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UN PhotoState of the Planet (film), Opening of the Conference - 1st Plenary Meeting, Rio+20
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Welcome to the Anthropocene - A 3-minute journey through the last 250 years of our history, from the start of the Industrial Revolution to the Rio+20 Summit.
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The film charts the growth of humanity into a global force on an equivalent scale to major geological processes.
HD stills available here:
igbp.net/5.1081640c135c7c04eb480001217.html
The film was commissioned by the Planet Under Pressure conference, London 26-29 March, a major international conference focusing on solutions.
planetunderpressure2012.net
The film is part of the world's first educational webportal on the Anthropocene, commissioned by the Planet Under Pressure conference, and developed and sponsored by
anthropocene.info
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