us that there is genuine concern amongst villagers about climate change and what they need to do to prevent the situation getting worse. People here already understand the needs for adaptation in this unstable environment. ⁠
#thelastglaciers #climatechange #climate #climatechangeisreal #everydayclimatechange #globalwarming #glacier #environment #future

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“You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen.” – Rene Daumal⁠
#thelastglaciers #climatechangeisreal #withknowingcomescaring #awaveofchange

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"From a climbing standpoint, gravity is the adversary. You and your fellow humans are striving together to get to the same place at the same time. And I think that's a really good way for humans to interact." - Conrad Anker⁠
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If only, as humans we could apply the same mentality... and come together to tackle climate change. Climate action should not be a bipartisan issue, or a belief system, or debatable in any form. It should be a number one priority, as a human member of this planet. ⁠
#climatechangeisreal #climateaction #fridaysforfuture #everydayclimatechange

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Producer @malcolmgwood heading up to summit in order to get a full view of Yala Glacier in the Langtang Valley of Nepal during filming. This region is one that has been studied extensively by @_icimod. Industry, agriculture and hydroelectric power generation rely on timely and sufficient delivery of water in major river systems. Changes in the cryospheric system may thus pose challenges for these sectors and for disaster risk reduction in the extended Hindu Kush Himalaya. Instability and unpredictability for water access in the region, will impact multiple nations across the region. ⁠
#glaciermelt #himalayas #yalaglacier #icimod #climatechangeisreal #watercrisis

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