"An inconvenient truth" (2006) is a documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former US Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming.
It is very well made and impressed me a lot. And it also made me think "what if Al Gore had won the elections 2000..? Would this world be as it is today..?". Well, things went like that so it is useless to "wonder if...".
Anyway, this documentary shows scientific evidence on global warming and on the effects it has today and the ones that it's going to have in a (awfully near) future if we don't reverse course.
This film had a great impact on the public opinion: 66% of the people who had seen the film said it had changed their mind and 74% said they had changed some of their habits because of seeing it.
In 2010 an initiative called "Inconvenient truth" was launched: it is built on the belief that young people can help solving climate problems.
There would be so many things to say about this documentary...but YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT. ABSOLUTELY. It could really change the way you look at all the environmental problems.
"An inconvenient truth" won two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song. It grossed $ 24 million in the U.S.and $ 26 million in the foreign box office, becoming the 9th highest grossing documentary film to date in the United States.
It has raised international public awareness and it has reenergized the environmental movement.
C'mon! Now go watch it!
WWF is the biggest organization for the defence and the conservation of the environment and the species at risk. It was born on 29 April 1961 with a declaration called the Morges Manifesto and since 1985 it has been investing over US$ 1 billion in more than 12,000 conservation initiatives.
WWF's mission is building a future in which humanity can live in harmony with nature. WWF focuses its efforts on two broad areas: biodiversity, to make sure that the earth's web of life remains healthy and vibrant for generations to come, focusing on critical places and critical species which are very important for the conservation of our earth's rich biodiversity; footprint, namely to reduce the negative impacts of human activity, to ensure that the natural resources required for life are managed sustainably and equitably.
WWF is currently focusing on Amazon, Arctic, China for a Global Shift, Climate and Energy, Coastal East Africa, Coral Triangle, Forest and Climate, Green Heart of Africa, Heart of Borneo, Living Himalayas, Market Transformation, Smart Fishing and Tigers.
WWF's core values are:
- Be a global organization, independent, multicultural, political but not partisan
- Make use of the best scientific information available to identify and pursue its own goals
- Search for dialogue and avoid unnecessary contrasts
- Create concrete solutions for conservation through the combination of field projects, policy initiatives, capacity building and education
- Involve local communities respecting their aspirations and needs
- Tighten appropriate collaborations with other environmental and political organizations and institutions, governments and public opinion to strengthen the effectiveness of WWF
- Critically evalue the adequacy and the efficacy of its efforts to reach the defined goals and to be a careful steward of funds
