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Youth Forum
Participatory Visual Education
00 Introduction:
Creating a Space for Dialogue
01 Jisha Village, 1999-2005
02 Participatory Video Education Project: Glacier
03 Participatory Video Education Project: Christmas Eve in Cizhong
04 Participatory Video Education Project: My Lovely Home
05 Ways of Preserving Natural and Cultural Resources
06 The Transmission of Tibetan Traditional Folk Music and Other Pressing Questions in Deqin
07 Photovoice: a Participatory Program to Protect Yunnan’s Environmental and Cultural Resources
08 The Significance of Old Photographs in Environmental Awareness in Northwest Yunnan
09 Locals and Their Native Environment in Shangri-La Gorge
10 Holy Mountain Survey
11 The Re-implementation of Indigenous Knowledge in Participatory Education
12 Record of the New Rural Reconstruction Movement in Wulan Village
13 The Sanjiangyuan Green Community Network
14 Using Animation to Record Indigenous Knowledge
15 Kawakarpo in Various Eyes
16 A Tibetan School: Khampa People
17 Urgent : Preserve the Source of the Ethnic Arts of Our People
18 The Building of Villager’s Skills via Ethnic Culture-Ecological Village Construction in Yunnan
19 Using Film to Document the Conservation of Natural Resources
20 Documentaries for Community Service
21 Daba
22 Preserve Ethnic Culture, Promote Community Development
23 Tiger Day: An Anthropological Observation of a Folk Anti-Drug Ceremony
24 Preliminary Probe into the Wildlife-Human Conflict in Laojunshan in Northwest Yunnan
25 Using Cameras to Record Changes in Tibetan Environment and Culture
26 Let It Grow Back (US)
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Ethnic Culture Conservation in Japan

 
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Ways of Preserving Natural and Cultural Resources

Spokesperson: Hai Musuo(Tibetan)
Organization: Kawagebo Culture Society
E-mail: kawagebo@vip.sina.com
Donor: Conservation International（CI）

For Tibetans, Mount Kawakarpo is more than just a source of livelihood. Established in 2001 by several young locals who saw the need for their voices to be heard in environmental and cultural development issues, the Kawagebo Culture Society’s main objectives are the preservation of local culture and its transmission; the promotion of nature conservation; and the revitalization of Khampa culture and its environment. Their efforts include classes in Tibetan language and music; environmental awareness; data collection on folk practices from the villages around Deqin County; conducting research into the relationship between Tibetan traditional culture and environmental protection; and uniting the various community groups to protect the local environment.

Video Screening: Kawakarpo’s Cedars
2002/Color/DV/18min
Location: Deqin County, Yunnan
Filmmaker: Hai Musuo (camera and editing)
Producer: Silang Lunbu
Organization: Kawagebo Culture Society
E-mail: kawagebo@vip.sina.com
Donor: Ford Foundation Beijing Office（CI）

Cedar branches are used for Tibetan religious rituals and as souvenirs of pilgrimages. The demand for branches has gone up in recent years and this has led to their over-exploitation. In 2003, many pilgrims and tourists flocked to Kawakarpo for a virtually once in a lifetime chance to circumambulate the mountain during a ‘Water Goat’ year, causing the devastation of the cedar forests. The grassroots group Kawagebo Culture Society got in touch with the local population and religious groups to promote the protection of the cedar trees in the area. With the blessing of the local Living Buddha, they united the local people, schools and government cadres to promote cultural and environmental conservation and took various measures to reach their goal of protecting the cedars. This film reflects the development of their conservation activities.
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